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12 avril 2017

Education department moves to prosecute essay mills

The Department of Education and Skills is planning to introduce laws to prosecute ‘essay mill’ companies who offer to write students’ assignments in exchange for money, writes Carl O’Brien for The Irish Times. More...

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12 avril 2017

Arab students now have greater say in integration plan

In order to retain their funding for empowering Arab students, academic institutions in Israel must now appoint an Arab student to the steering committees working on increasing integration of Arabs into society, a subcommittee of the Council for Higher Education in Israel decided, writes Yarden Skop for Haaretz. More...

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12 avril 2017

Higher education in Bihar ‘on verge of collapse’

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday that higher education in the state was on the verge of collapse, writes Ajay Kumar for Hindustan Times. The governor’s statement, from a public platform, is significant considering that he also serves as chancellor of universities of Bihar, which are plagued by shortages of teachers and officials. More...

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12 avril 2017

Plan to set up women’s universities in each district

Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman recently informed the National Assembly that a comprehensive plan is underway to have women’s universities in each district, reports APP. More...

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12 avril 2017

Seeking globally mobile students in a world in turmoil

The political and economic changes of the past year will have a far-reaching impact on the future mobility patterns of students. The vote for Brexit and Donald Trump’s triumph in the United States presidential election, in the two largest destination countries for international students, have revealed strong support for anti-immigration policies. More...

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12 avril 2017

Dental plaque DNA shows Neanderthals used ‘aspirin’

Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neanderthals – our nearest extinct relatives – has provided remarkable new insights into their behaviour, diet and evolutionary history, including their use of plant-based medicines to treat pain and illness. More...

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12 avril 2017

Students emerge as prime targets for Ponzi fraud

By Tunde Fatunde. Calls for greater government action have been made as university students have emerged as prime targets for Ponzi scheme fraud.
This after at least 4,000 students from one university were threatened with expulsion after they diverted their tuition fees worth a total of US$6.5 million into an online Ponzi scheme which has since suspended its operations without explanation. More...

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12 avril 2017

Talent drive looks to bring in international students

By Yojana Sharma. China has stepped up its drive to lure overseas talent in its bid to become an innovation economy, less dependent on trade in manufactured goods. New measures include allowing foreign students to stay on in China after their degrees to take up jobs or internships and reducing red tape around residence permits. More...

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12 avril 2017

Rebuilding a national university after decades of war

By Ramadhan Rajab. After leaving Somalia at the height of the civil war to work in universities in Italy and Canada, Professor Mohamed Ahmed Jimale returned to the ravaged Somalian capital of Mogadishu in 2012 with the idea of reviving the Somali National University, or SNU, where he had graduated in 1983 and taught as a lecturer in the faculty of veterinary sciences. More...

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12 avril 2017

Unfair teacher feedback means demotivated students

By Nita Temmerman. Teacher feedback can have a huge influence on student learning. Teachers who provide what students perceive to be unfair feedback can destroy students’ academic motivation. And it doesn’t take long for a demotivating teacher to discourage student interest, confidence as well as effort in a subject. More...

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