By Anthony Davis and Michael Whalen. Nova Scotia’s minister of labour and advanced education has stated clearly that the post-secondary system as currently organized is “unsustainable.”
The “status quo,” i.e., the rationale and present organization of the university system, is not likely to hold over the near future. To have some leverage over change, it is important that those directing and championing the university system proactively acknowledge the issues and provide meaningful and substantial initiatives and alternatives. More...

A partir de la rentrée 2015, le programme Erasmus+ s'ouvre au monde. Dans la lignée des programmes Tempus et Erasmus Mundus, les établissements de l'enseignement supérieur auront la possibilité d'intégrer des pays tiers dans leurs partenariats universitaires.
En matière d'international, quelles sont les attentes de la Commission européenne pour le programme Erasmus+ ?
Les programmes Tempus et Erasmus Mundus étaient largement ouverts aux pays tiers. C'était même leur vocation première. Mais il existait d'autres programmes régionaux peut-être moins connus tels qu'Alfa pour l'Amérique Latine, Edulink pour l'Afrique, les Caraïbes et le Pacifique et d'autres programmes de coopération bilatérale avec certains pays industrialisés. Voir l'article...

Co-financed by the European Commission within the framework of the SAVES project, the Student Switch Off Campaign is launching in 5 European countries in September and October 2014.
Student Switch Off is an action aiming at promoting energy saving behavior among the students living in dormitories, first set up by the National Union of Students of United Kingdom (NUS UK). Participating dormitories are put in a competition to save the most energy by simple everyday actions, like putting a lid on a saucepan, switching off light when not used, avoiding boiling more water than needed or putting on a jumper instead of heating. Last academic year the campaign contributed to cutting 3.000 tonnes of carbon and saved the education sector £400.000. More...

The review of the National Student Survey is entering a phase of testing and development.
In July 2014 we published two major pieces of research as part of our review of the National Student Survey (NSS) [Note 1].
While the research did not recommend radical changes to the NSS, it suggested that some alterations would preserve the strengths of the survey and address identified weaknesses, including the possible addition of new questions on student engagement and examining barriers to the inclusion of some students. More...

So much for carefree campus life - a new study shows nearly half of Victoria University students are an unhappy bunch.
A survey of 5000 students revealed 45 per cent had poor to very poor emotional well-being - feeling depressed or unhappy - a sharp rise from 36 per cent last year.
Student Association welfare vice president Rick Zwaan said the results showed students feel alienated. More...

On International Students’ Day, 17 November 2014, we call on student organisations around the world to stand up for free education. On 17 November, we commemorate past student struggles and draw attention to the current ones. In 2014, as policy makers around the world gather to set a global education framework in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, we take action to assert the common student interest. We declare, most fundamentally that: education is a right. To guarantee the educational, civic and social rights of students and citizens, we demand free education; which means an education that is, at all levels. More...