Par Elsa Doladille. Utiliser des solutions ouvertes et des licences libres pour protéger les contenus produits dans l’enseignement supérieur : voici l’une des propositions du volumineux rapport sur la stratégie nationale de l’enseignement supérieur (StraNES). Remis à François Hollande la semaine dernière, ce document comporte un important volet consacré au numérique. Voir l'article...
Rentrée universitaire : plus de 65.000 étudiants supplémentaires
Par Fériel Boudjelal. Cette année, l’université a accueilli « plus de 65.000 étudiants supplémentaires par rapport à 2014, soit l’équivalent de trois universités » en termes d’effectifs, a déclaré ce mercredi sur iTélé Thierry Mandon, secrétaire d’Etat chargé de l’Enseignement supérieur. Voir l'article...
Rethinking community college to boost enrollment and completion
By . A year and a half ago, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced his plan to make community college free for all Tennessee high school graduates. Patterned after tnAchieves, an initiative Haslam launched while mayor of Knoxville, the new Tennessee Promise community college scholarship program has thus far exceeded expectations. More...
The need for a regional learning assessment and improving learning outcomes in South Asia (part 2)
By . South Asia, like many other regions around the world, is experiencing a crisis in providing quality education. As I explained in my previous blog post, this has been difficult to resolve because of the area’s highly contextual problems and dearth of proper assessment tools. Regional assessments, like SACMEQ, PASEC and LLECE, can provide cross-national comparisons of learning levels while driving the learning agenda among member countries, but they require significant cooperation and technical, institutional, political, and financial support to function effectively. More...
Charity could halt grants if Scottish government university plans proceed
By Severin Carrell. Carnegie Trust expresses concern about measure dictating makeup of university ruling councils, which has support of Scottish TUC. More...
Ethnic minority students less likely to win university places
By Richard Adams and Caelainn Barr. Ucas data shows white students with similar A-level results are more successful at all levels of university entrance. More...
Are publishers really 'hoodwinking' academics?
To break class barriers, students must end up in unexpected places
By Tim Blackman. Universities pay lip service to equality, yet the system functions as a huge social filter. Real fairness will take a radical rethink. More...
Why free speech is integral to the intellectual life of our universities
By . Government plans to police campus extremism will turn students into spies, rather than critical thinkers. More...
Don’t even think about starting university in a relationship
By Tess Reidy and Sarah Raphael. Avoid making the same mistake we did: ditch your partner before freshers’ week and make the most of the university experience. More...