Adult learning and education (ALE) has a crucial role to play in helping Europe tackle diverse challenges, such as integrating migrants and responding to population ageing. On 13 October 2016, Mr Arne Carlsen, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), visited Brussels to present UIL’s latest analysis, data, case examples and policy recommendations on the state of ALE in Europe. More...
The guest editors of this special issue of IRE argue that while ‘sustainability’ as a core value already permeates public and private policy and practice, the recent global economic crisis revealed the fragility of these policies. They consider ways to place the concept of sustainability on a more secure footing. More...
The first Arab States regional launch of the third Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE III) took place on 1st to 4th October 2016 in Amman, Jordan, during a seminar entitled ‘Adult Education: Readings in the Failure and the Prospects for Renewal in the Arab World’. The seminar was attended by representatives of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) as well as governmental and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the region. More...
The city of Gelsenkirchen has become the first city in Germany to join the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), paving the way for more learning cities in Germany to become part of this dynamic international network. More...
By Jeannie Rea. What is the Future of the 21st Century University? Free forum on Wednesday 23 November at 4pm at Deakin Burwood (see link for details), with local and international speakers from the England, Scotland, Japan and NZ. More...
By Susan Kenna. Currently, NTEU members enjoy paid leave entitlements under their Enterprise Agreement (often 26 weeks), and access to the Government PPL Scheme which provides 18 weeks’ pay at the minimum wage. More...
By Michael Evans. The NTEU is proud to announce that Professor Dennis Altman will present the 6th NTEU Lecture in Sydney on 1 December, under the title ‘Reviving Civic Culture: The Role of Universities.’ More...
The Shanghai Ranking Consultancy has released the latest edition of its Ranking of Top Universities in Greater China, covering Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The ranking, which was first published in 2011, covers those universities that aim to attract scholars and students from the global market and have been approved to recruit students within Greater China. These include 92 Mainland universities from the 211 project, 38 in Taiwan, eight in Hong Kong and two in Macau. More...
The latest edition of the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) has just been published. This ranking is a product of the Informatics Institute at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara and was first published in 2010-2011. More...
The US News has announced the 2017 edition of its Best Global Universities. There are 1,000 universities in the rankings compared to 750 last year. The twelve indicators measure research reputation, output and quality and use data supplied by Clarivate Analytics. More...
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