By Sabria S. Jawhar. A recent kerfuffle over the global ranking of King Abdulaziz University for having a large number of highly cited researchers spotlights not a 'manipulation of numbers' scandal as implied by some academics, but the difficulty Saudi universities face in establishing collaborative relationships with western universities.
According to Thomson Reuters, the University of California, citing primary or secondary affiliations, ranked No. 1 with 198 highly cited researchers. King Abdulaziz University came in second with 163. More...
Gov’t to attract top foreign institutes
By Sarah Kim. In a move to lure more international students to the country, the government has proposed easing education regulations to enable foreign academic bodies to jointly establish schools in Korea with institutes here.
It also proposed enabling private academies and institutes to issue visas to foreign students wishing to study here. More...
Bettwanzen und Heimweh gehören dazu
Von Sebastian Gubernator. Erasmus bedeutet Abschied und Ankunft. Abschied von Menschen, die man vermissen wird, Familie, Freunde. Ankunft in einer anderen Welt. Man steigt aus der Klimaanlagenluft eines Flugzeugs und alles ist fremd, die Straßen und die Menschen und die Sprache, es ist wie Urlaub, obwohl man weiß: Man wohnt jetzt hier. Man isst, trinkt, schläft, lernt, feiert hier die nächsten Monate. Wie findet man Freunde? Wen wird man vermissen, wenn man wieder nach Hause fliegt? Alles ungewiss. Mehr...
Market demand triggers new courses in Oman
By Sarah Macdonald. Growth in Oman's transportation industry and introduction of Islamic banking in the Sultanate in 2013 has resulted in new academic programmes to ensure that young Omanis can acquire the qualifications needed for many news jobs.
At the Higher Education Exhibition 2014 continuing for the past three days at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, a number of colleges and universities were hoping to attract potential students with their new degrees, many of which will lead to jobs in airports, marine ports, railways and in Islamic banks. More...
Deregulation has its risks despite greater mobility

What the U.S. could learn from the Polish education system
By Sean Williams. Is it time for the student to offer the teacher a few lessons?
Twenty-five years ago, Americans like economist Jeffrey Sachs were running around Poland helping to turn moribund socialism into a vibrant market economy. Now, with the U.S. trying to fix its lagging educational system, it might just learn a thing or two from Poland, which in the past decade has moved sharply forward from the rear of the international pack and beats the U.S. on most performance measures. And it didn't even spend a lot money to get there. More...
Canadian schools ease standards to draw more foreign students
By Kat Sieniuc. Canadian school boards and universities are relaxing admission criteria for international students, a measure aimed at bringing in much-needed new revenue.
The Toronto District School Board says it is negotiating a partnership with the University of Toronto that would include waiving the required English proficiency exam for foreign students who have completed two years of high school at the Toronto board. More...
OPCA-TRANSPORTS - Services aux entreprises
OPCA-TRANSPORTS - Optimiser et simplifier la gestion des ressources humaines
Outre ses missions traditionnelles de financement et d’accompagnement, l’OPCA-TRANSPORTS met à la disposition des entreprises adhérentes une offre de services pour les accompagner au quotidien.
A l’écoute des problématiques et des besoins de ses adhérents, et plus particulièrement ceux des petites et moyennes entreprises qui ne disposent pas toujours des moyens financiers ou humains nécessaires, l'OPCA-TRANSPORTS a mis au point une gamme d’outils opérationnels pour faciliter pilotage des ressources humaines à utiliser conjointement pour gagner en efficacité et en réactivité. Voir l'article...
OPCA-TRANSPORTS - Salariés - Transmettre mon savoir : le TUTORAT
Le tuteur est le vecteur privilégié de transmission des compétences au sein de l'entreprise.
Il accueille les nouveaux embauchés et les accompagne dans leurs parcours d'intégration, d'insertion, voire de formation.
La désignation d'un tuteur est préconisée pour accompagner un salarié en contrat de professionnalisation ou en période de professionnalisation. Certains secteurs professionnels ont rendu cette désignation obligatoire (voir spécificités).
Il est nécessaire que l'employeur prévoit un aménagement de l'emploi du temps du tuteur pour lui permettre d'être en capacité d'assurer ses missions. Voir l'article...