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3 avril 2018

The impact of #MeToo revolution on higher education

It was only a matter time before the #MeToo movement that first grew in force within the American entertainment industry gained traction in other countries. In South Korea, the impact has also been felt in Korea’s higher education system, writes Edward Choi for Inside Higher Ed. More...
3 avril 2018

ATAR losing relevance for university admissions – Study

New analysis released recently by Victoria University's Mitchell Institute shows a pronounced disconnect: schools and students place an enormous importance on the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, but the higher education sector uses it less and less as a basis for admission, writes Megan O’Connell for ABC. More...
3 avril 2018

Academics oppose 'graded autonomy' for universities

The University Grants Commission’s decision to grant graded autonomy to 60 institutions of higher education has invited criticism from various quarters with many teachers and academicians calling it merely "financial autonomy", while others have expressed concerns the move will make higher education more expensive as it will allow self-financed courses and a departure from public accountability, writes Sumi Sukanya Dutta for Express News Service. More...
3 avril 2018

Academics protest against threat to university autonomy

The Karachi University Teachers Society has vowed to remain committed to the revocation of the Sindh Universities Law Amendment Bill 2018 as members marched last Monday from the Arts Lobby to Azadi Chowk to express their dissatisfaction with the bill, reports The Express Tribune. More...
3 avril 2018

College to become the country’s first private university

Israel’s Council for Higher Education last week approved the upgrading of the status of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, making it the first ever privately-run university in Israel, writes Lior Dattel for Haaretz. More...
3 avril 2018

Staff cuts loom as universities adopt new funding model

Public universities should consider sacking some of their workers to cope with reduced funding, according to the National Treasury. This was part of proposed austerity measures as the government implements a new funding formula that has substantially reduced capitation for universities, writes Augustine Oduor for the Standard Digital. More...
3 avril 2018

Public confidence in universities tumbles

Soaring tuition costs, degrees of dubious value and non-stop student activism have combined to bring public confidence in the ivory tower tumbling down, write Bradford Richardson and Jennifer Harper for The Washington Times. More...
3 avril 2018

Cambridge staff fought man at centre of Facebook furore

The University of Cambridge resorted to external arbitration in an attempt to resolve a bitter dispute between Aleksandr Kogan, the academic at the heart of the Facebook scandal, and colleagues concerned by how he was planning to use data in work with Cambridge Analytica four years ago, writes Aliya Ram for Financial Times. More...
3 avril 2018

Plans for new '21st century' university in Milton Keynes

Plans for a new ‘21st century’ university in Milton Keynes have been confirmed after the council selected a lead education provider in the form of Cranfield University which will provide a curriculum focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the facility called MK:U, reports the BBC. More...
3 avril 2018

Universities ponder the power of North-South partnerships

By Gilbert Nakweya. African universities need to increase partnerships and collaborations with institutions of higher learning from the Global North, especially in research and publication, to help spur sustainable development, say international experts. More...
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