By Richard Hudnett - EvoLLLution. If your institution doesn’t have a firm grip on why admitted students don’t take the next step to enrolling, small issues will become deeply-entrenched problems that will stick out to prospective students down the road. More...
Why More Applications Are Resulting in Less Enrollment
By Terry Babbitt - EvoLLLution. To help close the gap between admitted applicants and enrollees, institutional leaders need to look toward analytic tools that help them to identify and patch holes in their enrollment funnel. More...
The Need to Deliver Personalized Experiences in the Enrollment System
By Richard Hudnett - EvoLLLution. Improving personalization in communication and information during the enrollment process can help institutions maximize the number of admitted students who choose to enroll. More...
Student Centricity: Quid Pro Quo or Forces in Opposition?
By Susan Barker - EvoLLLution. As universities primarily educate students, there is an assumption that they are student-centered, that programs, policies and procedures are focused on students’ needs and credible credentials are awarded to recognize their success. More...
The Open University Trends in Learning 2016 report identifies seven key trends to watch out for
The report examines how the learning experience is being influenced by rapidly advancing technology, changing the way people engage with education. It also looks at how these developments can be capitalised on, to maximise the effectiveness of learning delivery in the workplace.
A free copy of the OU’s Trends in Learning 2016 report can be downloaded. More...
Understanding student performance beyond traditional factors - Evidence from PISA
This paper studies the linkages between schools’ inputs and students’ performance in Latin America. We exploit the richness of PISA 2012 questionnaires at the student and school level to study the association between a different set of inputs and students’ performance in mathematics. More...
La grande arnaque des moulins à diplômes
Par Jean Abbiateci. Ici commence notre plongée dans le monde des diploma mills, ces moulins à diplômes qui vous permettent pour quelques centaines ou milliers de francs, et sans consommer trop d’efforts ni de temps, de devenir docteur en aéronautique ou de décrocher un MBA en informatique.
Le principe de base est simple: à l’inverse de la contrefaçon de diplômes, une autre activité florissante sur Internet, qui vous permet d’acquérir un faux diplôme d’une université reconnue – Harvard ou Colombia –, le diploma mill vous vend un diplôme tout ce qu’il y a de plus authentique. Le seul problème, c’est que celui-ci n’aura aucune valeur, puisque l’école qui vous l’octroie n’est pas reconnue par les autorités du pays hôte. Voir l'article...
Bourses internationales de l’université d’excellence MISiS
En 2016, dans le cadre du projet d’excellence 5-100, l’université nationale de recherche et technologie "MISiS" lance un programme de bourse international à destination des chercheurs étrangers. Voir l'article...
Higher education: success as a knowledge economy - white paper
This white paper sets out a range of reforms to the higher education and research system. In some cases these plans are subject to Parliament.
This white paper builds on the proposals consulted on in the earlier green paper. More...