A University of Hawaii professor is working to get an entire curriculum at the university taught in Hawaiian to supplement the language courses taught to children across the state, reports Associated Press. More...
14 mars 2017
14 mars 2017
University to accept Palestinian Authority test scores
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has become the first Israeli university to recognise the Palestinian Authority’s matriculation exam, known as the tawjihi, writes Dov Lieber for The Times of Israel.
Previously, Palestinians from East Jerusalem, the West Bank or Gaza who wanted to study at the university had to complete a year-long preparatory programme before being admitted. With the new policy to be piloted, those Palestinians with outstanding scores on their tawjihi will be able to be accepted into a limited number of (mostly humanities) academic departments in the university without any preparatory programme. Additionally, the new programme will allow top-rate Palestinian students to be admitted into the institution without taking the Psychometric Entrance Test. More...
14 mars 2017
Scientists to keep ban on military research
A Science Council of Japan committee has proposed continuing a ban on military research by universities and other institutes, a stance based on remorse over such studies under Japan’s wartime government, writes Ryoko Takeishi for The Asahi Shimbun. More...
14 mars 2017
Universities adapt to student flight from humanities
Over the last decade, students have fled the humanities. In response, universities have cancelled individual courses, or entire specialised humanities programmes. Instead of hiring tenure-track professors to replace retiring faculty, they make do with less, or turn to sessional instructors who teach when and if there is demand, writes Simona Chiose for The Globe and Mail. More...
14 mars 2017
Ex-Trump University student still seeks a trial
A former Trump University student wants to drop out of a recent US$25 million class action settlement and take President Donald Trump to trial, writes Nancy Dillon for the New York Daily News. More...
14 mars 2017
Debate heats up over free higher education plan
Discussions are heating up within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party over how the government should procure funds to make universities and junior colleges tuition-free after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his willingness in his January policy speech to make it happen, reports The Yomiuri Shimbun. More...
14 mars 2017
Amazon woos students in artificial intelligence race
Amazon.com Inc has launched a new programme to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the latest move by a technology firm to nurture ideas and talent in artificial intelligence research, writes Jeffrey Dastin for Reuters. More...
14 mars 2017
Sexual harassment at universities ‘at epidemic levels’
New research reveals that incidents of sexual harassment, misconduct and gender-based violence have reached ‘epidemic’ levels at British universities, writes Richard Black for The Telegraph. More...
14 mars 2017
University under pressure over student 'spying' claims
The Right2Know Campaign is putting pressure on the University of Johannesburg to come clean about using private security firms to spy on student protesters, reports Times Live. More...
14 mars 2017
University rating council seeks system revamp
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, which accredits and grades universities and colleges, is looking to revise its methodology at a time when it faces corruption charges and possible competition from the Indian Institutes of Technology, writes Basant Kumar Mohanty for The Telegraph India. More...
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