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10 octobre 2017

Academics issue warning over ‘truncated’ HE commission

The government has been sitting on appointments to key posts in the University Grants Commission, forcing the higher education regulator to make do with an ad hoc arrangement, although two search panels had shortlisted possible candidates at least four months ago, writes Basant Kumar Mohanty for The Telegraph India. More...

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10 octobre 2017

Climate scientists oppose call for foreign researchers

French President Emmanuel Macron made global headlines in June when he called on foreign scientists to join his ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ project on fighting climate change. But in France, not all researchers are happy about the invite, writes Romain Brunet for France24. More...

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10 octobre 2017

Universities urged to crack down on contract cheating

Universities are being urged to block websites that sell essays, identify cheating ‘hot spots’ and consider publishing data on breaches of academic integrity, writes Henrietta Cook for The Sydney Morning Herald. More...

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10 octobre 2017

New deal with US college may save elite university

The prestigious Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, seems to have found a way around a threat to close it down. The university had been affected by a law change that is widely thought to be politically motivated, writes Alison Abbott for Nature. More...

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10 octobre 2017

College students turn to foreign universities for PhDs

Local media report that Swiss higher education colleges are teaming up with foreign universities to help their students obtain doctorates, reports Swissinfo.ch. More...

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10 octobre 2017

Virtual university takes off

The Virtual University of Senegal, which has catered for 14,000 students during its first three years, will have a student roll of more than 20,000 in the new academic year. More...

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10 octobre 2017

Universities worried by perceived Islamic influence

Academics are concerned over a proposal by an Islamic council to introduce Sharia university courses and other attempts to ‘fraternise’ Tunisian universities. More...

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10 octobre 2017

Asian universities make inroads in subject rankings

The Times Higher Education or THE last week published the latest in the THE World University Rankings series, covering four subjects: social sciences, law, education, and business and economics. More...

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10 octobre 2017

English-taught bachelor degrees proliferate in Europe

The past decade has seen an impressive proliferation in English-taught bachelor degrees or ETBs in Europe as they have become an increasingly common feature of international higher education, according to a joint study across 19 countries. More...

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10 octobre 2017

What are QA bodies doing to tackle academic corruption?

By Brendan O’Malley. A group of global experts is carrying out what is thought to be the first baseline research into what quality assurance and accreditation bodies around the world are doing to tackle academic corruption and what more can be done. More...

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