By José Luis Mogollón. Venezuela is rapidly losing key science talent. It is estimated that since 2000 at least 1,820 researchers have left the country. These researchers were responsible for about 33% of the country's scientific publications. Read more...
Relations sociales et ajustements à la crise : une analyse micro-statistique comparative franco-britannique
Thomas Amossé, Philippe Askenazy, Martin Chevalier, Christine Erhel, Héloïse Petit, Antoine Rebérioux
Cet article s’intéresse au comportement des établissements britanniques et français en réaction à la crise de 2007-2008, en termes de flexibilité externe (ajustement de l’emploi) et interne (ajustement des salaires). On s’interroge plus particulièrement sur le type de relations sociales (et centralement la présence syndicale) prévalant dans les établissements ayant opéré ces ajustements. L’analyse est conduite sur deux bases de données fortement comparables, l’une britannique (Wers) l’autre française (Reponse), toutes deux collectées en 2011-2012. Doc 187 (632 Ko). Voir l'article...
By . With the most recent terror attacks in Turkey and France, some higher education institutions are perhaps rethinking their plans to send students to other countries to study or do internships. For others, it is business as usual. So what is the prudent decision for international educators? The author of today’s blog post has written for the EAIE previously on issues of crisis management. More...
By . Brexit is likely to reduce the number of high-fee students, and neither donations nor industry have eased the financial pressure on universities. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed found a majority of college business officials agree higher education is in financial crisis, with a bleak outlook for the next 10 years. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. While Jerry Sue Thornton was president of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Ohio, a male student shot a female student he had been stalking on campus. The perpetrator then turned the gun on himself. More...
By Jamie Kelly. There is never downtime in higher education—there’s simply a shift in priorities. The summer months provide an opportunity for strategic planning, reporting, advancing new initiatives and connecting more deeply with colleagues. It’s also a valuable time to reflect on crisis communications. We know crises can occur at any time, but the summer months may provide a reprieve as the campus activity slows down during this period. More...
By Teresa Valerio Parrot. It’s natural to read a headline about a college or university crisis and wonder if and how the institution will be impacted. It’s easy to track leadership turnover, loss of accreditation and other concrete and immediate impacts. But, as an industry, we’ve relied on anecdotal information to discuss how crisis impacts reputational indicators like enrollment. More...
Quantity and quality of young employment in the evolving crisis
Céline Goffette, Josiane Vero
Net.Doc , n° 161 , 2016 , 29 p.
This working paper provides a snapshot of labour market trends regarding the 15-29 year-old group across Europe in the first (2008-2010) and second period (2010-2013) of downturn, moving towards to a capability approach-inspired vision of employment.
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