Posted . Well-known global companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon of the digital era as well as more traditional ones of the likes of BMW, L’Oreal and Nestlé have recorded impressive productivity gains over the 2000s as they created more and more revenue per employee. At the same time, aggregate productivity growth in the OECD – that reflects the performance of all businesses not just the few most successful ones – has stagnated. What explains this discrepancy. More...
Posted . Although Denmark is one of the least unequal countries in the world, it has like many other OECD countries experienced a rise in income inequality. But by exactly how much has the Gini coefficient risen over the last decades. More...
Posted . In many OECD countries, economic growth has yet to recover the lost ground suffered in the aftermath of the financial crisis. More...
Posted . The government has put a heavy emphasis on improving the business climate, thereby promoting a competitive, innovative and dynamic private business sector. Traditionally Indonesia has relied heavily on commodities, but the recent focus of policy has been on facilitating economic development and structural change by diversifying the economy, supporting the development of the manufacturing sector and promoting downstream local value added. More...
The call for candidates, which explains the nature of the position and the selection criteria, is available on the EQAR website. The deadline for applications is 7 March 2017. Any further information requests may be addressed to the chair of the selection committee whose contact information is indicated in the call. More...
The International Association of Universities (IAU), a membership organisation of more than 650 universities and university organisations from around the world, is seeking candidates for the position of secretary general. More...
The event aims to promote a better understanding of gender disparity in academic leadership by discussing the policies, strategies and actions employed in different European higher education institutions for empowering women academics and achieving gender equality. More...
The training is being organised as part of the EU-funded “Academic Refuge” project, which aims to improve the capacity of European universities to assist refugees and threatened academics and to promote understanding and respect for higher education values. More...
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, an EUA member, will host an international conference on Master’s admission for a diverse international classroom from 5 to 7 July 2017.
The event will bring together academics, researchers and practitioners to discuss how Master’s admission needs to evolve in the context of globalisation and the ongoing Bologna Process. A call for proposals for the event is now open. More...
On 6 January 2017, Turkish authorities issued another decree resulting in the dismissal of more than 8000 public employees, among them 631 academics and 155 higher education administrative personnel accused of being linked to the coup attempt that took place on 15 July 2016. More...
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