A research user from industry reflects on the experience of being a main panel member in the 2014 REF exercise, and the difference the REF has made. More...
31 décembre 2017
31 décembre 2017
Graduate wellbeing: measuring more of what matters
In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy lamented that using income to measure progress “does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education,[…] the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. […It] measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.”
Had Kennedy lived to see the 21st century he may have been heartened by the great strides social scientists have made towards measuring that elusive quality. More...
31 décembre 2017
Barriers for BTEC students to fit in at high-tariff universities
In terms of background characteristics, BTEC students are more likely to be from black or other ethnic minority groups, or to come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. They are also less likely to be as successful at university as those students from more advantaged backgrounds that have entered higher education with traditional A level qualifications. More...
31 décembre 2017
Thinking differently for REF 2021
We know that many people are keen to understand more about the REF 2021 rules, and to begin planning and considering the ways they may best be implemented for their institution. There are several aspects of the high-level framework that continue from the previous exercise; but there are also key changes to the submission process that will need a bit of a mindset change to fully get to grips with. More...
31 décembre 2017
Palestinian and European Students’ Representatives met in Ramallah
Following the 73rd Board Meeting of the European Students’ Union (ESU); The National Union of Students in Denmark (DSF) and representatives from 7 other NUSes went to Ramallah to participate in a workshop with the National Union of Students in Palestine (PSCF). The workshop consisted of a series of presentations and sessions, where the participants discussed organizational and political strengths and challenges in their respective organisations, as well as ideas and thoughts to ‘strengthen student collaboration across cultures’. More...
31 décembre 2017
General Meeting of the Belarusian Students’ Association (BSA)
On 9 December 2017, the Belarusian Students’ Association (BSA) held its General Assembly in Minsk. Representatives of the previous BSA’s Council reported about organisation activities during this year. During the meeting, members of the organisation voted on changes in the BSA’s Statutes. More...
31 décembre 2017
EUA launches the Public Funding Observatory 2017
The European University Association (EUA) has released the Public Funding Observatory 2017 report, bringing up new data on public funding for universities. The information presents the funding trends and situation of 34 different higher education systems.
A slow and delicate recovery
According to the report, Universities are far from recovering from pre-crisis levels of funding. The report indicates that ‘only 14 systems had higher funding in 2016 than in 2008’. More...
31 décembre 2017
The GEM Youth Report: The Right to Education
On Friday 8 December 2017, UNESCO launched the youth version of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on Accountability in Education. The President of the European Students’ Union (ESU), Helge Schwitters, had the pleasure to actively participate in this report as Youth Ambassador.
Launched just two days before the Human Rights Day, the GEM Report focuses on accountability across all the stakeholders involved in Education – governments, schools, teachers, parents, the international community, and the private sector. More...
31 décembre 2017
Bologna with Student Eyes questionnaire 2018 is open!
The objective of the questionnaire is to produce the Bologna with Student eyes publication for the European Higher Education Area Ministerial conference taking place in Paris May 2018. The publication will to bring a student perspective to the implementation of Bologna reforms and follow up on national developments since the 2015 edition. More...
31 décembre 2017
Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) rejects the implementation of nation-wide tuition fees
The introduction of tuition fees was part of the coalition contract by both parties, which will govern for the upcoming five years in Austria. The Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) strictly opposes these plans, which would be highly irresponsible regarding student’s rights and in socio-economic terms. More...
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