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10 octobre 2017

Luring overseas students in a more nationalist world

By Marguerite Dennis. Nationalist movements have the potential to disrupt the global nature of higher education and the financial stability of colleges and universities around the world. International enrolment managers and deans should consider the impact on their recruitment plans. More...
10 octobre 2017

Entry limits in medicine now a constitutional issue

By Michael Gardner. As Germany’s health system suffers from a shortage of doctors, a German administrative court has called on the country’s Federal Constitutional Court to decide whether the numerus clausus entry restrictions for medicine at universities are unconstitutional. More...
10 octobre 2017

Health warning for university staff with clear desks

By Jan Petter Myklebust. A hot-desking rector is part of a trend towards open plan and ‘clean desk’ offices, with staff belongings kept in a box overnight. It is being pushed by a new government directive, which is causing heated debate about the impact on people’s health. More...
10 octobre 2017

Nearly one in two university staff are administrative

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The number of administrative personnel at Swedish universities has risen seven times as fast as the number of academic staff since 2000, according to research by a Swedish professor, and they now fill nearly half of all university jobs. More...
10 octobre 2017

Nuanced findings on study abroad influence on careers

By Mary Beth Marklein. The findings of a study on the impact of studying abroad on workplace success for United States alumni reveal key skills gains and the data may help international educators better design programmes that prepare students for their first job interview and beyond. More...
10 octobre 2017

Universities take up Rohingya cause, call for research

By Mushfique Wadud. Many university groups in Bangladesh are protesting against the plight of the Rohingya and calling on Myanmar to accept their return. Academics are pushing for more research on the crisis, its origins and the needs of the Rohingya group, to better prepare Bangladesh for its possible long-term impact on the country. More...
10 octobre 2017

PM pledges review of university funding, tuition fees

By Brendan O’Malley. The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced a review of the whole system of student finance and has declined to rule out a switch to a graduate tax. In the meantime, she pledged to freeze fee rises and raise the threshold at which student loans will be repaid. More...
10 octobre 2017

Muslim students studying abroad detained, repatriated

By Yojana Sharma. Human rights groups are expressing alarm over the fate of hundreds of Chinese students abroad belonging to the Uyghur ethnic minority and other Chinese Muslim students who have fled into hiding, disappeared or been repatriated to China where they have been sent to re-education camps. More...
10 octobre 2017

Universities start to play catch-up in innovation drive

By Laeed Zaghlami. After many years of lethargy, inertia and bureaucracy, universities and higher education centres and institutions are pushing a new approach to higher education – one that is based more heavily on innovation, entrepreneurship and partnerships with private and public companies. More...
10 octobre 2017

Optimising the contribution of HE in the SADC region

By Sharon Dell. The Southern African Regional Universities Association is pushing for closer alignment between the Southern African Development Community, or SADC, and the regional universities body as a way of ensuring that universities – as knowledge producers and developers of human capacity – play a more active role in the implementation of regional development strategies and build institutional capacities. More...
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