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21 septembre 2017

A risky time for universities to internationalise

By John Daniel. After World War II, a new world order emerged. Its most powerful symbol was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which celebrated the virtues of democracy, openness and internationalism. Some countries resisted these values for several decades, but by the end of the 20th century, with the Berlin Wall in ruins and apartheid a bad memory, they were more deeply embedded than ever. International higher education flourished. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Recognition of foreign credentials is a moral duty

By Sjur Bergan and Stig Arne Skjerven. The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region – known as the Lisbon Recognition Convention – is 20 years old this year. Developed by the Council of Europe and UNESCO, it was adopted and opened for signature and ratification at a ministerial conference in Portugal two years before the launch of the Bologna Process. More...

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21 septembre 2017

New student loan scheme – A 'half-baked' plan?

By Kudzai Mashininga. A student union representative has described Zimbabwe’s new student loan scheme – supported by US$1 billion put together by the state and six local financial institutions – as a “half-baked cake”, catering only for those whose parents are formally employed. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Academics organise to fight fascists on campuses

By Nell Gluckman, The Chronicle of Higher Education. In an effort to push back against far-right rallies, racism and Islamophobia on campus, some academics have formed a coalition of scholars called the Campus Anti-Fascist Network and its members – academics, university staff and students – are growing. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Commission stops new enrolments in 19 universities

By Eugene Vorotnikov. The Tanzania Commission for Universities will not withdraw its decision to bar 19 universities, including three international institutions, from admitting new students for the 2017-18 academic year starting this September, owing to concerns over quality. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Minister dismisses critics of university funding cuts

Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham has dismissed vice-chancellors’ opposition to his proposed budget cuts for higher education, saying that universities can find efficiency savings to allow for the shortfall. But universities say STEM disciplines – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – will suffer most. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Government steps up funding for elite universities

By Eugene Vorotnikov. The Russian government is stepping up its funding of the 5-100 programme aimed at getting five universities into the global top 100 in international rankings, conceding that it has faced significant challenges due to underfunding and budget cuts. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Agency to fund higher education set to take off

The Higher Education Financing Agency is set to take off soon, with the Ministry of Human Resource Development asking centrally funded higher education institutions to send in their project proposals to be considered for financing by the agency, writes Vikas Pathak for The Hindu. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Government is ‘killing’ technical universities – Union

The Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana has issued an ultimatum to government to constitute the governing councils for the various technical universities or risk triggering serious labour unrest in that sector, writes Kobina Welsing for Starr FM. More...

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21 septembre 2017

Top university announces new fixed minimum entry points

The University of Sydney will for the first time publish its minimum ATARs – Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranks – for entry into most courses, in a bid to provide more certainty for students and ensure entry is based on academic standards rather than demand, writes Pallavi Singhal for The Sydney Morning Herald. More...

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