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20 mai 2013

Azerbaijani Education Ministry releases list of foreign universities for student admission through state program

The Ministry of Education has released the list of foreign universities for student admission through the state program for 2007-2015.
The Education Ministry told APA that the list of higher schools in foreign countries within “State Program on education of Azerbaijani youth abroad for 2007-2015” was confirmed under the order issued by Education Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 15.05.2013.
The education of students entering universities in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania only from 2013-2014 academic years can be funded. The list covers 476 universities of 34 countries. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

For a more ‘friendly’ Japan

By Takamitsu Sawa. At an April 17 meeting of the government’s Industrial Competitiveness Council, professor Heizo Takenaka of Keio University and some other members representing the private sector proposed 23 concrete schemes as the initial step toward making Japan a nation with “the world’s most business-friendly environment.”
They specifically called for introducing bold deregulation in areas to be designated as “Abenomics special strategic zones,” named after economic policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Such deregulation is to be carried out on an experimental basis with a view to improving Japan’s industrial competitiveness. It is said the idea stemmed from opinions exchanged among the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Aichi prefectural government and the governments of Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City. I would like to express my personal views on some of the proposed projects. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

UAE in talks to ease visa requirements to Australia

By Shane McGinley. Australia is considering relaxing visa requirements for UAE citizens in a bid to boost trade between the two countries and encourage more Emirati students to study at Australian universities, the UAE Foreign Minister has said.
“We have the opportunity to discuss this issue and we have received positive indicators from the Australian foreign minister. The process requires more time and consultations between the two countries,” UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said when asked about the possibility of a waiver of visa requirements for UAE citizens wishing to visit Australia.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, speaking at a press conference to mark his visit to the emirates, said UAE-Australia ties were “strong and firm” and noted trade between the two countries had reached $6bn. Nearly 16,000 Australians are living and working in the UAE and more than 125 flights per week are scheduled between the two countries. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

In France, some suffer malaise as universities offer English-language courses

By Edward Cody. There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way in French, and, of course, lovers traded sweet nothings in French.
Viewed from France, the trouble with modern times is that many of those activities are now conducted in English, even by the French. In a country that cares so much about its language it maintains a whole ministry to promote it, that alone is enough to stir passionate debate in Paris — in French, naturally. But there is more.
Higher Education Minister Genevieve Fioraso this past week introduced a bill that would allow French universities to teach more courses in English, even when English is not the subject. The goal, she explained, is to attract more students from countries such as Brazil, China and India where English is widely taught but French is reserved largely for literature lovers. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

NH-licensed Italian college gets extension to grant degrees

By Dave Solomon - New Hampshire Union Leader. CONCORD - A university near Torino, Italy, licensed by the state of New Hampshire, had its degree-granting authority extended for another year by the state Higher Education Commission.
The commission voted last week to accept a May 1 update from St. John International University on finances and enrollment, and extended approval through June 30, 2014, with progress reports due on Nov. 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014.
The commission plans another site visit to SJIU in the spring of 2014. The actions taken Wednesday were based on the recommendations of a team that visited the Italian campus in December of last year. All expenses for those visits are paid by the university, according to Richard A. Gustafson, director of the Division of Higher Education. At its March meeting, the commission requested more information on enrollment and finances. Enrollment is projected to increase from 99 last year to 204. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

6.99 mln grads hit market

By Liu Qiang. This year, nearly 6.99 million students will graduate from college, an increase of 190,000 compared with 2012. This number is the highest since the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. One of the most important indexes of employment, the job contract signing rate, is on a downward slope compared with last year, indicating 2013 will be a tough year for graduates. Up to May 1, the job contract signing rate in Beijing reached 33.6 percent, up 5 percent from April's figures. These numbers are not just mere figures; they actually represent the real stories of graduates in desperate search of employment.
Due to the rapid expansion of college admissions, the number of graduates has almost quadrupled in just one decade, outrunning China's economic growth. The Chinese College Graduates' Employment Annual Report, published by MyCOS.com.cn, shows that in 2013 the job contract signing rate of postgraduates stands at 26 percent, down 9 percent compared with last year; the numbers for undergraduates and junior college students are 35 percent and 32 percent, down 12 percent and 13 percent respectively compared with last year. Read more...

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20 mai 2013

A Rennes, les présidents d'université préparent l'avenir

Par Olivier Berrezai. La Conférence des présidents d'université se tient jusqu'à vendredi. Trois cents participants, dont 80 présidents venus de toute la France, planchent sur les hommes et les femmes qui font l'université.
Chaque année, le colloque de la Conférence des présidents d'université (CPU) est un temps fort dans la vie universitaire française. Il rassemble les responsables de tout l'hexagone pour réfléchir à l'avenir. Son président national, Jean-Loup Salzmann, par ailleurs à la tête de l'université Paris 13, est invité cette fois par ses homologues rennais, Guy Cathelineau (président de Rennes 1) et Jean-Émile Gombert (Rennes 2).
7e ville universitaire
En ouvrant les débats, mercredi soir, Daniel Delaveau a rappelé que le poids que représente l'université à Rennes, 7e ville universitaire de France (hors Ile-de-France), avec plus de 58 000 étudiants, 1 600 doctorants. « On estime à plus de 14 000 le nombre d'emplois directs et indirects générés par l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche », souligne le maire de Rennes et président de Rennes Métropole.
Le thème abordé cette année lors du colloque: « Quelles politiques de ressources humaines pour l'université de demain? » Sur fond de réforme, car le projet de loi sur l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche sera examiné à l'Assemblée nationale à partir du 22 mai. Geneviève Fioraso, la ministre, avait prévu de faire le déplacement à Rennes.
Finalement, elle est intervenue depuis Paris, par visioconférence, jeudi à 16 h 30. Suite de l'article...
By Olivier Berrezai. The Conference of University Presidents held until Friday. Three hundred participants, including 80 presidents from all over France, are working on the men and women who are university.
Each year, the conference of the Conference of University Presidents (CPU) is a highlight in the French university life. It brings together the heads of all the hexagon to think about the future. More..

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20 mai 2013

La dette des étudiants américains causera-t-elle la prochaine crise économique?

Les Etats-Unis compteront près de deux millions de diplômés supplémentaires cette année. ABC News se demande combien parmi ces jeunes étudiants regretteront le passage par l’université, en particulier les frais engagés pour obtenir le précieux sésame. Car les quatre années passées à étudier et à faire la fête coûtent cher. En moyenne, les étudiants américains sortent de l’université avec une dette de 26.000 dollars (soit environ 20.000 euros), lit-on sur le New York Times dans une tribune de l’économiste et prix Nobel Joseph Stiglitz. C’est 40% de plus qu’il y a sept ans.
Les plus endettés vont jusqu’à demander des prêts de 100.000 dollars (77.000 euros), bien au-delà de leur capacité de remboursement. Derrière des montants faramineux se cache une inégalité profonde de la société américaine. Selon Stiglitz, cette crise est intimement liée à celle des subprimes, qui a déclenché la tourmente financière en 2008. Suite de l'article...

Na Stáit Aontaithe beagnach dhá mhilliún níos mó céimithe i mbliana. ABC Nuacht iontais cé mhéad de na mac léinn óga brón rith ag an ollscoil, go háirithe na costais a fháil ar an lómhar. Le ceithre bliana anuas ag staidéar agus ag partying daor. Ar an meán, saoire mic léinn Meiriceánach ollscoil le fiach de $ 26,000 (thart ar € 20,000), léigh muid an New York Times in earra ag eacnamaí agus Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz. Níos mó...

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20 mai 2013

Pour ses 50 ans, l'Université part en quête de ses pionniers

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Par Stéphane Bernault. Pour fêter dignement son demi-siècle, l'Université d'Avignon lance un appel pour réunir les 160 étudiants qui, en 1963, étrennaient les amphis du centre d'enseignement supérieur scientifique.
Parce que l'Université n'a plus les archives de l'époque, le président Emmanuel Ethis et son équipe sont obligés de lancer un grand appel pour interpeller les anciens étudiants de la promotion de 1963 - année qui marque le retour d'Avignon en tant que ville universitaire avec l'ouverture d'une université dédiée aux sciences - dans le but de pouvoir fêter dignement avec eux le 50e anniversaire de la réouverture. Seul objet de l'époque qui parle de cet événement: un reportage de l'INA, daté du 23 octobre 1963, jour de la rentrée. Il a immortalisé la réouverture de la faculté dans la cité des papes et aussi les premiers cours donnés dans les bâtiments de l'ancienne école normale.
Ce Centre d'enseignement supérieur scientifique, situé rue Louis Pasteur et dépendant de la faculté des sciences d'Aix-Marseille, a offert, 170 ans après la fermeture de l'ancienne université, la possibilité à ses étudiants de se former dans des filières touchant aux mathématiques, à la physique, la chimie et aux sciences naturelles. Ces quelques minutes d'images d'archives ont permis à l'Université d'Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse d'apprendre qu'il y avait 160 élèves présents dans cette toute première promotion et que les étudiants venaient du Vaucluse, du Gard et des Bouches-du-Rhône, comme encore majoritairement de nos jours. Suite de l'article...

Di Stéphane Bernault. Per celebrare mezzo secolo, l'Università di Avignone chiama a raccogliere 160 studenti nel 1963 aule étrennaient di maggiore centro di educazione scientifica.
Perché l'Università non ha più il record di tempo, il presidente Ethis Emmanuel e la sua squadra sono costretti a lanciare un appello importante per sfidare i vecchi allievi del 1963 - anno segna il ritorno di Avignone Come una città universitaria, con l'apertura di un'università dedicata alla scienza - in modo da poter celebrare con loro il 50 ° anniversario della riapertura. Più...

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20 mai 2013

Udacity to offer Master’s degree in Computer Science

By Robert Talbert. Sebastian Thrun of Udacity today announced that Udacity, Georgia Tech, and AT&T are teaming up to offer an online Master’s degree in Computer Science. Here is Thrun’s official announcement. The details are slim at this point but Thrun states that the course materials will be entirely free, that there will be a tuition charge if you want to have the actual credit-bearing Master’s degree certification, and non-credit certificates will be offered at “a much reduced price point”. Without details, there’s not much to say at this point about all this, other than this is clearly a major advance in the reach of massively open online courses. Udacity was the first to partner with brick-and-mortar universities to offer academic credit for MOOCs, and just as others are beginning to follow suit, they have made the leap into graduate education. Read more...

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