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24 août 2018

Demands for autonomy of universities

The joint declaration of the Fourth Stakeholders Consultative Dialogue on Higher Education in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities, has demanded ensuring autonomy of universities, strengthening the role of civil society, working groups and the media for transparent, merit-based appointments in the higher education sector, writes Rasheed Khalid for The News. More...

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24 août 2018

Universities ordered to act on sexual assault on campus

Australian universities have been told to improve the way they deal with sexual assault on campuses after a damning report found only 4% of students believed their university was doing enough to provide support for victims, writes Michael McGowan for The Guardian. More...

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24 août 2018

Drive for special number plates for alumni – Minister

Malaysia’s education ministry has agreed with the transport ministry to sell special number plates to alumni of public universities, according to Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik, write Rashvinjeet S Bedi and Rebecca Rajaendram for The Star. More...

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24 août 2018

UK slipping behind Australia in international education

The United Kingdom is likely to lose its position as the second most popular destination globally for international students and be overtaken by Australia, as a result of UK government policy, according to research findings published on 19 July from the Centre for Global Higher Education at the UCL Institute of Education, University College London. It even suggests this may already have happened. More...

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24 août 2018

Universities play an active role in Mandela Day

By Munyaradzi Makoni. University vice-chancellors paid tribute to the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela last week on Mandela Day, while students and staff embarked on a wide range of activities aimed at helping people in need. More...

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24 août 2018

University’s anti-corruption expert charged with fraud

By Ararat Osipian. There is a growing corruption scandal at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia’s flagship higher education institution. Vladimir Stepanov-Egiyants, vice-dean of the law faculty at Lomonosov Moscow State University, chair of the department of criminology and criminal law and aide to the university provost, was arrested on 10 July on allegations of especially large fraud, regulated by Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. More...

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24 août 2018

The challenges of growing PhD graduate numbers

By Wagdy Sawahel. The report Building PhD Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa, produced jointly by the British Council and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in cooperation with the African Network for Internationalisation of Education and University College London Institute of Education, builds on two key studies – the joint International Association of Universities and Catalan Association of Public Universities report, and the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA) 2014 report focusing on flagship African universities. More...

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24 août 2018

Under pressure to rethink universities’ third mission

By Ruwayshid Alruwaili. The role of the university is not limited to teaching and research but includes a third mission: to engage with society. To address growing societal and economic challenges, universities everywhere face a growing demand to link their research and teaching knowledge to this third societal mission. More...

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24 août 2018

Turning the tide on the ebbing of public trust in higher education

By Michael Schill. Barely half of Americans responding to a survey administered by the Gallup Corporation earlier this year said that they had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education. The proportion slipped below 50% when the question specifically addressed colleges and universities. More...

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24 août 2018

How should rankings assess teaching and learning?

By Richard Holmes. International university rankings started in 1999 when the Hong Kong magazine Asiaweek published a ranking of Asian universities which lasted for only two editions. Since then the number of international rankings, including global, regional, reputational, business and subject rankings, has expanded relentlessly and shows no signs of stopping. More...

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