By . The pressure for academics to deliver “public engagement” should not lead to them “colonising the creative arts”. More...
1 novembre 2014
1 novembre 2014
Caisse des dépôts - Un nouveau mandat : le compte personnel de formation
La gestion du système d’information du Compte personnel de formation (CPF) a été confiée à la Caisse des Dépôts par la loi du 5 mars 2014 relative à la formation professionnelle, à l’emploi et à la démocratie sociale.
Le CPF concernera 25 millions de bénéficiaires et 1,2 million d’entreprises. Grâce à leur compte personnel, les titulaires pourront connaître à tout moment leurs droits ainsi que les formations éligibles. Exprimés en heures, ces droits seront transférables tout au long de la vie professionnelle, incluant les périodes actives et de chômage. L’ouverture du CPF est prévue pour le début de l’année 2015 : les bénéficiaires accéderont à leur compte via une plate-forme en ligne. Pour développer le système d’information du CPF, la Caisse des Dépôts s’appuie sur les similitudes avec la tenue des comptes individuels de droits en points, qu’elle assure, par exemple, dans le cadre de la gestion de l’institution de retraite Ircantec. Voir l'article...
1 novembre 2014
A spreadsheet keeps me honest
By Jennifer Polk - From PhD to Life. Ten years ago, when I started my PhD at the University of Toronto, I began tracking every penny (R.I.P.) I spent. I can’t remember what motivated me to do this, other than the knowledge that I’d now have to pay rent and buy my own groceries out of my fellowship and teaching assistant income; previously, I’d lived with my parents. I’m still tracking my spending now. I know exactly what my life costs. More...
1 novembre 2014
How German universities foster R&D
By Rosanna Tamburri. Germany encourages scholars to move from university to business, Hippler tells innovation conference in Ottawa.
When it comes to rankings of the world’s most innovative countries, Germany regularly tops the list. The root of its success can be found in the close ties between industry and its universities, according to Horst Hippler, president of the German Rectors' Conference. More...
1 novembre 2014
The 2015 Maclean’s University Rankings
By . McGill, Simon Fraser and Mount Allison lead their categories; Waterloo has the best reputation.
Every year, students and parents eagerly await the latest edition of the Maclean’s University Rankings. All the critical information they need to guide them in choosing a school is here in our 2015 guide: Smartest professors, the smallest classes and the grades they need to get in. Also inside are stories on inspiring students, commuter tips, co-curricular records, the futuristic vision of a new university called the Minerva Project, and why sexual-assault policies on Canadian campuses are a patchwork at best. The rankings are featured in our 2015 Maclean’s University Rankings special issue, on newsstands now for $9.95, included in our latest edition for subscribers and Next Issue readers, and on macleans.ca in the week ahead. More...
1 novembre 2014
How competitive diversity can improve our colleges and universities
By Robert Joustra. Innovation may be a bygone buzz word in the business world, but in Canada’s universities and colleges it’s getting deadly serious. Business as usual has netted a slippage in global rankings, a special anxiety just when public institutions in Ontario are gearing up for some hard realities on provincial budgets. We need ideas on how to spend less money and get better results, the political stuff of pixie dust and fairy tales. But there is at least one answer worth serious thought that might be our Tinker Bell: competitive diversity. Read more...1 novembre 2014
Blueprint for education overhaul
If the Liberal government was looking for a green light to make sweeping changes to the province’s education system, it got it on Thursday from the final report of the Myra Freeman-led minister’s panel on education. The 71-page report, Disrupting the Status Quo: Nova Scotians Demand a Better Future for Every Student, is more of a “to do” list of recommendations calling for common-sense improvements than a manifesto for revolutionary change. More...
1 novembre 2014
Matching people, jobs
Having too many Canadians — many of them young — unemployed and too many skilled job openings unfilled at the same time doesn’t make much sense.
Neither does looking primarily to immigration to solve the latter problem.
Local industrialist Ken Rowe, in comments at a Halifax fundraiser last week, wasn’t the first to make those observations and he certainly won’t be the last. More...
1 novembre 2014
Universities will keep Confucius Institutes, despite criticism
Officials with the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan say their respective Confucius Institutes will remain, despite criticisms.
An organization called the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUTS) has been calling for universities to do away with their Confucius Institutes, which are partly financed and controlled by the Chinese government. More...
1 novembre 2014
Le classement mondial des universités selon US News
Le site US News en partenariat avec l’agence canadienne Thomson Reuters InCities, a dévoilé son classement mondial des universités. Si Harvard ou le MIT se placent sans surprise en tête, les universités françaises, elles, sont bien moins classées.
US News a mis en ligne son premier classement international des universités réalisé avec le soutien de l’agence canadienne Thomson Reuters InCites. Résultat, seules 22 universités françaises apparaissent dans le palmarès. Voir l'article...
/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)