By Scott Jaschik. A new report from the Council of Graduate Schools calls for more transparency in admissions in master's programs. The report outlines key factors in master's admissions, including evidence that applicants will succeed in the programs, critical thinking and letters of recommendation. More...
By Simon Baker for Times Higher Education. The proportion of British students being accepted to university courses with lower school-leaving grades is at one of its highest rates ever, according to a report from the country’s admissions body. More...
Techno-News Blog. Among the key findings of the CBCSE survey was a confirmation that MOOCs continue to attract a generally educated demographic. More...
Techno-News Blog. As the debate over the direction of higher education shifts between calls for emphasizing student learning in either hard or soft skills, a new report from the Strada Institute and labor market analytics firm Emsi contends liberal arts students need both — and more. More...
Le rapport annuel fait le bilan de la situation générale de la santé, de la sécurité et des conditions de travail. Plus...Selon le rapport sur l'égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes au sein de Quimper Bretagne Occidentale (QBO), entité regroupant la ville de Quimper, le CCAS et le CIAS du Steir et la Communauté de communes de Quimper, cette dernière emploie, au 31/12/17, 1 732 agents, dont 79 % sont titulaires et 63 % sont des femmes.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Egalite.-Le-rapport-de-Quimper-Bretagne-Occidentale
Dans son apport 2018-2019 sur les salaires, l'Organisation Internationale du Travail (OIT) fait deux constats majeurs. Premier constat : la croissance mondiale des salaires n'a jamais été aussi faible depuis 10 ans, "bien en dessous des niveaux d'avant la crise financière mondiale" de 2008. Second constat : l'écart salarial entre les femmes et les hommes reste à un niveau "inacceptable" de 20 % à la défaveur des femmes.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Inegalite-salariale.-L-OIT-appelle-a-une-mobilisation
Dans le cadre de son projet départemental, le Conseil départemental du Finistère met en œuvre une politique volontariste en faveur de l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. Sous son impulsion, un rapport commun sur la situation en matière d’égalité femmes-hommes a été co-construit avec 8 autres collectivités locales finistériennes.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Egalite-professionnelle.-Le-rapport-des-collectivites-locales-finisteriennes
Report: Students Expect Future Universities To Be Flexible, Accessible, Career-Oriented
Joshua Bolkan, Campus Technology, June 11, 2014
According to this article, "students expect universities to be more accessible, flexible and focused on jobs, according to a new survey." This report will be reported without criticism (as it is in Campus Technology) but consider the source: "The "2014 Global Survey of Students" compiled responses from more than 20,800 students at 37 institutions in the Laureate network." I would imagine that if they surveyed 20K arts and humanities students at small liberal arts universities, the outcome would be rather different. More...
Digital News Report 2014
Nic Newman, Reuters, June 12, 2014
The disruptions to news reporting caused by the internet and social media are just beginning, according to this report released by Reuters. Facebook is vital worldwide for news distribution, Twitter in the US, UK and Spain, and WhatsApp in many other parts of the world. Sharing is widespread in the US, Brazil and Spain (though much less so in the UK. So, in related news, we are seeing that the next five years will see a major revenue shift for news agencies. More...
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