The Indian Human Resource Development Ministry is proposing to provide extensive financial assistance to Indian universities to ensure that some get into the top 100 of global university rankings such as those produced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE). More...
The World Economic Forum has produced 2015-16 report on global competitiveness defined as “the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of an economy, which in turn sets the level of prosperity that the country can earn.” More...
The Russian 5 Top 100 project was started in 2013 with the aim of getting five Russian universities into the top 100 universities in the international rankings produced by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Times Higher Education (THE) and the Center for World-Class Universities in Shanghai. More...
PitchBook Data have produced third report on venture capital-backed university entrepreneurs. Their rankings cover the period 2010-2015 and list universities according to the number of entrepreneurs and companies and the amount of capital raised. For undergraduate entrepreneurs the first place is held by Stanford University with an entrepreneur count of 561, a company count of 472 and $5,896 million capital raised. More...
By Andreas Schleicher. The Korean economy has seen significant growth in the past decades.
However, much of the economic growth has been supported by intensive labour resource utilisation. Korean workers work the second longest hours among OECD countries. This is not sustainable in the long-term because Korea’s working age population is projected to decline from 2017 onwards. The growth rate of GDP per capita is on a downward trend. Read more...
By Ineke Litjens. Leaving a child at a nursery, crèche, pre-school or day care centre for the first time can be a daunting experience for a parent. While the small child’s tears may soon turn to laughter as they play with new toys and meet new friends, the parent may sit at home or at work checking their phone and worrying that their child is not being well looked after. Read more...
By . In a previous post we wrote about the potential of machines to transform and replace jobs. The potential for automation is limited when it comes to social skills, which is why social skills are increasingly rewarded in the labour market. Technological change is shaping the future of work through, in part, a skill-biased effect on employment. More...
By Glenda Quintini. In a previous post we discussed the importance of setting up systems to assess and anticipate skills needs. The fundamental reason for investing in these systems is that skills assessment and anticipation (SAA) information can help mitigate the extent of skills mismatch and shortages and limit their costs for individuals, firms and society. More...
By Fabio Manca. In a previous post we discussed the importance of setting up systems to assess and anticipate skills needs. The fundamental reason for investing in these systems is that skills assessment and anticipation (SAA) information can help mitigate the extent of skills mismatch and shortages and limit their costs for individuals, firms and society. More...
By Müge Adalet McGowan and Dan Andrews. Raising productivity growth is highly dependent on a country’s ability to innovate and adopt technologies, which requires an effective supply of human capital. While increases in the stock of highly educated workers have significantly boosted labour productivity over the past 50 years, the rate of increase in the stock of human capital is projected to slow. More...
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