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By Erin Pottie. The president of Cape Breton University is calling for fundamental reform of Canadian universities and the creation of a Halifax “super-university.” 
Speaking at the Canadian International Conference on Education, which his university is hosting in Sydney, David Wheeler said big changes are needed if universities are to maintain international competitiveness. 
“Now is not the time to be playing for draw; universities have got to be playing for win and that means we need a strategy,” Wheeler said in an interview following his address Monday. More...

Le ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche lance une nouvelle politique pour l’entrepreneuriat étudiant. Cette politique articule formation à l’entrepreneuriat, reconnaissance des parcours entrepreneuriaux dans les cursus et accompagnement de la démarche entrepreneuriale des étudiants et jeunes diplômés. Fiche entrepreneuriat étudiant.
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Des formations à l’entrepreneuriat et à l’innovation

La fondation universitaire AMIDEX vient de décider de labelliser "Académie d’excellence" un master de l’IAE d’Aix-en-Provence, préparant les étudiants au management de projets innovants.
A l’issue d’un appel à projet lancé fin 2013, la Fondation Universitaire AMIDEX vient de décerner le label "Académie d’Excellence" au Master Global Innovation Management (MGIM) de l’IAE d’Aix-en-Provence. Produit d’un partenariat avec Poole College of Management - North Carolina State University (Etats-Unis), ce master délivre un double diplôme, et prépare les étudiants, dont 70 % sont internationaux, au management de projets innovants grâce à une pédagogie par projets et un accompagnement personnalité. Suite...

Un peu plus d'un chef d'entreprise sur quatre se dit optimiste quant à la possibilité d'embaucher un étudiant en alternance, alors que ce type de formation dispose d'une très bonne image, révèle un sondage Ipsos pour le Cesi et Le Figaro.
Une nouvelle stagnation malgré une bonne réputation ! L'alternance dispose en effet d'une bonne image auprès des grandes sociétés. 77 % des salariés du secteur privé sont ainsi séduits par ce type de formation, révèle un sondage de l'Observatoire social de l'entreprise réalisé par Ipsos et le Cesi, en partenariat avec Le Figaro. Une bonne image partagée par les cadres, les professions intermédiaires, les employés ou encore les ouvriers, et ce tout secteur d'activité confondu. Suite...

By Jurgen Balzan. Prime Minister says Malta the next big things in the Mediterranean will happen in Malta - government committed to turning island into educational hub. Consider those global models of economically mighty city-states, minus the outrageous police state laws and underpaid migrant labour: Prime Minister Joseph Muscat today vowed to make his country “the next Singapore or Dubai” at the opening of the London School of Commerce’s new higher education college in Floriana.
“We believe that the next big things in the area will happen in Malta,” Muscat said, whose government is also actively attracting the global rich to become citizens of Malta. More...

By Andrew Denholm. Universities have launched a fresh campaign to target some of the world's emerging nations for new student recruitment markets and research collaborations.
Under a groundbreaking joint initiative, institutions will seek to promote the distinctive qualities of Scottish universities to Brazil, China, Malaysia, Mexico and Colombia. The move comes after recent research warned that universities north of the border were not seen as having their own separate identity overseas. More...

By Adrian Wan. Party discipline officer says Chinese Academy of Social Sciences also engages in 'illegal collusion', in online remarks quickly removed.
A senior party discipline inspector has accused one of China's most influential academic research organisations of being "infiltrated by foreign forces" and "conducting illegal collusion during [politically] sensitive times". More...

By Ioanna Zikakou. The phenomenon of “eternal students” in Greek universities has become a major issue for the country’s educational system.  Four out of 10 students have not completed their studies, even after 12 years, while university occupations by students  or their personnel, along with double examinations periods are making it even more difficult for them to complete the studies and obtain a degree. However, Greek legislation allows someone to be considered a university student for years after being admitted, even if he doesn’t attend classes or participate in exams.
Girls appear to be doing better than boys, as they complete their studies in less time.  Meanwhile, the data concerning freshmen is rather shocking, mainly because the pressure of Panhellenic exams (university introduction exams) is keeping them from succeeding during their first year of university. They seem to be so tired after their university introductory exams that they wish to take “a break” during their first college year. See more...

Starbucks Corp said it plans to partly pay for an online bachelor's degree program for its employees in the United States, hoping to retain its workforce and save on hiring and training costs.
The world's largest coffee chain is teaming up with Arizona State University to subsidize education for its US employees who work an average of 20 hours a week.
As of September 2013, Starbucks had 137,000 employees, about three-fourths of its global workforce, in the United States. Read more...