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1 décembre 2013

Degrees of separation: more women enrolling at universities

By Geoff Maslen. More women are enrolling at university than before, and outnumber men from bachelor degrees to the top doctoral peaks.
Girls outperform and outstay boys in school and, as a result, they go on to university in ever greater numbers. According to new statistics from the federal Education Department, the number of female students in higher education jumped by 33.5 per cent between 2002 and 2012, compared with a 22 per cent rise for males. In 2002, of the 151,550 Australian students who graduated from university, 56 per cent were women. By 2012, graduation numbers had increased to nearly 195,000, of whom 60 per cent were female, a ratio likely to be higher again this year. Read more...

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1 décembre 2013

Presidential Frontrunner Proposes “Free” University in Chile

By Joel Fensch. As presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet prepares for a second round of voting on December 15 in Chile, for what would be a second term in office, her campaign has released a proposal to provide universal access to higher education at no cost to students. Her campaign’s five-member special unit’s proposal not only requires broadly increasing the country’s welfare state, it also calls for the elimination of for-profit universities, which currently play an important role in the country’s education system. The team is proposing new taxes on “professionals,” to cover the cost of providing free access to universities. More...

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1 décembre 2013

Exclusive: New ethical code of practice will save students from rogue agents

By Richard Garner. Plans aimed at stopping “rogue” agents supplying overseas students to UK universities can be unveiled today by The Independent on Sunday.
The British Council will publish an online database listing all the agents around the world who have signed up to a new ethical code of practice in the wake of several cases involving conflicts of interest – with the agent being paid by both student and university. The use of agents has mushroomed over the past few years, as UK universities seek to recruit more international students who pay full-cost fees. According to researchers, UK universities are shelling out £60m a year in agents’ fees and recruiting 50,000 students annually through this method. Read more...

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1 décembre 2013

On course to become a credit worthy qualification

By Adam Palin. High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article.
If the first chapter in the evolution of massive open online courses (Moocs) was written in the US, it may well be in Europe that they make their next significant advance.
This is the view of Hannes Klöpper, co-founder and chief academic officer at Iversity, a Berlin-based Mooc platform that launched in October 2013. Mr Klöpper argues that the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) presents an opportunity to transform Moocs – free, standalone courses – from academic novelty to meaningful qualifications. Read more...

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1 décembre 2013

Credit transfer system set to ‘transform’ MOOCs

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If the first chapter in the evolution of massive open online courses was written in the US, it may well be in Europe that they make their next significant advance. This is the view of Hannes Klöpper, co-founder and chief academic officer at Iversity, a Berlin-based MOOC platform that launched recently, writes Adam Palin for the Financial Times.
Klöpper argues that the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, or ECTS, presents an opportunity to transform MOOCs – free, standalone courses – from academic novelty to meaningful qualifications. Under the ECTS, students can transfer credits for study already completed towards an appropriate equivalent degree in any of the 53 countries that have ratified the Lisbon Recognition Convention.
Should European universities start awarding students credit for attainment in Moocs, Klöpper says that the ECTS provides a legal basis for mutual credit recognition. Klöpper says that this sets Europe apart from the US.
Full report on the Financial Times site.

By Abu Kamara. In the funding calculus of higher education, diminishing public funds for institutions plus increasing enrolment does not always equal higher priority for student support programmes. As universities scramble to implement cash-sensitive support programmes to meet the unique needs of their growing and diverse student bodies, an informal support economy has been developing within and outside higher education to fill the support gaps. Read more...

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