By Ly Pham. Ton Duc Thang University, or TDTU, a self-financed public institution in Vietnam, announced in mid-September that it will create its own requirements and procedures for promoting professors. This has caused an intense and ongoing debate in the national media and on social networks. Read more...
By Graeme Atherton. What is the common denominator that binds universities and university systems across the world? It is not research excellence, good teaching or a social mission – it is unequal access. Read more...
By Jane Marshall. As a record number of students start the new university year, the government has announced that higher education and research are priorities and their 2016 budget has been spared from cuts. Read more...
By Suchitra Behal. A country specific framework for ranking Indian higher education institutions has been rolled out by the government. This initiative is a response to global rankings in which Indian universities and colleges usually do not fare too well. Read more...
By Wagdy Sawahel. Recommendations for strengthening African universities were agreed at a high-level event last weekend, held alongside the United Nations General Assembly meeting to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals. The proposals include promoting student mobility, postgraduate research, centres of excellence and partnerships. Read more...
Un cinquième des descendants d’immigrés de 18 à 50 ans se déclarent salariés du secteur public, un tiers parmi ceux qui ont un diplôme de niveau bac+3. Ces descendants d’immigrés qui travaillent dans le secteur public occupent le plus souvent un poste d’employé ou un poste dans le secteur de l’éducation.
Ils déclarent plus souvent que ceux du secteur privé une mobilité sociale ascendante (par rapport à leur père), notamment en raison de la plus forte présence des emplois de professions intermédiaires et de cadres dans le public. Cette plus forte mobilité sociale est également très liée à leur niveau de diplôme. En effet, à caractéristiques sociodémographiques comparables (âge, catégorie socioprofessionnelle du père,origine géographique des individus), c’est le niveau de diplôme qui apparaît comme un puissant facteur de promotion sociale.
Les descendants d’immigrés du secteur public sont un peu moins nombreux que les salariés sans ascendance directe immigrée à avoir eu une promotion au cours des cinq dernières années et ils sont un peu plus nombreux à déclarer un refus de promotion qu’ils estiment injuste.
2015-072 - La mobilité sociale des descendants d’immigrés-Données à télécharger.
By Karen MacGregor. The United States showed “signs of decline” in the Times Higher Education, or THE, World University Rankings 2015-2016, as did Japan and South Korea. Countries with improved performances in an expanded ranking that examined 1,128 universities worldwide and doubled its list to 800, include the United Kingdom and Germany. Read more...
By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In Commentary, Nicholas Dirks discusses how the great public universities in the United States came into being, why they are valuable, and why global solutions and public-private partnerships are needed to sustain them. At a conference in Malaysia this week, Graeme Atherton is joining other delegates in seeking solutions to the global problem of lack of equitable access to higher education. And from Vietnam, Ly Pham writes about the intense debate that has ensued after a self-financed public university announced that it would develop its own procedures for promoting professors.
In World Blog this week, Patrick Blessinger urges leaders to move higher education in a direction that values educational diversity, inclusion and lifelong educational opportunities for all.
In Features, Jan Petter Myklebust reports on the concerns surrounding the increased competition for funds and subsequent reduced success rate of universities bidding for Horizon 2020 research funding. And Karen MacGregor relates how universities of technology in South Africa are not only having to deliver entrepreneurship education, but are themselves having to become more entrepreneurial.
In a News report, Karen MacGregor examines trends in the expanded Times Higher Education World University Rankings released last week. Read more...
Leading and Managing in Universities: Critical Insights for Academic and Corporate Leaders
'Know the person you are and can be in leading and managing', 11-13 November 2015, Melbourne
Penultimate workshop in this program exploring the different elements of what a leader needs to know when implementing their institution's public mission and corporate strategy. Suitable for those in roles such as Head of Department/School or their Deputy and senior corporate roles such as Faculty General Manager and business portfolio (Business, Marketing, Finance, HR, IT, etc.) managers or directors.
2015 Service Improvement and Innovation in Universities Conference
15-16 October 2015, Melbourne
Less than two weeks to go! Gain valuable insights into how to drive service improvements and innovation across your institution from experts from within and outside the university sector.
Keynote presenters include:
Register today. Group discounts available if you would like to attend with colleagues from the same unit/organisation.
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