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26 février 2018

Staff union blames government for poor HE access

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari is doing nothing to increase access to public university education in Nigeria, writes Daramola Adebayo for the Daily Post. More...

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26 février 2018

Few universities adopt rules against impact-factor abuse

A survey of British institutions reveals that few have taken concrete steps to stop the much-criticised misuse of research metrics in the evaluation of academics’ work. The results offer an early insight into global efforts to clamp down on such practices, writes Nisha Gaind for Nature. More...

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26 février 2018

Top universities offer new course on technology ethics

The medical profession has an ethic: First, do no harm. Silicon Valley has an ethos: Build it first and ask for forgiveness later. Now, in the wake of fake news and other troubles at tech companies, universities that helped produce some of Silicon Valley’s top technologists are hustling to bring a more ethical approach to computer science, writes Natasha Singer for The New York Times. More...

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26 février 2018

Lecturers plead for help to rescue 'broke’ universities

Academic staff have painted a gloomy picture of the financial status of public universities in Kenya and called for national dialogue to support the institutions of higher learning, writes Augustine Oduor for the Standard Digital. More...

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26 février 2018

Employers favour science universities for recruitment

Universities known for their science and engineering majors have been ranked as employers' favourites in a survey by a Taiwanese job bank focused on where businesses are most likely to recruit their new talents, write Chiu Po-sheng and Kuan-lin Liu for Focus Taiwan. More...

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26 février 2018

Universities resist quotas on teacher-training courses

Third-level colleges are resisting plans by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton to introduce quotas on the number of teachers they train in specific subjects, writes Carl O'Brien for The Irish Times. More...

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26 février 2018

Universities to get more money for postgraduates

Czech public universities will receive 50% higher contributions for postgraduate students this year, Education Minister Robert Plaga said last week, adding that the ministry would like the conditions of the postgraduates and their quality to improve in the next few years, reports CTK. More...

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26 février 2018

No surprises for higher education in White House budget

The White House budget released on 12 February won't be approved by Congress and likely won't even be seriously considered by lawmakers as a framework for their spending priorities. But the document makes clear that the Trump administration is in many respects on the same page with House Republicans as they seek to dramatically reshape the student aid system in renewing the Higher Education Act, writes Andrew Kreighbaum for Inside Higher Ed. More...

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26 février 2018

Call for more Framework social sciences research funding

Eleven universities, including Ghent University, La Sapienza in Rome and the Freie Universität Berlin, are urging the European Commission to set a target under its next research framework programme of spending at least 10% of the budget on social sciences and humanities, reports Science/Business. More...

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26 février 2018

West Bank university law draws Palestinian Authority ire

The Palestinian Authority last week stepped up its rhetorical attacks on Israel – this time by calling on all parliaments and lawmakers around the world to boycott Knesset members who supported a bill that applies Israeli law to Israeli academic institutions in the West Bank, writes Khaled Abu Toameh for The Times of Israel. More...

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