Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Eurostat publie les chiffres du chômage pour l'année 2019. Avant d'éventuelles révisions, ceux-ci mettent en évidence une amélioration de la situation, puisque pour l'Union à 28 (avant que nous en venions à l'Union à 27), le taux de chômage est passé de 6.6 % en décembre 2018 à 6.2 % en décembre 2019 alors que pour la zone euro à 19, la baisse est de même ampleur, de 7.8 % à 7.4 %. Plus...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Avec la ratification de l’accord de retrait, le Royaume-Uni sort de l’Union de façon ordonnée le 31 janvier 2020 à minuit, et le droit de l’Union européenne cessera de s’appliquer au Royaume-Uni à l’issue de la période de transition prévue jusqu’au 31 décembre 2020. Plus...
Enseignement en anglais, frais de scolarité abordables: les études en Hollande attirent les étudiants français. Voici nos conseils pour réussir votre inscription à l’université. Plus...
Yesterday was a very sad day for me – not just because Stephen Downes’ cat has died, you have my sympathies, Stephen – but also because the United Kingdom has finally and completely exited the European Union.
Since I emigrated from Britain 30 years ago, I have carefully avoided getting involved in British politics. However, when even members of the Royal Family start emigrating, you know that something terrible has gone wrong. More...
I was away last week in Denmark, helping with the development of a new business degree at Aalborg University. I was there to do a keynote and run workshops for faculty on choosing appropriate mode of delivery (getting the best mix of online and face-to-face teaching), and choosing the best use of media. More...
I was intrigued to read this story in the Times Higher Education about Dutch academics complaining about having to work “structural unpaid overtime” of 12-15 hours per week, which this report says is 36% above their regular paid hours. More...
Every year, HEPI starts our annual programme of events with three parliamentary breakfast seminars, co-hosted with our Partner organisation Advance HE and kindly sponsored for many years by the long-standing Labour MP Barry Sheerman. More...
Employment practices akin to dubious fashion outlets mean qualified professionals are used as poorly paid casual labour. More...Regulator’s pledge to boost university access in England ‘may discriminate based on class’. More...The University of Sussex is offering students up to £100 if they suffered “distress and inconvenience” during recent strikes, becoming the first British university to give compensation to students in the middle of industrial action. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
