Born in Genova, Daphne is Italian by nationality but has enjoyed a life in an international context, both through studying and working as a volunteer. Already in 2003, Daphne had her first experience abroad, when she attended a high school cultural exchange. After one year in the US, Daphne started her undergraduate degree in Italy. More...
By Dirk Van Damme. Higher education and academic research are among the most rapidly globalising systems. Today, around 5 million students study and do research in a country other than their own, attracted by the quality of overseas universities and willing to complement their education portfolio with international experience. Employers generally value the impact international education has on the skills and mind-set of graduates, and see international experience as indispensable for future global leaders. More...
By Roel Nieuwenkamp. The recent migrant crisis paired with shocking exposes of labour issues in global supply chains has heightened public attention to modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking. Children working in cobalt mines for the Apple and Samsung supply chains, Syrian refugees working under terrible circumstances for garment supply chains in Turkey, Rohingya refuges working as slaves in the Thai fishing industry and North African migrants working in agriculture in Italy and Spain. More...
Learning cities in Brazil are flourishing. Contagem is one of the first cities in Brazil to become a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. As a city that favours inclusion, Contagem seeks to create learning spaces throughout the city for everyone. More...
Bristol, one of the pioneering learning cities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), has joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. By joining the Network, Bristol has reaffirmed its commitment to making its citizens’ lives fairer and more prosperous by breaking down social barriers, increasing social mobility and providing opportunities to its most disadvantaged residents. More...
By Jeannie Rea. IWD started in 1911 as a celebration of women workers rising up to demand their rights as workers and as women. It has always been about women agitating for control over our lives. See http://www.nteu.org.au/library/view/id/6805
The NTEU joins with other unions and progressive organisations around the world in celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8th, 2016. The United Nation's theme for 2016 is Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”.
One or two slots remain open for the second session of Leading Globally Engaged Universities (LGEU), IAU’s professional development programme for higher education leaders! Senior representatives of universities from Bangladesh, Colombia, Haiti, Ireland, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Romania Turkey, Saudi Arabia, USA, and Zimbabwe have already registered for this coming session to take place in Dublin, Ireland from 10-15 April, 2016. More...
The article explores the complementary connections between communities of practice and the ways in which individuals orchestrate their engagement with others to further their professional learning. It does so by reporting on part of a research project conducted in New Zealand on teachers’ online professional learning in a university graduate diploma program on ICT education. More...
At the 7th University Scholars Leadership Symposium (USLS) in Hanoi, Vietnam, student delegates from more than 60 countries will come together to discuss the dire situation of refugees around the world. More...
Thirteen higher education institutions are participating in the MIMIR project together with the Moroccan and Jordanian Ministries for Higher Education and Research, EUA and the Association of Arab Universities. They will work together under the coordination of the University of Barcelona to improve the institutional management of innovation and research at Moroccan and Jordanian partner institutions. More...
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