The Chilean students have been demonstrating since the conservative government of Sebastian Piñera (2010-2014) to demand more equality in access to education.
Chile’s Minister of Interior Rodrigo Peñailillo announced Thursday that university education will be free by 2016. Read more...

By Mark Ashwill. In Vietnam, where cheating runs rampant and ethical business practices are in short supply, the world of educational consulting is no exception. An unfortunate reality is that most education agents are sub-standard in terms of both quality and ethics. Read more...

By Pam Lowe. Much of the university social science curriculum involves looking at sensitive issues. Topics such as the construction of social class, ethnicity, sexuality and other social divisions are examined alongside issues such as gendered violence, mental health, abortion and poverty. Read more...

By Turner Isoun. Scientific evidence is regarded around the world as an increasingly important contributor to good government. This is as true of the global South, where governments face issues of sustainable development, poverty reduction and building healthy societies, as it is of the North. Read more...

By Betty Leask. Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in internationalisation of the curriculum, in theory and in practice. Essentially, this is because internationalisation of the curriculum has the potential to connect broader institutional agendas focused on internationalisation with student learning. All students will live in a globalised world, as professionals and citizens, and this is a common rationale for internationalisation. Read more...

By William Patrick Leonard. Many tertiary institutions in the United States are facing an uncertain financial future. A number of articles in the 2 November 2014 edition of University World News suggested that this challenge is not unique to the US. Read more...

By Sharon Dell and Yojana Sharma. An increasing global emphasis on innovation in universities calls for greater cooperation between higher education institutions and industry, partners with different missions and cultures. How is this best achieved in practice? The recent RHEDI – Research, Higher Education, Development and Innovation – meeting in Malaysia provided an opportunity for research leaders and managers to compare approaches. Read more...

By Yojana Sharma. Live simulations borrowed from the worlds of management and diplomat education are being used to train multinational, multidisciplinary groups of higher education and research leaders, who are facing – or may have to face – major changes in the way research is organised in their institutions. Read more...

By Yojana Sharma. A meeting of the Research, Higher Education, Development and Innovation – RHEDI – initiative’s Executive Leadership Programme held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia from 17-21 November heard how research leaders are grappling with far-reaching changes in how research is conducted in institutions, and how they can be better prepared with new skills and training in research management. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. The advanced technological skills required to run the Square Kilometre Array, or SKA – a mega-research project due to become fully operational in 2020 in South Africa and eight other African countries – are scarce in Africa. But efforts to rectify that are gathering momentum.
The SKA is a €1.5 billion (US$1.9 billion) collaboration between South Africa and Australia to build the world’s largest radio telescope, with a square kilometre of collecting area. Read more...