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27 août 2016

How to be a world leader when you grow up – pick the right country to study in

The ConversationBy . What do the prime ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Finland have in common with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and King Abdullah II of Jordan. More...

27 août 2016

UK education’s soft power will weaken if student visas remain so hard to get

The ConversationBy . Welcoming international students used to be one of the key ways that Britain developed long-term, soft power relationships to aid trade and wield political influence. One in ten current global leaders were educated in the UK. More...

27 août 2016

We can’t blame the loss of mid-level jobs purely on robots

The ConversationBy . Several developed countries including the US, UK and Germany have seen their labour markets polarised in recent decades as the number of middle-skilled jobs has declined relative to that of low and high-skilled ones. More...

27 août 2016

Universities should rethink secularism to deal with religious diversity

The ConversationBy  and . Debates about both religion and secularism are entering the British public sphere with increasing frequency – and sometimes vehemence. In the wake of the tragic attacks in Paris, controversy will no doubt increase. More...

27 août 2016

Mastery over mindset: the cost of rolling out a Chinese way of teaching maths

The ConversationBy  and . While the mastery model breaks down learning into small goals which have to be achieved before moving on, the mindset maths model aims to get pupils to develop an intuitive understanding of mathematical concepts before learning formal procedures such as addition or multiplication. More...

27 août 2016

Understanding the increase in university fees – and what it means for students

The ConversationBy . Some English universities clearly saw the vote by MPs in favour of the government’s proposed higher education reforms last month, as their cue to increase undergraduate fees in line with inflation. Because not shortly after the vote, a number of universities raised their advertised fees for 2017-18 over the current £9,000 cap. More...

27 août 2016

University clearing: a view for and against

The ConversationBy and . A-level results day sees highs and lows for many thousands of students across the country waiting to receive their grades. For every jubilant smile relieved to have secured a place at university, there is also the anxious grimace of the student who hasn’t quite made the grade. More...

27 août 2016

How overseas degrees could offer students the best of both worlds post Brexit

The ConversationBy  and . Pokémon Go has already had over 100 million downloads since it launched in July. More...

27 août 2016

Ten tips to help students become more employable

The ConversationBy and . One of the main reasons given by students for going to university is to get a good job afterwards, but with around 500,000 people graduating each year the job market is extremely competitive. A university course will help you develop some of the skills that employers are looking for, but you need more than a degree certificate to get a graduate-level job. More...

27 août 2016

Reimagining NSW: tackling education inequality with early intervention and better research

The ConversationBy and . Politicians are fond of paying lip service to the idea that education lifts people out of poverty and benefits society as a whole. But how can governments translate that idea into policy that gives taxpayers the best bang for their buck. More...

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