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4 avril 2018

Universities launch phone-free classes

Several universities in northeast China's Jilin Province have introduced phone-free classes to improve academic results. When students enter the classroom, their smart phones must be placed into a bag and hung on the wall, reports Xinhua. More...

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4 avril 2018

‘Unique, cherished and respected by its audience’

Our distinguished readers, partners and contributors give us rewarding feedback on the last 10 years of University World News – Africa, and in doing so, help us to fine-tune our ongoing contribution to higher education in Africa and the world. More...

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4 avril 2018

Partnership to raise quality of professional training

Côte d’Ivoire and Switzerland have entered into an agreement covering vocational and professionally oriented education, to raise the quality of training in Côte d’Ivoire and improve employment prospects for the country’s students. More...

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4 avril 2018

The case for optimism on internationalisation of HE

By Alex Usher. Of late, there have been increasing notes of concern sounded about the fate of higher education internationalisation. In particular, there is a fear that a host of political changes around the world pose a threat to internationalisation, a suggestion which was made by Hans de Wit in a commentary and together with Philip Altbach in another commentary in the pages of University World News over the past few weeks. More...

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4 avril 2018

Making brick-and-mortar universities relevant (again)

By Kriengsak Chareonwongsak. Reform of tertiary education systems in the developing world or in emerging economies should take into account the effects of globalisation, fast-paced modernisation and revolutionary technology. More...

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4 avril 2018

Lifelong learning is more relevant than ever before

By Hanne Smidt. It has been 10 years since the European Universities’ Charter on Lifelong Learning was published. It outlines 10 commitments for universities and governments to support the development of lifelong learning in order to secure what was once referred to as the ‘Europe of Knowledge’. More...

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4 avril 2018

Agency calls for investigation into ‘shadow doctorates’

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Swedish Higher Education Authority or UKÄ has warned the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm that its method of selecting PhD students breaches the law. More...

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4 avril 2018

Integration strategy needed for international students

By Michael Gardner. Germany has to do more to support and integrate international students, according to Deutsches Studentenwerk (DSW) – the German National Association for Student Affairs – and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). More...

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4 avril 2018

Constitutional court decision puts reform goal in doubt

By Maria Elena Hurtado. Chile’s constitutional court has ruled that article 63 of the new higher education reform law that bans for-profit individuals or entities from controlling or owning universities and technical institutes breaks the Constitution as it ignores the basic rights to education and organisation. More...

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4 avril 2018

Push for transparency on campus Confucius Institutes

By Brendan O’Malley. Pressure on universities to re-examine their partnerships with Confucius Institutes and whether they are allowing undue Chinese government influence on campus has been raised by the introduction of legislation in both the United States House of Representatives and the US Senate, aimed at curbing the political influence of foreign institutes and organisations on college campuses by requiring greater transparency. More...

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