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28 mai 2018

Teacher development is neglected in internationalisation

By Ly Tran and Truc Le. International education is Australia’s largest service export, contributing AU$28 billion to the national economy in 2016-2017. Of the 799,371 international student enrolments in Australia towards the end of 2017, 44% were in higher education and 27% in vocational education and training. Australia’s National Strategy for International Education 2025 sets a target for international enrolment of 990,000 students by 2025. More...

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28 mai 2018

Beijing bans promotion of universitasy exam top scorers

By Amber Ziye Wang. China has officially banned state media from promoting top scorers in the upcoming National Higher Education Entrance Examination, known as the Gaokao, less than a month before more than nine million students take part in the high-profile event nationwide. More...

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28 mai 2018

Female students occupy universities over sexual abuse

By María Elena Hurtado. Thousands of female students are occupying facilities at Chilean universities up and down the country, demanding non-sexist education and an end to sexual harassment and abuse. More...

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28 mai 2018

Universities shocked as government freezes funding

By John Gerritsen. In one of the largest outlays ever made for Australian research, the federal government has committed A$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) towards research infrastructure to secure the future of the nation’s research efforts. More...

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28 mai 2018

Research infrastructure allocated record AU$1.9 billion

By Geoff Maslen. In one of the largest outlays ever made for Australian research, the federal government has committed A$1.9 billion (US$1.4 billion) towards research infrastructure to secure the future of the nation’s research efforts. More...

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28 mai 2018

University to pay out US$500m to sexual abuse victims

By Brendan O’Malley. Attorneys representing 332 survivors of abuse by former Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar in lawsuits against Michigan State University (MSU) and attorneys for the university have announced a global settlement in principle worth US$500 million dollars to victims of his sexual abuse. More...

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28 mai 2018

University pays US$300,000 to settle ‘gagging’ complaint

By Brendan O’Malley. Washington State University (WSU) has agreed to pay a leading researcher US$300,000 to resolve a complaint about infringement of academic freedom by university administrators whom he accused of threatening him with disciplinary action, impeding his research and imposing a gagging order. More...

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28 mai 2018

China’s research funding is extended to Hong Kong

By Yojana Sharma. In a move that has been awaited in Hong Kong for several years, Hong Kong scientists will finally have access to research funding from China, previously restricted to academics on the Chinese mainland, according to guidelines released last week by the ministries of science and technology and of finance in Beijing. More...

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28 mai 2018

Academic freedom faces ‘grave threat’ from parliament

By Yojana Sharma. Academics are normally happy to provide expert opinion and testimony to parliamentary hearings in democratic countries, but the way one expert witness invited to a Singaporean parliamentary committee hearing on ‘fake news’ was treated has caused consternation around the world. More...

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28 mai 2018

Will Macron clarify his university networks vision?

By Jan Petter Myklebust. European universities are already moving towards realising the proposal expressed by French President Emmanuel Macron for the establishment of 20 European university networks. But several stakeholders are warning of ambiguities in the vision and the European Students’ Union has come out strongly against the proposals, claiming it is yet another form of ‘elitism’. More...

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