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By Benoit Millot. International university rankings have become a familiar feature on the higher education scene. As their impact has grown, reactions have followed, running from enthusiastic adherence to passive resistance to outright criticism. More...

By Takehiko Kariya. Before we start on any discussion of Japanese universities in the context of international competitiveness, we first need to address the question of why international competitiveness is an important issue.
Particularly if we are to compare universities in Japan with those in Britain, it is essential to understand the substantial differences of context that exist between the two countries and the different kinds of international competition they face. Unless we are clear on this point, it will be extremely difficult to make any meaningful comparisons between the two systems. More...

The Economics of Higher Education is the topic of the Eighth World Universities Forum in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Savannah, Georgia 5-6 February 2015
Countries around the world have established extensive higher education systems within their countries to support the development of an educated populace.  Some countries have systems that are predominantly publically funded and some countries have a mix of both public and privately funded higher educated systems.  Regardless, the reality exists that Higher Education is a very expensive national effort.  For instance, the US spends 2.6% of its GDP, Sweden spends 1.8% of its GDP, Canada spends 2.5% of its GDP, Japan spends 1.5% of its GDP, and India spends 1.35% of its GDP on Higher Education in their respective countries. The reason that countries around the world invest in Higher Education is that they have understood that Higher Education is a critical system and driver of social and economic mobility for the individual citizen and for the nation-state as well.  With shifting national and global realities, there are growing concerns about how to fund higher education considering cost and affordability.
Under this context, the World Universities Forum announces that the special focus for the 2015 Annual Conference will be The Economics of Higher Education.  Interested participants are encouraged to present and engage in discussion on such matters as:

• What are countries doing as it relates to national, regional, local investment into higher education?
• The relationship between tuition and the general operating budget for institutional operation?
• Budget reductions and its impact on institutional operations? 
• National and state level funding formulas for higher education - how are countries handling this? 
• Access for students as it relates to socioeconomic status? 
• Student debt and tuition costs?
• Higher Education and Fund Development?
• Creative ways of program development in times of fiscal restraint?
• University and business partnerships?
• And other matters as it relates to the Economics of Higher Education.

Additionally the conference will try to address the above questions with an interdisciplinary approach, through keynote speakers, garden sessions, workshops and parallel sessions.
Visit the Call for Papers for more information or click the button below to submit your proposal. More...

7th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy
The 7th Annual Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy is focused on higher education teaching excellence and the scholarship of teaching and learning. The conference showcases the best pedagogical practice and research in higher education today. Sessions address disciplinary and interdisciplinary instructional strategies, outcomes, and research. Ultimately, the conference is an opportunity to demonstrate effective instructional practice and disseminate the latest research aimed at improving the quality of higher education.
Faculty are, on a daily basis and in very unassuming ways, demonstrating a renewed energy and focus toward the scholarship of teaching and learning. This is further evidenced by our attention to academic assessment, the integration of technology and learning, and even in the change in our teaching lexicon as we incorporate active engagement and reflective practices into instruction to encourage authentic learning. More...

Les attentes du SIEF 2014
SIEF 2014 est une plateforme de discussion et d’exposition de l’éducation et de la formation au Cameroun depuis les États généraux de l’Éducation de 1993. Ce salon compte porter et re-penser l’éducation et la formation dans une perspective de leur discussion et de leur évaluation dans l’optique de l’Émergence.
SIEF recevra, sous plus de ses 200 stands attendus, plus de 2000 visiteurs par jour, des experts et des délégations, organismes et hommes de renom en éducation et en formation du Cameroun, de la sous-région et à l’international.
Cette première édition qui se tient à Yaoundé aura comme invitée spéciale la Turquie.

12th International Symposium on Learning-Centred Higher Education - Learning to Research - Researching to Learn - LiHE’14 Adelaide – Nov 23-27, 2014
Dr. Michelle Picard of the University of Adelaide invites you to participate in the LiHE 2014 symposium on LEARNING TO RESEARCH – RESEARCHING TO LEARN at the beautiful Monastery in the Wine Region of Adelaide, Australia, 23-27 November 2014.
The Monastery is set in tranquil, picturesque grounds in the Adelaide foothills, and its historic architecture has been transformed into a contemporary venue offering somewhere truly unique for our academic symposium.  The Monastery is remote and yet very central. It’s only five kilometres from the hustle and bustle of the city centre and well positioned to all of Adelaide’s tourist destinations including the beaches, the wine regions and the mid north. It’s a perfect location for those of you wishing to explore the local region further either before or after the symposium. See more...

International Alliance of Research Universities Congress - Global Challenges: achieving sustainability
Abstract submission for the IARU Sustainability Science Congress Global Challenges: Achieving Sustainability is now open. Deadline is the 12th of April. The congress will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark from 22-24 October 2014.
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The Sustainability Science Congress focuses on research related to global sustainability issues, including climate change. In a setting where disciplines converge, scientists, businesses and policy makers are invited to consider and explore sustainable solutions together. More...

In 2014, the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) celebrates its 20th year of strengthening collaborations among higher education institutions, government, and industry throughout North America and beyond. To celebrate our achievements and define the path for the next 20, on October 8-10, 2014 CONAHEC will hold its 16th North American Higher Education Conference in Tucson, Arizona, hosted by the University of Arizona. “The Next 20: Pathways, Partners, Paradigms” will focus on how synergies between higher education institutions, governments and businesses can be leveraged internationally to address global challenges and promote a healthier, more equitable world.
Global development is driven by higher education, government and business, and collectively these sectors will provide the solutions to the enormous problems that face humanity in the 21st century. Never before has the potential been greater to stamp out world hunger and poverty, to ensure universal human rights, and to effect positive change leading to more sustainable societies and relationships between people and the environment. The North American region and the rest of the world must strengthen our collective ability to work together, share knowledge and information, and own and solve the problems our societies face. To address global grand challenges, building interdisciplinary and cross-sector relationships based on integrity and trust becomes paramount. Creating and stewarding these relationships was one of the founding principles of CONAHEC, and it remains our core activity today.
Commemorating 20 years of advancement, this exciting event will highlight CONAHEC’s progress to date in building the North American community through collaboration and it will reveal many emergent opportunities that will allow us to collectively take the next steps forward. CONAHEC links higher education institutions, government agencies and partners in industry from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, and from the rest of the world, in collaboration and cooperation. In Tucson, approximately 500 leaders from higher education, government, industry, funding agencies and student organizations will convene to chart the course for the next 20 years of international higher education collaboration. CONAHEC extends a special invitation to representatives of indigenous and other under-represented communities to attend and share their perspectives. Representatives of low-income countries are also encouraged to participate.

Entre as maiores economias do mundo, o Brasil tem um universo educacional que talvez seja um dos mais insulares. Dos 800.000 estudantes estrangeiros matriculados em universidades norteamericanas, apenas 9.000 são brasileiros, colocando o país no 14º lugar entre os países de origem desses alunos.
Já o número de estudantes estrangeiros em universidades públicas brasileiras é de apenas 4.000, quase todos participantes do programa governamental PEC-G do governo brasileiro em apoio a 156 países amigos. Enquanto a Universidade Harvard tem 20% do seu corpo discente composto de estrangeiros, as três universidades públicas paulistas (USP, UNESP e UNICAMP) têm apenas 2%.
Com relação a docentes estrangeiros no Brasil, a UFABC lidera com 58 estrangeiros (13% dos seus professores), e a USP com 393 (6.5% do seu total). Os diferentes sistemas internacionais de "ranking" de universidades valorizam a característica de internacionalização porque consideram uma prática que "enriquece o ambiente de ensino", "traz um repertório diversificado de ideias, questionamentos e soluções", e "obriga as instituições a se atualizar e a oferecer novos currículos".
Por outro lado, o "multiculturalismo" apresenta problemas complexos a serem superados para que a EAD tenha sucesso, como as limitações linguísticas de muitos indivíduos, propostas curriculares engessadas, tradições pedagógicas e comunicativas diferentes, e obstáculos burocráticos, por exemplo: no recrutamento e matrícula de estudantes, na contratação de professores, bem como no reconhecimento de créditos acadêmicos e de diplomas globais.