Formation Continue du Supérieur

21 juin 2018

Elite universities improve teaching scores after review

Some of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious universities have improved their scores for teaching standards after they requested to be judged again in official rankings, writes Eleanor Busby for the Independent. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:40 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

Crypto-company gives US$50 million for research

Crypto payments company Ripple has announced a new US$50 million fund to finance university research into blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies after partnering with 17 universities around the world for the new project, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University College London, Princeton University and the Australian National University, writes Oscar Williams-Grut for Business Insider. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:39 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

University staff may strike over pay battle in court

A fresh round of university staff strikes loom in Kenya as unions plan to return to the courts over a pay increment row, with the Universities Academic Staff Union due to file a case at the Employment and Labour Relations Court demanding a fresh offer from the government, writes Augustine Oduor for the Sunday Standard. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

Universities must prepare needs-based budgets

Most Nigerian top-level managers, when they need to go for training, end up going to Harvard University or the London School of Economics, but training could be done in Nigeria – if a needs-based budget is adopted by universities, according to Professor Olufemi Bamiro, writes Modupe George for the Nigerian Tribune. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

‘Gendered language’ off limits at universities

In a move towards gender neutrality, some universities in Australia have taken to banning words with gendered meaning such as ‘she’, ‘mankind’ and ‘workmanship’, which are among the terms that have been banned, reports Newshub.
As a result, students are losing marks on assignments if they are seen to be using language that isn't inclusive. Queensland University of Technology has employed the policy, excluding terms such as ‘wife of’ or ‘mother of’ as exclusive words, and has deemed the suffix ‘man’ as sexist. The University of Sydney claims it would prefer its students to just be grammatically incorrect over being politically incorrect. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:28 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

Universities chastised for unconditional offers to pupils

School pupils are being told by universities that they don’t need to finish their A-levels, it has been claimed, as Bill Watkin, chief executive of the Sixth-Form Colleges’ Association, has warned of the “unhelpful” impact on schools and colleges of unconditional offers, which promise university places to pupils regardless of their A-level results, writes Alix Robertson for Schools Week. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:27 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

President calls for end to ragging at universities

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a combined programme should be implemented immediately in collaboration with all relevant parties to eliminate from the university system the brutal ragging practice during initiation for new students, reports the Colombo Page. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:26 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

IP policy reform needs to start at universities

Concerns about Canadian intellectual property (IP) moving offshore raise a broader and more important issue about made-in-Canada IP. Across the country, universities have no common or baseline intellectual-property policy; each institution has developed its own approach based on its own worldview, writes Gordon Harling for The Globe and Mail. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:26 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

Students dodge debts, paid for by taxpayers

More young Americans are pursuing a degree in Germany to save money – courtesy of German taxpayers, but the government says the investment in foreign students pays off, writes John Blau for Handelsblatt. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:25 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

21 juin 2018

Network shows how universities can help refugees

A global network of universities is helping to create positive change for the experiences of refugees and migrant families. On 7 June, scholars and students travelled to the United Nations headquarters in New York to share how they are supporting refugees – and how small actions can make a big difference, writes Mark Charlton for Inter Press Service. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 09:23 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Partager cet article

Vous aimez ?

0 vote

<< < 7100 7110 7120 7130 7140 7150 7160 7170 7180 7190 7191 7192 7193 7194 7195 7196 7197 7198 7199 7200 7300 7400 7500 7600 7700 7800 7900 8000 8100 8200 8300 8400 8500 8600 8700 8800 8900 9000 9100 9200 9300 9400 9500 9600 9700 9800 9900 10000 10100 10200 10300 10400 10500 10600 10700 10800 10900 11000 11100 11200 11300 11400 11500 11600 11700 11800 11900 12000 12100 12200 12300 12400 12500 12600 12700 12800 12900 13000 13100 13200 13300 13400 13500 13600 13700 13800 13900 14000 14100 14200 14300 14400 14500 14600 14700 14800 14900 15000 15100 15200 15300 15400 15500 15600 15700 15800 15900 16000 16100 16200 16300 16400 16500 16600 16700 16800 16900 17000 17100 17200 17300 17400 17500 17600 17700 17800 17900 18000 18100 18200 18300 18400 18500 18600 18700 18800 18900 19000 19100 19200 19300 19400 19500 19600 19700 19800 19900 20000 20100 20200 20300 20400 20500 20600 20700 20800 20900 21000 21100 21200 21300 21400 21500 21600 21700 21800 21900 22000 22100 22200 22300 22400 22500 22600 22700 22800 22900 23000 23100 23200 23300 23400 23500 23600 23700 23800 23900 24000 > >>