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7 septembre 2014

Major survey of international students in South Africa

By Karen MacGregor. The first major study of international students in South Africa has found pull factors to be affordable fees, government subsidies for students from the region, proximity to home and cost of living, the strong reputation of higher education and currency of its qualifications, according to the survey’s authors professors Jenny J Lee and Chika Sehoole. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Facts on tenure track in Europe’s research universities

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Universities in three out of 10 European countries do not have an academic tenure track – France, Spain and the United Kingdom – while in seven countries three basic tenure models have been implemented since the turn of the century, according to a survey by the League of European Research Universities, LERU. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Universities and employability – Preparing for the demands of work

By Yojana Sharma. Around the world the number of graduates is growing, yet the ‘skills mismatch’ is also rising. A degree is no longer a guarantee of a good job, and fingers are being pointed at universities for failing to better prepare students for the real world and the expectations of employers. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Cape Town’s Across Africa online postgraduate courses

By Kim Cloete. The University of Cape Town, or UCT, is sharpening its online learning strategy and is making moves to attract more students across Africa. The university has launched a series of postgraduate programmes that will bring together online education and face-to-face learning. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Academics support ‘state of emergency’ in education

By Tunde Fatunde. Following the massive failure of students in ‘O’ level pre-university examinations, Nigeria’s influential daily newspaper The Guardian – in a rare front-page editorial – urged the authorities to declare a state of emergency in education. The vast majority of university lecturers supported the newspaper’s call. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Quality Commission – ‘Crying wolf’ on lack of reform?

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Denmark’s Quality Commission, which is scheduled to deliver its final report in October, has published a ‘mid-term’ report addressing arguments raised against its recommendations for structural reform of higher education. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

First German-Russian university opens in Tatarstan

By Michael Gardner. Teaching has started at the first German-Russian university in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan. The new institution is being supported by the Tatarstan government and the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Early school selection fuels higher education inequity

By Wachira Kigotho. A highly selective system of tracking students into general and vocational secondary education quite early, based on high-stakes national examinations, has significantly contributed to inequities in access to higher education and learning achievement in Egypt, says a new World Bank study.
The report, Egypt: Inequality of opportunity in education, found socio-economic background, geographic location and gender to be the main drivers of higher educational disparities. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

The geography of African students in the United States

By Wachira Kigotho. Five cities – Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Addis Ababa and Cairo – are the home towns of the largest contingents of African foreign students studying in universities and colleges in the United States, according to a report from the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. Read more...

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7 septembre 2014

Global Cities Initiative – Foreign students in America

By Wachira Kigotho. Foreign students from large, fast-growing cities in emerging markets who are enrolled in universities and colleges in the United States contribute significant financial and social benefits and skills to their new metropolitan destinations, according to the Global Cities Initiative, a groundbreaking joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase.
The project’s report, The Geography of Foreign Students in US Higher Education: Origins and destinations, highlights how foreign students bring millions of dollars each year to local economies. Read more...

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