By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In Commentary,
Paul Benneworth writes in response to an article carried in last week’s edition that world-class universities, if they are truly committed to the global common good, need to give the most excluded and powerless communities some way to voice their interests and concerns.
Jane Knight discusses international joint universities as one form of transnational education or international programme and provider mobility, which is rapidly expanding in scope and scale.
Robert Coelen and Jiang Bo ask if China’s education reforms, which seek to create an entrepreneurial, innovative socialist society, go far enough to rival the global competition.
Also in Commentary,
Glen Jacobs suggests it is time for a different approach at medical schools – one that values collaboration among students and faculty and provides ample academic support as opposed to the usual hyper-competitive culture. And
Alex Baker-Shelley says the Green Office Model, a student-driven approach to sustainability, requires greater university support, and suggests looking to social and environmental entrepreneurs outside higher education.
In World Blog this week,
Grace Karram Stephenson writes that urban universities need to be real estate savvy in an era of rising property prices, and this could include considering real estate investments in countries to which they export programmes.
In Features,
Brendan O’Malley reports on a storm brewing over falling levels of access for black and socio-economically disadvantaged students to the UK’s top two universities.
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