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24 août 2018

University autonomy – Time for a check-up

Canadian universities have traditionally enjoyed high levels of autonomy from government relative to their counterparts in other parts of the world, but the decision-making authority of universities appears to be shrinking and that’s cause for concern, writes Julia Eastman for University Affairs. More...

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24 août 2018

Public universities are a great economic equaliser

For young people right now, there is little cause for optimism but new data from the University of California shows that a quality public education might still serve as one of the country’s most important equalisers, with many of the lowest-income graduates of the University of California system going on to earn more than their parents, writes Eillie Anzilotti for Fast Company. More...

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24 août 2018

Academics warn of political battleground at universities

Pro-democracy Hong Kong academics say they have been sidelined from city universities for their political views, as fears grow that education is increasingly under pressure from Beijing, reports AFP. More...

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24 août 2018

Academics draft hate crime bill for minorities

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) campaigners called on the Irish government last Wednesday to make hate crimes illegal following a wave of violent attacks on the gay community. Over the course of the past few weeks, a brick was thrown through the window of a popular Dublin LGBT bar, homophobic slogans were scrawled on the walls of another, and in June a gay male couple were hospitalised following an assault. More...

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24 août 2018

University to halt student enrolment growth

One of Australia’s top universities has announced that it would no longer increase student enrolments, citing a threat to quality posed by further expansion. The move ends a period of rapid growth in international enrolments in recent years, writes Jackson Gothe-Snape for ABC News. More...

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24 août 2018

Social welfare school aims to extend global reach

The École Supérieure de la Sécurité Sociale, or ESSS, which specialises in higher education and training for professions dealing with social welfare, will introduce some courses in English so Anglophone countries will be able to recruit its graduates. More...

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24 août 2018

Higher education and research agreement for closer cooperation

The Moroccan and Tunisian authorities in charge of higher education and research have signed an agreement to encourage the establishment of a university network and greater student mobility. More...

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24 août 2018

Internationalisation hampered by ‘lack of investment’

By Brendan O'Malley. Irish higher education institutions acknowledge that they are not internationalising to the fullest extent but are constrained by a lack of resources, according to a new study commissioned by the Higher Education Authority and funded by the Irish Research Council. More...

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24 août 2018

Imran Khan vows to convert PM House into a university

By Ameen Amjad Khan. Following his victory in Pakistan’s general election held on 25 July, Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan has promised an ambitious education agenda and announced during his success speech on Thursday that he intends to convert the Prime Minister's House into a centre of higher education. More...

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24 août 2018

More ‘institutes of eminence’ to be selected despite row

By Shuriah Niazi. I recently read an article about Bill Gates making a gift of the book Factfulness to every graduating senior from United States colleges and universities in 2018. My curiosity was piqued. I bought and read the book. More...

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