The Higher Education Academy (HEA) will work with Universities UK and GuildHE for a period of additional consultation with Vice-Chancellors about the HEA subscription and business model for 2016-17 onwards. A new model is required from the start of the next academic year due to the end of direct central funding which previously subsidised HEA services. Read more...
As part of the ACU’s work on open science, we are supporting a small cohort of early career researchers from member institutions in developing countries to attend a short course in the data science approaches and skills that are essential for 21st century research. The CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science will be held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, from 1-12 August 2016. More...
L’Initiative de recherche sur les politiques de l’éducation (IRPE), qui utilise les données fiscales des diplômés de l’Université d’Ottawa, a en effet constaté que les diplômés en sciences humaines bénéficient d’un accroissement constant de leurs revenus, qui se situent en moyenne à 40 000 $ après l’obtention du diplôme et vont jusqu’à 80 000 $ après 13 ans seulement. Des salaires qui ressemblent à ceux des diplômés en mathématiques et en sciences. More...
By Robert Jones. Changes in student aid in New Brunswick that culminated in last month's announcement of a free tuition plan for the province's neediest university and college students is drawing so much money away from other students one of the original advocates for change is calling for a moratorium. Read more...
By Daniel Munro. In a recent essay on Canada’s innovation problem, Munk Chair of Innovation Studies Dan Breznitz urges the federal government to minimize consultation and focus on action. He recommends that Canada follow the lead of Ed Mlavsky, who, as head of Israel’s Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, prioritized “getting a few projects off the ground as quickly as possible” over writing “detailed plans and strategies.” Read more...By Chris Hannay. The Canada Research Chairs program – one of the country’s premier tools to attract and retain top academic talent – has failed to meet its own targets for the hiring of women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and indigenous Canadians, and the federal program’s steering committee says it is urging universities to meet their equity goals. Read more...By Simona Chiose. Federal spending on postsecondary financial aid has primarily benefited higher-income families over the past decade and done little to improve the affordability of college and university for the lowest earners, says a report released Thursday from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Read more...
By Elizabeth Koprowski. The academic landscape in Kenya is changing quickly, and Kenyan universities and colleges are seeing increased enrollment across the board. But more students equal bigger challenges for university infrastructure, and the African nation is facing a housing shortage for incoming students. Universities across the country, some of which have recently gained accreditation from college-status, are finding it difficult to fund housing for growing student populations. In response, the Kenyan government has turned to the private sector, where economics experts estimate there are billions in untapped resources. More...By Joanna Hughes. The establishment of overseas campuses is on the upswing, with South Korea one of the latest countries aiming to get in on the action. According to a recent announcement by its Education Ministry, Korea is planning to ease up on current restrictions to setting up campuses abroad with the aim of boosting the profile of its international education offerings. More...EU students at UK universities generate £3.7bn for the UK economy and support over 34,000 jobs in all corners of the country, according to analysis from Universities UK.
The new analysis looks at the impact of EU students across all regions and nations of the UK. Currently, there are around 125,000 students from other EU countries studying at UK universities, representing 5% of the total UK student population (the top 5 EU countries sending students to the UK are: Germany [13,675 students], France [11,955], Ireland [10,905], Italy [10,525] and Greece [10,130]). Read more...
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