Formation Continue du Supérieur

21 septembre 2017

Election pledges address student fees and allowances

By John Gerritsen. New Zealand’s opposition parties are promising more financial support and lower fees for tertiary students in an attempt to woo youth voters – and their parents – ahead of this week’s general elections. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 17:31 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Universities to be punished for admissions ‘arms race’

By Aimee Chung. As part of its drive to clamp down on excessive tutoring and elite private schools that prepare students for the best universities, the South Korean government has ordered almost a dozen universities – including its top three universities – to revamp their admissions tests to bring them more in line with the normal high school curriculum. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 17:30 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Pro-independence banners re-emerge on campuses

By Mimi Leung. Banners advocating Hong Kong’s independence from China have re-emerged at several Hong Kong university campuses despite moves to tear them down at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, or CUHK. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 17:24 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Universities use interviews to screen future teachers

The ratio of public universities that used interviews as part of the screening process for aspiring teachers who entered this spring rose to half. Universities are hoping to improve how they gauge the suitability of future teachers amidst repeated trouble with mental health, and cases of child molestation and other indecent acts, reports The Mainichi. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:45 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Group of Eight seeks special visa for Indian PhDs

The Group of Eight – comprising leading research universities – is pushing for a new visa class to attract PhD students as it seeks to unlock the potential of the Indian market, write Bernard Lane and John Ross for The Australian. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:41 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Central universities told to host 'patriotic' rock shows

In a recent circular sent to all the central universities and Indian Institutes of Technology across the country, the human resource development ministry has asked them to host rock shows. However, there is a twist – the shows will have a patriotic theme, writes Riya Sharma for TNN. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:41 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Agency to fund higher education set to take off

The Higher Education Financing Agency is set to take off soon, with the Ministry of Human Resource Development asking centrally funded higher education institutions to send in their project proposals to be considered for financing by the agency, writes Vikas Pathak for The Hindu. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:07 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

Top university announces new fixed minimum entry points

The University of Sydney will for the first time publish its minimum ATARs – Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranks – for entry into most courses, in a bid to provide more certainty for students and ensure entry is based on academic standards rather than demand, writes Pallavi Singhal for The Sydney Morning Herald. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:05 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

University entrance requirements may be tightened

University entrance requirements are likely to be tightened because too many students cannot write well enough, writes Adele Redmond for Stuff. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:04 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 septembre 2017

How the best education can lead to worse job prospects

While Vietnam’s schools equip students with basic skills for low-wage assembly-line work, its colleges and universities are failing to prepare youth for more complex work. As wages rise and basic manufacturing leaves for less expensive countries, that may threaten the government’s ambition to attain middle-income status, defined by the World Bank as per capita income of more than US$4,000, or almost twice the current rate, writes Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen for Bloomberg. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 16:02 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote