Formation Continue du Supérieur

By Marielk. Just over a week ago College Board, a not-for-profit membership organization in the US, published data indicating that only 43% of the graduates from highschool in 2013 were academically prepared for college, a number that has remained the same in the last five years. While the US is often considered the leading country with respect to the quality of their higher education institutions, this report also shows great disparity within the educational system.  During the release of the report, Cyndie Schmeiser told Chronicle of HE reporters that the fact that the number has remained unchanged is worrisome: ”We are just not moving the needle as aggressively as it needs to be moved.” Read more...

By Marielk. Last week the most recent set of World University Rankings was published. So, the top 10 includes Caltech, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Cambridge, Imperial College of London, UC Berkeley, and Chicago. In essence the same list than last year with just Oxford and Stanford changing their places. The first non-US/non-UK institution was ETZ Zürich on 12th place. Read more...

By Marielk. This small list of tips is of relevance both to our Hedda master students, but also to others taking an oral exam in various areas of social sciences. While the tips are for the most part applicable to all, be sure to read carefully the exam guidelines at your university – they might differ in their emphasis. Read more...

On Tuesday, September 24th, the Higher Education Masters programme welcomed guest lecturers Lyn Yates and Kate O’Connor from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. The presentation focused on current pressures on teaching and learning in Australian Higher Education.
As a setting for the lecture,  Lyn Yates begins by describing the structure and governance, and students and teaching in Australian Higher Education.  The presentation then looks at the current Knowledge Building in Schooling and Higher Education: policy strategies and effects project. The project looks at the research-teaching relationships and pressures. Read more...

One in five adults in Europe have low literacy and numeracy skills, and even a university degree in the same subject is no guarantee of the same level of skills in different countries, according to the first comprehensive international Survey of Adult Skills published today by the OECD and European Commission.
The survey assesses the literacy, numeracy and problem-solving ICT skills of adults aged 16-65 in 17 EU Member States - Belgium (Flanders), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and the UK (England/Northern Ireland), as well as in Australia, Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Norway and the United States. The findings underline the need to target investment at improving education and training to increase skills and employability in European countries. More...

Universities currently have the opportunity to become part of the select EMT Network and join other institutions striving for excellence in their translation programmes. 
The third call for applications to join the European Master’s in Translation Network is now open. Universities may apply if they run programmes that comply with EMT quality standards. Existing members wishing to renew their membership must re-apply with a complete file — selection cannot be guaranteed.
The deadline for applications is 16 December 2013.
The results will be published by 2 June 2014.
EMT membership (or observer status) will take effect on the day the results are published and last for five years. No other selection procedure will be conducted during this period.
For more information on the EMT and the selection procedure, please consult the dedicated EMT website.

If you are interested in languages and new technologies and if you want to share and exchange views on this subject, you can register now.
Language experts, language teachers, trainers and researchers in the field of language learning are invited to participate in the 5th edition of the International Conference “Information and Communication Technologies for Language Learning” taking place in Florence (Italy), on 15-16 November 2012....
For further information about the conference please follow the link. More...

The conference presents the benefits of Intergenerational Learning to different aspects of life in a city, from social cohesion to employment.
Keynote speeches and workshop themes include:
• The return of the citizen to the neighbourhood: learning to be
• “It takes a village to raise a child – and to teach an old man new tricks”: cities as spaces for learning to know
• Co-habitation – Development and urbanism, living standards, historical events
• “Why ain’t we livin’ together?” – cities as spaces for learning to live together
• Entrepreneurship – Forging new job opportunities.
Link: Intergenerational Learning Cities.