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20 avril 2018

The role of universities in an era of authoritarianism

By Michael Ignatieff. Globalisation of higher education is an extraordinary social achievement and has turned universities into the most diverse, multicultural and plural of all global communities. However, it has involved a certain kind of pact with authoritarian governments. More...

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20 avril 2018

Equity both about getting in – and on – at university

By Karen MacGregor. Higher education in the United Kingdom is riddled with inequalities, says Ben Whittaker, National Union of Students (NUS) director of student voice and influence. For many students, opportunities slam shut every step of the way. Improving equality is not only about students getting in – but also on – at university. More...

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20 avril 2018

Higher education and equality – Action urgently needed

By Karen MacGregor. Significant gains in widening participation and promoting equality in universities could be made by shifting from an admissions system based on ‘formal’ meritocracy to one of ‘fair’ meritocracy, says Vikki Boliver, professor of sociology at Durham University in the United Kingdom. More...

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20 avril 2018

Top-down research environment stifles success – Study

By Yojana Sharma. China’s higher education and research system hamstrings researchers with bureaucratic requirements, rewards quantity over quality and stifles the creativity and critical thinking necessary to achieve innovative breakthroughs, a comprehensive study of the country’s research environment has found. More...

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20 avril 2018

Nations join emerging multi-polar global science system

By Yojana Sharma. Research-intensive universities now operate as a single network on a world scale with more and more nations entering this open system particularly built around science research. It is a global network “open to enter but intensively integrated inside”, says Simon Marginson, director of the Centre for Global Higher Education or CGHE. More...

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20 avril 2018

CEU president resists move to Vienna after Orbán victory

By Yojana Sharma. The international Central European University or CEU has been at loggerheads with the Hungarian government since last year, when a law was passed restricting the ability of foreign universities to set up in the country. More...

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20 avril 2018

Digital platforms – Bridging the university-society gap

By Laeed Zaghlami. In an effort to improve efficiency and bypass bureaucracy, academics, scholars and experts in Algeria have launched a series of online platforms to promote their work and expertise, and meet the needs of society. More...

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20 avril 2018

How to train young people for the labour market

By Reuben Kyama. Most higher education stakeholders agree that Africa’s large and growing youthful population generates a demographic dividend that needs to be tapped but how to do so within the current framework of university education remains a little less clear. More...

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20 avril 2018

Plagiarism seen to be aiding drop in education standards

By Alex Abutu. The quality of Nigerian university graduates continues to be a source of concern with many of the country’s academics and stakeholders pointing to the prevalence of plagiarism and academic dishonesty in universities as a contributing factor. More...

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20 avril 2018

Survey highlights concerns over research infrastructure

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Lack of appropriate infrastructure is among factors hindering the scientific progress of fledgling scientists in Africa, says an international society of early career researchers. More...

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