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15 novembre 2017

Where universities are active agents of peace building

By Brendan O’Malley. Now is the time for higher education in particular and education in general to contribute to the establishment and embedding of peace in Colombia, according to José Manuel Restrepo Abondano, president of Colombia’s Del Rosario University, who recently visited Bath in the United Kingdom to discuss the question of how Colombia can move from a protracted armed conflict to a sustainable solution. More...

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12 novembre 2017

Reducing inequality to raise incomes and expand well-being for all Colombians

Posted by oecdecoscope. One of the key challenges facing Colombia is the creation of better quality jobs. Although the economy has grown strongly for some time, income and regional inequalities remain important. More...

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11 novembre 2017

3rd Academic and Knowledge Summit to take place 5-6 October 2017, University of El Salvador

The 3rd Academic and Knowledge Summit: Towards the construction of a Euro-Latin American and Caribbean common space of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, is taking place in the framework of the structured cooperation between the Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in which higher education, research, technology and innovation have been assigned particular priority. More...

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7 novembre 2017

Universities told to sort out postdoc salary inequity

A group of scientists is calling for United States institutions to sort out their chaotic postdoc system, which sees workers receive unequal salaries and training opportunities simply because of their job titles. There are 37 different designations for postdoctoral workers in the US – 36 too many, says a team of biomedical researchers, writes Katrina Kramer for Chemistry World. More...

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7 novembre 2017

The high costs of controversial campus speakers

Free speech has neither come free nor cheap on campuses this year – especially amid fierce protests in response to controversial speakers. More...

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7 novembre 2017

University of Chicago donor could give more to HE

Hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin, who is giving US$125 million to the University of Chicago, said he’s committed to donating many times more to higher education to keep the United States competitive in science and economics, write Janet Lorin and Erik Schatzker for Bloomberg. More...

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7 novembre 2017

Future of the Latin American and Caribbean university

By Axel Didriksson Takayanagui. UNESCO’s 2015 Incheon Declaration and its Education 2030 Framework for Action lay out the main goals for the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, in the education sector. It is the first time higher education institutions have been included in this kind of declaration and, since then, there has been a concerted attempt to look strategically at how we can mobilise universities across the world. More...

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7 novembre 2017

Protesters drown out white nationalist’s university speech

White nationalist Richard Spencer's speech at the University of Florida last Thursday was disrupted by dozens of protesters with raised fists who booed and chanted, "Go home, Spencer" and “We don’t want your Nazi hate”. The event was the latest example of a public university grappling with debates over free speech when it comes to visits from controversial far-right speakers and ensuing protests, writes Katie Reilly for Time. More...

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7 novembre 2017

International students key to US lead in innovation

By Brendan O'Malley. Many graduate level programmes in science and engineering fields would be unavailable for American students without international students. It is therefore essential to have a welcoming policy for international students, concludes a new study by the National Foundation for American Policy or NFAP. More...

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7 novembre 2017

Align degrees with development goals, universities urged

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, has called on local universities to ensure that the degree programmes being offered are in keeping with the country's development goals, the government's economic priorities, and are on par with the very best international standards, reports the Jamaica Observer. More...

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