By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In Commentary,
Jenneke Lokhoff and Katrien Bardoel consider how automatic recognition of qualifications might be achieved in the European Higher Education Area by the 2020 deadline.
Mark Ashwill explains why Vietnamese universities should focus on pursuing their stated missions and not concern themselves with global university rankings. And
Baroness Ruth Henig introduces readers to ProtectEd as a sector-wide solution to raise standards in student security in the UK amid growing concerns about mental health, sexual harassment and crime.
Also in Commentary,
William Tierney says universities need to confront their past rather than whitewash it, however uncomfortable that may be, so we can unveil truths and better understand the challenges of the present.
Sharon Fonn describes a programme that helps scholars engage in multidisciplinary research to improve health outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. And
Wondwosen Tamrat says the introduction of a national system for assessment and standardisation of journals could have considerable impact on the quality of Ethiopia’s research.
In World Blog,
Angel Calderon unpacks the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, advising Asian universities to address their weaker subject areas to progress further in the overall rankings.
In Features,
Brendan O’Malley outlines research conducted by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences into the current state of trust in science among Americans, while
Stephen Coan reports on the 10-year anniversary of the African Leadership Academy – ‘a different kind of school’ with a mission ‘to impact on Africa’.
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