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5 octobre 2014

Science journal Nature Communications joins the open access movement

By . Nature Communications will be the first Nature-branded open access-only journal - a huge step in the right direction for the progression of scientific communication.
Nature Publishing Group(NPG) has announced today that Nature Communications will be their first Nature-branded open access only journal, in an attempt to move the frontiers of open access forward. More...

5 octobre 2014

Draft law gives university heads too much power: Egyptian academics

A new draft law will let university heads expel staff members without legal action - which critics say opens the door to breaches of power and corruption.
Egypt's university professors have sounded alarm bells over a draft law that they say will give university heads full sway to unfairly lay off faculty members. More...

5 octobre 2014

37 ‘global universities’ selected

The education ministry has said it will help finance the globalization and personnel training programs of 37 universities in the country, including the University of Tokyo, to strengthen their international competitiveness.
The selection of the 37 schools as top global universities comes after the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council set last year the goal of having at least 10 Japanese universities on the list of the world’s top 100. Applications were submitted by 104 universities. More...

5 octobre 2014

Teaching art to engineering students

By Harry Partridge. Typically, engineers receive little or no education in the arts. Very rarely do engineering faculties at universities offer courses in art history, architecture or the appreciation of beauty. This is almost unique within university faculties. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Are double or multiple degrees leading to ‘discount degrees’?

By Jane Knight. The number and types of international double and multiple degree programmes have skyrocketed in the last five years. This clearly demonstrates their role in the current landscape of international higher education and their popularity with students and institutions alike. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

How do we assess the impact of internationalisation?

By Rahul Choudaha and Bernhard Streitwieser. In a world of increasing fiscal constraints, discourses that emphasise measuring impact continue to gain traction.
Most recently, the Scaling Social Impact series by Harvard Business Review and The Bridgespan Group focuses on how organisations can have a greater social impact. In the same vein, the Stanford Social Innovation Review also has a special section on innovative ways to measure an organisation’s impact on various populations. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Slow progress for women in university leadership

By Suvendrini Kakuchi. When Masako Egawa became the University of Tokyo’s first female executive vice-president in 2009, her first step after being appointed was to allocate US$4 million to renovate the ageing toilets for women. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Future of Australia’s universities at risk

By Geoff Maslen. Already struggling in the “shallows” of inadequate domestic financial support, Australia’s universities are facing rising, well-resourced and aggressive international competitors, a leading educationist told a conference on higher education deregulation last Wednesday. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Doctorates in science, engineering and health on rise

By Wachira Kigotho. The labour market for doctoral graduates in science, engineering and health fields in the United States has improved steadily in the last four years, according to the National Science Foundation. And a survey revealed that the number of doctoral recipients in these fields rose from 805,500 in 2010 to 837,000 – an increase of 4%. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Toolkit maps HE ‘cold spots', links to economic growth

By Peta Lee. A new interactive toolkit developed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, or HEFCE, has the potential to boost socio-economic development in the United Kingdom – and in future possibly allow previously higher education-deprived youngsters a chance to study. Read more...
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