La fusion à l'échelle normande
Promulguée le 7 août 2015, la loi portant sur la Nouvelle Organisation Territoriale de la République (NOTRe) confie de nouvelles compétences aux régions et redéfinit clairement les compétences attribuées à chaque collectivité territoriale. Aperçu des incidences de cette réforme au niveau national et à l’échelle de la Normandie. Voir l'article...
Texas A&M System may merge universities in Kingsville and Corpus Christi
Submitted by Tim Goral. Leaders of the Texas A&M University System are exploring the idea of merging system universities in Corpus Christi and Kingsville, a move that Chancellor John Sharp said would "produce the most powerful university in all [Texas] areas south of Austin and west of College Station." More...
AV and IT converge on campus
By Kylie Lacey. AV has been absorbed by the IT department on many college campuses. But is the situation more like a friendly merger or hostile takeover. More...
SPC. Fusion minée de l’intérieur
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Suite des chroniques critiques sur la COMUE Sorbonne Paris Cité. La fusion des universités Paris 3, Paris 5, Paris 7 est désormais minée de l’intérieur, critiquée par trois membres des directions en place. Suite...
Does Higher Ed Have A Dog in the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Fight?
Forget talking about SIS’s and LMS’s - cloud this and big data analytics that - what we should really be talking about is this $85.4 billion dollar deal. More...
Maine's Merger Mania
By Rick Seltzer. Many professors say programs are being combined without enough attention to academic issues and the faculty role. Read more...
Abu Dhabi education merger ‘will strengthen research’
UAE’s education minister has said the merger of three of the emirate’s top higher education institutions will help strengthen the country’s output of quality research and produce higher-calibre graduates, writes Roberta Pennington for The National. Read more...
Rapprochements, fusions : pourquoi les écoles d’ingénieurs s’allient-elles ?
Fusions, rapprochements, il y a du mouvement du côté des écoles d’ingénieurs. Voir l'article...
Community college merger still on ‘pause’
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Nearly three months following the announcement that the planned merger among three east Alabama community colleges, including Opelika’s Southern Union State Community College, was indefinitely postponed, officials say little has changed in respect to the once all-but-certain consolidation. More...