A graduate wants her £60,000 (US$84,000) back from her old university after accusing it of running a course she branded as "Mickey Mouse", writes Jimmy Nsubuga for Metro UK. More...By Suvendrini Kakuchi. Japan is to boost research funding for artificial intelligence and automation technologies this year as it struggles to maintain its global scientific research competitiveness. Though still a leading research nation, experts say bold reform measures and fresh policies are needed if Japan is to keep pace as China has emerged as a strong presence in Asia in recent years. More...By Grace Karram Stephenson. After almost two years of controversy, Canadian universities are still simmering in the debate between free speech and inclusivity. Is academic freedom a platform to share any controversial ideas that come to light or must professors cushion their opinions to make class a safer place for diverse students. More...By Martin Rees. Soon after I enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1964, I encountered a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies, who was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty. This was Stephen Hawking. He had recently been diagnosed with a degenerative disease, and it was thought that he might not survive long enough even to finish his PhD. But he lived to the age of 76, passing away on 14 March 2018. More...By Serhiy Kvit. The quality of Ukrainian higher education and its academic integrity depends on the implementation of university autonomy. That autonomy is a central feature of the Roadmap to Higher Education Reform published last week and developed with leading national experts in response to the OECD Reviews of Integrity in Education: Ukraine 2017 report. More...By Huey-Jen Jenny Su. When we talk about talent flow, the term brain drain often comes to mind. The term originated in the 1950s and came about as a result of the large influx of immigrants to the United States. As technology brings the world closer and collapses geographical distance between countries, the term ‘brain drain’ or the more neutral ‘highly-skilled migration flow’ is becoming an ever more critical issue in education, politics, economics and national development. More...By Simon Marginson. The zero-sum trade-off between public good and private good is a key aspect of the present English policy approach to higher education. It is one of the many things wrong with the English system model, with its obsession with austerity in spending, fake economic markets and controlling education and its users by sending all into competition with all. More...By Ayenachew A Woldegiyorgis. Should developing countries dedicate their resources and energy towards building excellence-oriented research universities or towards creating a mass system through widening access to higher education and training. More...By Sjur Bergan and Stig Arne Skjerven. A package of measures to accommodate refugees with the ability to study that was launched by the German government in late 2015 and that supports 10,000 students a year is to be continued. The measures are being implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). More...By Michael Gardner. A package of measures to accommodate refugees with the ability to study that was launched by the German government in late 2015 and that supports 10,000 students a year is to be continued. The measures are being implemented by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
