Formation Continue du Supérieur

23 janvier 2018

Launch of ambitious national digital research agenda

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Association of Universities in the Netherlands or VSNU has presented its national research agenda on “leading the way through cooperation in a digital society” to Minister for Education, Culture and Science Ingrid van Engelshoven. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:32 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Children’s University opens doors to future students

By Wagdy Sawahel. Egypt has inaugurated the third phase of a 'Children’s University' programme which is aimed at enhancing children's scientific and innovation abilities, as well as preparing them for the transition from secondary school to university education. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:31 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Performance-related university funding reform agreed

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Danish parliament has agreed a new model for university funding, placing less emphasis on the taximeter model in which institutions are awarded funds based on the number of students who have graduated and introducing elements of funding based on quality and outcomes. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:30 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Republicans plot sweeping changes in higher education

By Adam Harris, The Chronicle of Higher Education. After a flurry of movement last week on the reauthorisation of the federal law governing higher education, which is overdue for an update, the US House of Representatives last Friday introduced its bill to overhaul the Higher Education Act of 1965. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:30 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

English test requirement for university sparks debate

By Suvendrini Kakuchi. New government plans for reform of the country’s university admissions examination system requiring students to pass a new standardised English test in 2020 have sparked strong but mixed reactions among higher education institutions, including over the use of privately run tests. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:29 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Non-African partners influence research agenda – Study

By Sharon Dell. A scientometric study to be published in a forthcoming edition of the South African Journal of Science indicates that non-African research collaborators have a high impact not only on the quantity of co-authored publications, but also the research disciplines in which co-authored research is undertaken. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Call for higher education reform after student suicide

By Shadi Khan Saif. The tragic suicide by a female student at Afghanistan’s Kabul University recently has unveiled major deficiencies in the war-ravaged country’s higher education system, forced the resignation of the higher education minister, and prompted calls for root and branch higher education reform. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:22 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Beijing vies for greater control of foreign universities

The Chinese Communist Party has ordered foreign-funded universities to install party units and grant decision-making powers to a party official, reversing an earlier promise to guarantee academic freedom, as President Xi Jinping strengthens political control over all levels of education, writes Emily Feng for the Financial Times. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:07 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Universities to introduce course to counter extremism

Alarmed by the rising trend of extremism in students, Pakistan’s top universities gathered in Islamabad to discuss their role in countering the threat of radicalisation and instilling peaceful ideology, writes Sana Jamal for Gulf News. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:06 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

23 janvier 2018

Students protest over outsourcing of English tests

Students of National Chengchi University and other universities have been protesting against universities in Taiwan setting English proficiency requirements as a threshold for graduation based on outside tests, prompting the country’s legislature to ask the Ministry of Education to come up with a comprehensive strategy to address the issue, writes George Liao for Taiwan News. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 15:06 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote