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9 avril 2018

Universities cancel subscriptions to Springer journals

French research organisations and universities have cancelled their subscriptions to Springer journals, due to an impasse in fee negotiations between the publisher and Couperin.org, a national consortium representing more than 250 academic institutions in France, writes Diana Kwon for The Scientist. More...
9 avril 2018

Venezuela inaugurates Martin Luther King university

Venezuela paid tribute last week to Martin Luther King on the 50th anniversary of his assassination when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro inaugurated the Martin Luther King University Complex in Barquisimeto, the capital of Lara state, reports teleSUR. More...
9 avril 2018

Complaints over special treatment of foreign students

While competition at universities for locals is fierce, it has become easier for foreigners to receive a diploma at a Korean university as more institutions are seeking to make a ‘quick buck’ off overseas students, writes Kim Hyun-bin for The Korea Times. More...
9 avril 2018

How universities should manage innovation

Innovation has reached buzzword status with higher education institutions creating innovation offices and chief innovation officer positions, launching various online and competency-based offerings, and, in some cases, answering to nervous boards of trustees regarding whether their institutions are doing enough to prepare students for an increasingly uncertain future, writes Michael Horn for Forbes. More...
9 avril 2018

California universities in battle over fees hike

Under intense pressure not to raise tuition for the second consecutive year, California's public university systems have delayed votes to increase student fees and turned their attention back to the Capitol to lobby the state for more money, writes Alexei Koseff in The Sacramento Bee. More...
9 avril 2018

Calls for 50% of universities to be vocational centres

A media and business expert has called on the federal government to consider converting about 50% of the universities in Nigeria into vocational centres to enable young people to gain skills in different vocations, writes Providence Emmanuel for Vanguard. More...
9 avril 2018

New head for Balkan universities association

Professor Mircea Dumitru, the rector of the University of Bucharest, was unanimously elected chairman of the Balkan Universities Association by members of the general assembly at the fourth conference of the Balkan Universities Association, which took place in Tetovo in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 30-31 March, reports Agerpres. More...
9 avril 2018

Sexual misconduct by staff rife at universities – Report

Research shows sexual misconduct by university staff is rife on campuses in the United Kingdom, with more than four in 10 students reporting that they have suffered unwelcome advances and assault, including sexualised comments, inappropriate touching and rape, writes David Batty for The Guardian. More...
9 avril 2018

HIV self-test kits on sale in Shanghai universities

Three universities in Shanghai have begun offering HIV self-test kits in vending machines to promote HIV testing on campus while protecting privacy, reports Xinhua. Students at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai University and Tongji University can buy a kit for CNY30 (US$4.8), take a urine sample and return the kit to a deposit drawer in the machine. More...
9 avril 2018

President calls for committed agriculture students

Agricultural universities should admit students who know the countryside and the way things are done in agriculture, said Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at a nationwide conference on 3 April to discuss the development of the countryside and ways to bolster agribusiness effectiveness, reports Belarus News. More...
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