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13 avril 2014

International students and democratic deficit?

This guest entry is written by Enzo Rossi, who is a current student of the HEM programme, a former full-time student representative, and the co-founder of Internationalista, a platform that aims at increasing international students’ awareness of democratic processes and  involvement in governance at the University of Oslo.
Are international students disproportionately underrepresented in formal governance, decision-making and leadership positions? Data for Norway seems to suggest that this is the case for all Norwegian Universities except Stavanger. See more...

13 avril 2014

Scholarships for students in South Eastern Europe to study in Austria

The Province of Styrtia and University of Graz have a project “GO STYRIA” focuses on incoming research mobility for Master and Doctoral students as well as Post-Docs. In the winter semester 2014/2015 a total of 50 scholarship months can be awarded.
The scholarship program aims at Master and Doctoral students who:
- Are currently  registered at universities in South-Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (F.Y.R.O.M.), Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova) and also still registered during the winter semester 2014/15.
- Are currently already working on their master of doctoral thesis.
- Want to have a study period at the University of Graz as exchange students in order to do research and then finish their degree at their home universities.
Furthermore, Post-docs from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (F.Y.R.O.M.), Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, who have completed their PhD programme with excellent results. The completion of the doctorate should not be older than 1 year at time of application.
Application deadline – 30 April 2014 – (receiving deadline of application via surface mail).
More information and the application form can be found here. See more...

13 avril 2014

Soll der NC fallen?

Von Franz Himpsl und Jonas Krumbein. Die deutschen Unis wehren sich mit Zulassungsbeschränkungen gegen die Studentenflut. Ist das ein Problem? Versiffte Zweckbauten, unendliche Mensaschlangen, überfüllte Hörsäle: Ich kenne keinen, der die deutsche Massenuniversität liebt. Sicher wären komfortablere Studienbedingungen machbar: Man platziere einfach vor allen Fächern den Türsteher Numerus clausus (NC), der nur einen Teil der interessierten Studenten durchlässt. Das wäre konsequent, schließlich geht der Trend schon länger zur flächendeckenden Zulassungsbeschränkung. Aber ist das auch sinnvoll? Ich finde: Nein. Mehr...

13 avril 2014

Zwei Drittel aller Studiengänge in Stadtstaaten haben einen NC

Wer mit schlechtem Abi studieren will, hat vor allem in Großstädten immer schlechtere Chancen. An Berliner Unis ist nur noch jeder zehnte Studiengang zulassungsfrei. Knapp die Hälfte aller Studiengänge in Deutschland ist mittlerweile zulassungsbeschränkt. Mit einem Numerus clausus (NC) sind 45,5 Prozent der Studiengänge belegt. Das ergab eine Studie des Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung(CHE). Im Osten gibt es allerdings deutlich weniger Beschränkungen. Mehr...

13 avril 2014

Die Plagiatsmaschine

Ein Kommentar von . Eine einzige Textstelle moniert Plagiatsjäger Heidingsfelder in Gerd Müllers Arbeit. Hier geht es nicht mehr nur um Wissenschaftsethik, hier geht es um Aufmerksamkeit. Ein jeder kann Martin Heidingsfelder buchen, um ihn Dissertationen prüfen zu lassen. Auf seiner Website sind Politikernamen angegeben, neben manchen steht ein Preis. Mehr...

13 avril 2014

Intelligent reforms of student loans

The Guardian homeBy The issue of non-repayment raised by the Sutton Trust and the Institute for Fiscal Studies is just one of the problems with the student loan system (Report, 10 April). By introducing lower monthly repayments as a sweetener when the £9,000 fees were introduced, the government has in fact created something more burdensome for graduates by locking them into an average of 26 years of debt. Read more...
13 avril 2014

Training will fill jobs gap better than public sector cash – George Osborne

The Guardian homeBy Chancellor tells American Enterprise Institute in Washington that investment in technology is key to sustained recovery. The UK's recovery will improve the living standards of all workers and generate well-paid jobs to replace those that technology makes obsolete, George Osborne told an audience of free-market campaigners in Washington on Friday. Read more...
13 avril 2014

The personal cost of applying for research grants

The Guardian homeBy Academic research can be hugely stressful. Now comes evidence from Australia that the demands of applying for a research grant also carry an emotional toll. Read more...
13 avril 2014

Why UK universities shouldn't be hostile to alternative economic models

The Guardian homeBy We at the Post-Crash Economics Society believe room must be made in economics teaching for non-mainstream theories. What follows may just seem to be a story about one course option at one university, but it has important ramifications, not only for an ongoing national debate about economics education, but for economic policy and politics itself. We, the Post-Crash Economics Society at the University of Manchester, believe that the contents of economics syllabuses and economics teaching methods should be rethought in the light of the financial crisis. We were recently informed that our economics department had rejected our proposal to teach a module, called Bubbles, Panics and Crashes: an Introduction to Alternative Theories of Crisis, next year. Read more...
13 avril 2014

Postdoc diaries: to research or teach?

The Guardian homeBy Securing a job may require setting aside cherished plans. Mel and Dean reflect on some difficult decisions. Last month, I mentioned that the Williams Syndrome Foundation (WSF) has decided to fund my research and provide my maintenance. So this month, I have been focusing on finishing my PhD thesis. Read more...
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