AIU recrute un Responsable, Politiques et Projets en Enseignement Supérieur et Internationalisation. Elle/Il sera responsable de la gestion des projets ainsi que du développement des politiques et projets de l’AIU, dans ce domaine en particulier, mais pas uniquement. Sous la direction de la Secrétaire Générale, la/le ‘Responsable, Politiques et Projets en Enseignement Supérieur et Internationalisation’ travaillera en étroite collaboration avec les autres membres du personnel de l'AIU, ainsi qu’avec le réseau d'experts, les représentants d’universités et différentes organisations partenaires de l’AIU à travers le monde. Ses responsabilités sont notamment la gestion de projets, de programmes et le développement de nouveaux projets ; l'analyse des politiques ; la recherche, la collecte et la diffusion d'informations ; l'organisation de conférences et d'ateliers de travail ; la présentation et la représentation de l'AIU. Alors que l'internationalisation de l'enseignement supérieur est l’objectif principal de ce poste, les projets et l'évolution des politiques dans les autres domaines de l'enseignement supérieur nécessiteront une perspective plus large au fil du temps. Date limite d’envoi de CV + lettre de motivation : 15 novembre 2014 à Mme Angella NINO, Responsable de l’Administration et des Finances a.nino@iau-aiu.net. Voir l'article...

L’AIU et les hôtes africains de la 6e édition de la Réunion mondiale des Associations de l'AIU (GMA 6) ont décidé de reporter le GMA qui devait se tenir en mai 2015 Afrique de l'Ouest à 2017.
L'AIU s'associe à de nouveaux partenaires pour ce GMA: l'Organisation Universitaire Inter-Américaine (OUI-IOHE) et l'Université de Montréal, deux membres de l'Association qui ont accepté de coopérer avec l'AIU pour organiser le prochain GMA à Montréal.
Les dates du 6ème GMA restent fixées aux 7 et 8 mai 2015. Cependant, le nouveau lieu de réunion a incité les partenaires à se concentrer sur un nouveau thème, l'innovation sociale: défis et perspectives pour l'enseignement supérieur, qui invite les associations et les réseaux d’universités nationaux, régionaux et internationaux à explorer la façon dont les universités participent aux innovations sociales, comment elles font le lien avec les gouvernements, la société civile et l'industrie pour trouver de nouvelles solutions aux problèmes sociaux.
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IAU is seeking a Manager, HE and Internationalization Projects, who will be responsible for the development and management of IAU policy, programmes and projects especially but not exclusively in this area. The Manager, HE and Internationalization policy and projects will report to the IAU Secretary General, and will collaborate with other staff at the IAU as well as with a large network of higher education and internationalization experts in institutions and organizations around the world. The Manager’s responsibilities include project management, programme and project development, policy analysis, research and information gathering and dissemination, conference and workshop organization, presentations and representation of the IAU. While internationalization of higher education will be a primary focus, projects and policy developments in other areas of higher education may require a broader focus for this position over time. Deadline for applications: 15 November 2014. Please send your CV + Letter to Ms. Angella NINO, Manager Finance and Administration a.nino@iau-aiu.net. More...

IAU and the African hosts of the 6th edition of the IAU Global Meeting of Associations (GMA), scheduled for May in West Africa, have agreed to postpone the GMA in Africa until 2017.
Instead, IAU welcomes new partners for this GMA: the Inter America Organization of Higher Education (IOHE-OUI) and the host institution, Université de Montréal, both Members of the Association who have agreed to collaborate with IAU to organize this GMA in Montreal.
The dates for the 6th GMA remain 7 and 8 May 2015, however, the new location has inspired the partners to focus on a new theme: Social innovation: challenges and perspectives for higher education, which will call on the various national, regional and international university associations, networks and groups to explore how universities are involved in social innovations, how they link up to governments, civil society and industry to develop new solutions to social problems.
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HEFCE has published a survey inviting views on an internationalised system of research assessment.
This survey forms part of a project exploring the benefits and challenges of expanding the UK’s research assessment system, the Research Excellence Framework (REF), on an international basis. At the broadest level, this means an extension of the assessment to incorporate submissions from universities overseas.
Responses are invited from any organisation or individual with an interest in higher education research or its assessment. The survey will be open until Wednesday 12 November 2014.
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Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by noon on Thursday 13 November 2014
This document asks further education colleges to complete the annual survey of students on recognised higher education courses. The data will: enable us to review teaching funding and monitor recruitment against the student number control for 2014‑15; give an early indication of the number of students on recognised higher education courses at further education colleges in 2014‑15; and, with data supplied to the Skills Funding Agency, inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2015-16.
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Returns should be uploaded to the HEFCE extranet by noon on Tuesday 9 December 2014
This document asks higher education institutions to complete the annual survey of students on recognised higher education courses. The data will: enable us to review teaching funding and monitor recruitment against the student number control for 2014‑15; give an early indication of the number of higher education students studying in the academic year 2014-15; and, with data supplied to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, inform our allocation of teaching funds for 2015-16.
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The higher education (HE) funding bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland [Note 1] are to seek views on future approaches to the assessment of quality in higher education [Note 2]. Based on the feedback we receive, we will then invite tenders under a joint procurement exercise. This will ensure transparency and demonstrate value for money.
UK higher education is undergoing rapid change. Our future quality assessment arrangements must continue to be internationally respected, to have the confidence of students, and to support a world-class HE sector. 

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1. The funding bodies are, respectively, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). Quality assessment in the UK is currently conducted by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) under contract to the UK funding bodies.
2.  HEFCE, HEFCW and DELNI are legally responsible for securing that provision is made for assessing the quality of education provided in institutions for whose activities they provide, or are considering providing, financial support.
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Cedefop’s web portal is undertaking a major makeover. In the first week of November, the new web portal will go live with a fresher look and feel, also providing several new features.
It will showcase Cedefop’s content in a more dynamic fashion, adopting a modular approach on the way information is organised. Users will be able to access the vast amount of content the agency produces from various entry points such as themes, publications and resources, events and projects, news and press and country specific data.
The new web portal will introduce more visuals, such as infographics, and more multimedia elements, such as videos and podcasts. Users will be invited to interact by posting comments on various services or products or by participating in discussion lists allowing them to gain direct access to Cedefop’s expertise.
Our aim is to create a lasting relationship with users, also initiating a lively interaction in our domain of expertise at European level.
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Currently over 5 million young people (aged 15‐24) in the EU‐28 are unemployed. This represents more than one in five young Europeans; and more than one in two in Greece and Spain, where youth unemployment rates are particularly high.

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