By Cathy Davidson. Tomorrow, Friday, October 10, at 4 pm, we'll be hosting What Is a Dissertation? New Models, Methods, Media, an interactive panel discussion with livestreaming, live tweeting, and distance partners from Victoria, BC (Canada) to Uruguay---and even including the University of Wisconsin center where famed comics artist Lynda Barry is in residence. More...
By Cathy Davidson. Anxiety runs high when you have over twenty virtual partners in a live-streamed event being held in a room that has not before had a live-streamed event. We're doing our best. But, remember, the Graduate Center, where we are hosting "What Is A Dissertation?" at 4 pm EST today (Friday Oct 10), is in midtown Manhattan, directly across from the Empire State Building. More...
By Cathy Davidson. I just tweeted to 10.3K people that nothing makes me feel more optimistic about the future of higher ed than reading the self-introductions by a new class of HASTAC Scholars. I lied. Something else makes me feel even more optimistic: I feel even more inspired is seeing HASTAC Scholars introduce themselves to one another, making connections across universities and across fields. More...
Von Alexander Demling. Überfüllte Hörsäle, ausgebuchte Labore: Seit Jahren wird an Deutschlands Unis gespart. Die größten Sparer zwischen 2000 und 2011: Baden-Württemberg, Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen.
Günstig versichert bis zum 37. Geburtstag: In Ausnahmefällen dürfen Studenten sehr lange den verbilligten Krankenkassentarif zahlen, entschied das Bundessozialgericht. Grundsätzlich ist nach 14 Fachsemestern Schluss.
Kino, Bahn und Fitnessstudios - vieles ist für Studenten günstiger. Auch die Krankenversicherung, gesetzliche Kassen haben für angehende Akademiker stark reduzierte Tarife. Mehr...
Von Lena Greiner. Lehrstuhl oder Arbeitsamt - wohin die Juniorprofessur führt, ist seit ihrer Einführung umstritten. Jetzt zeigt eine neue Studie: Die Zufriedenheit der Nachwuchsforscher ist besser als ihr Ruf. Doch die Untersuchung hat einen Haken.
By Sara Custer. China and India are expected to propel growth in postgraduate student mobility over the next decade in all leading study destinations, according to forecasts by the British Council. Its latest Education Intelligence report specifically on postgraduate forecasting has been presented at AIEC. More...
By Beckie Smith. The Japanese government has announced ¥7.7bn (US72m) funding for 37 universities to boost globalisation efforts and amplify its presence in global academic rankings through the ‘Super Global Universities’ project. More...
By Katie Duncan. At a time when graduate employment is an increasingly driving force for students in the HE decision making process, online professional network LinkedIn (LI) has announced its first ever university rankings based on career outcomes across the USA, UK and Canada for specific programmes, generating some surprising results. More...
By Katie Duncan. With growing concern among the UK education sector about international students’ inclusion in net migration targets, industry experts forecasted a more positive and opportunistic outlook for offshore provision and stressed the need to improve UK branding at an event in London this week. More...
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