Data maps of higher education provision - 'HE cold spots'
New data on literacy rates between general and vocational education
Literacy skills of adults aged 25-64 with general education tend to be higher than for those with vocational qualifications across all European countries covered by the OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills.
Similar results can be observed for numeracy skills.This is not surprising. Literacy and numeracy are given more emphasis in general education and the survey does not measure vocation-specific skills. However, the gap within different European counties varies considerably; for literacy skills it is relatively narrow in countries such as Estonia, Ireland and Sweden, but much wider in some European countries that separate vocational and general learning tracks at upper secondary level (such as Finland, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands). The latest findings from the OECD survey signal the importance of fostering information-processing skills, like literacy and numeracy, to increase the adaptability of VET graduates in the labour market.
The latest data can be found in to the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2014 to which Cedefop has contributed for the first time, at
Indicator A1.8 - Skill proficiency by programme orientation
Indicator A5.8 - Skill proficiency by labour market status and programme orientation. More...
NIH Prodding Makes Data Sharing More Common, Survey Finds
By Chronicle Staff. Report: “Codifying Collegiality: Recent Developments in Data Sharing Policy in the Life Sciences”
Authors: Genevieve Pham-Kanter, Darren E. Zinner, and Eric G. Campbell
Journal: PLoS ONE
Summary: The paper, based on a study conducted by researchers at Drexel, Brandeis, and Harvard Universities, represents an attempt to measure the effectiveness of policies instituted by funding agencies and journals to encourage the wider sharing of data by scientists. More...
Wage Data Done Right
By Paul Fain. Measuring the job-market returns of college credentials is complex work, according to researchers who gathered here this week for a meeting on higher education data. That makes it challenging, or even risky, for policy makers to use those metrics to hold colleges accountable. Read more...Spikes, Stacks, and Spaces
By Matt Reed. What should a campus library look like when enrollments are moving increasingly online?
I’m old enough to remember when college libraries were all about books, microfilm, and microfiche. (Anyone who worked with microfiche will be immune to talk of the “good old days.”) Over time, the emphasis on paper volumes -- whether books or periodicals -- has gradually receded, in favor of access to all sorts of electronic databases and resources. Read more...
More data for better policies
By Dirk Van Damme Head of the Innovation and Measuring Progress division, Directorate for Education and Skills. As recently as 30 years ago, politicians, leaders and practitioners believed that all economic and social systems could and should be measured, and that managing these systems better would require more data. Except for education systems. Education systems were considered to be so different across countries that international data would never do justice to each system’s specificity. And what happened in the classroom was something believed to be unmeasurable. Yes, maybe you could count the number of students or calculate the years people spend in school; but that was basically it. Read more...
The IAU WHED Portal - Le Portail WHED de l’AIU
The International Association of Universities (IAU) is pleased to welcome you on the WHED Portal.
International Association of Universities' Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials.
Aix-Marseille University Aix-Marseille Université - France
General Information
Address
Street:Jardin du Pharo, 58 bd Charles Livon
City:Marseille
Post Code:13284
Tel.:+33(4) 91-39-65-00 Email:suio-pharo@univmed.fr WWW:http://www.univ-amu.fr
Other Sites
Also campuses in Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Aubagne, Avignon, Digne-les-Bains, Gap, La Ciotat, Lambesc and Salon de Provence
Public Institutions
Founded 1409 as University of Provence. Re-organized into 3 institutions in 1968. Acquired present status 2012 following merger of Université de Provence, Université Paul Cézanne and Université de la Méditerranée.
Job title: Président
Fields of study:Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Arts and Humanities, Behavioural Sciences, Cinema and Television, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Geography, German, Jewish Studies, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Mountain Studies, Music Education, Oriental Languages, Psychology, Regional Planning, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Teacher Training.
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Le Portail WHED de l’AIU
Le portail.
Le Portail WHED de l’AIU (www.whed.net) est le nouvel outil de référence sur les systèmes, les diplômes et les établissements d’enseignement supérieur du monde entier de l’Association internationale des Universités (AIU). Un accès aux fonctions de base permet à tous de consulter librement les informations disponibles sur le portail. Un accès aux fonctions avancées (MyWHED) est offert aux Membres de l’Association. Il permet la recherche avancée, l’impression et l’extraction des résultats des recherches.
Contenu
Le Portail contient des informations sur les systèmes d’enseignement et les diplômes de plus de 180 pays, ainsi que des informations sur quelque 18,000 établissements d’enseignement supérieur de par le monde.
Données sur les systèmes et les diplômes
A partir des informations mises à disposition par les organismes en charge de l’enseignement supérieur de chaque pays, le Portail décrit:
• La structure du système d’enseignement supérieur ;
• Les différents niveaux d’étude ;
• Les organismes en charge de/ lien avec l’enseignement supérieur ;
• Les critères d’admission (y compris pour les étudiants internationaux) ;
• Le système d’assurance qualité et de reconnaissance des diplômes;
• La vie étudiante ;
• Les niveaux d’enseignement et leurs critères d’admission ;
• Les principaux diplômes.
Données sur les établissements d’enseignement supérieur
Sur la base des informations mises à disposition par les organismes en charge de l’enseignement supérieur de chaque pays., une collecte de données s’effectue auprès des établissements d’enseignement offrant au moins un diplôme de deuxième cycle ou un diplôme professionnel en 4 ans. Les données sur les établissements comprennent:
• des informations générales;
• Les noms des principaux responsables des établissements;
• La liste des facultés/ Départements
• Les domaines d’étude ;
• Les diplômes proposés ;
• Les services aux étudiants ;
• Le nombre d’étudiants et d’enseignants. Voir l'article...
The IAU WHED Portal
The Portal.
The IAU WHED Portal (www.whed.net) is the International Association of Universities’ (IAU) latest reference tool on higher education systems, degrees and institutions around the world. Basic access allows all users to access the information contained in the portal, while an enhanced access (MyWHED) is offered to IAU Members. Enhanced access provides advanced search options, printing and extraction facilities.
Content
The portal contains information on the education systems and credentials in over 180 countries, as well as information on some 18,000 institutions around the world.
Data on Systems and Credentials Using information made available by the national competent bodies in each country, the portal presents data on the education system of each country as follows:
• the overall structure of pre-higher and higher education system;
• the different stages of study;
• the national bodies responsible for higher education;
• the admission requirements (including for foreign students);
• the quality assurance/recognition system;
• student life;
• education level and entrance requirements;
• the main credentials offered.
Data on Institutions
Entries are selected on the basis of the information made available by the national competent bodies in each country. Information is then collected from those degree-granting institutions offering at least a post-graduate degree and/or a professional diploma in four years or more.
Institutional data comprises the following:
• general information;
• names of officers;
• list of academic divisions and study areas;
• degrees offered;
• student services and facilities;
• student and academic staff numbers. More...






