A l'occasion du 20e anniversaire de l'Association des villes universitaires de France (AVUF), Geneviève Fioraso a rappelé que la réussite des étudiants est étroitement liée à leurs conditions de vie, à la qualité des campus et à leur environnement. Le prochain contrat de plan Etat-région sera l'occasion de fixer de nouvelles priorités centrées sur la qualité et l'attractivité des campus. 
Discours - 10.12.2013 Geneviève Fioraso
Je suis très heureuse de m'associer aujourd'hui à la célébration des 20 ans de l'Association des Villes Universitaires de France (AVUF). Je connais bien l'AVUF pour avoir souvent représenté la Ville de Grenoble, je mesure donc pleinement à quel point elle a contribué à transformer l'image et le concept du lien entre les campus universitaires et leur environnement. 
L'idée que les campus doivent être pleinement intégrés aux villes et à leur tissu économique, culturel, social, cette idée semble aller de soi. L'idée que les étudiants et les chercheurs doivent vivre et travailler dans la ville, participer à sa dynamique sociale, culturelle, citoyenne... elle aussi semble relever du bon sens. Et pourtant, pendant des années, le modèle qui a prévalu a plutôt été celui de campus périphériques, parfois "hors sol". Parce que les étudiants font un peu peur ? Parce que la science effraie ? 
Nous n'en sommes plus là heureusement, et l'AVUF a joué un rôle dans cette prise de conscience. Lors de notre rencontre dans le cadre de la préparation de la loi d'orientation sur l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche, publiée le 22 juillet dernier, nous avons partagé cette conviction : les universités, les lieux de recherche, jouent un rôle capital en termes d'attractivité, de compétitivité, mais aussi de lien social, de dynamique économique urbaine, d'animation culturelle. Suite du Discours...

International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQH) aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends quality in higher education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer new research or theoretical contributions. Presentations should be in Turkish and English and should address both theoretical issues and new research findings. 
Furthermore if  the presenter is unable to attend the oral presentation, video presentation choice is available. For further information on how to submit, please refer to the Video Presentation section on our website. For paper guidelines, please refer to the Paper Guidelines section. 
ICQH 2013 conference is supported by Sakarya University and Governers State University and will take place on December 12-14 2013 at  Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.

The Seventh World Universities Forum 
9-10 January, 2014 
University of Lisbon 
Lisbon, Portugal
Conference Focus 
As in previous years, the 2014 World Universities Forum (WUF) will feature sessions on a breadth of topics relevant to the university and its possibilities. Higher education has long had a special relationship with democracy, both as a mechanism for the promotion of democratic society and as a means for democratic equity of opportunity. Recent developments have only explicated the importance of this relationship. For example, university students and faculty continue to play essential roles in today’s democracy movements. At the same time, access to universities and other higher education institutions is diminishing in countries around the world. In some locations, rising fees are reducing access while elsewhere education systems are physically unable to accommodate burgeoning demand. 
Given its timely importance, the WUF hopes to initiate a conversation on democracy and higher education, engaging the promise and perils it faces in an era of dramatic change. We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia (See Proposal Types). Proposal ideas that extend beyond these thematic areas will also be considered. For more information about the ideas and themes underlying this community, see Our Focus. 
We also offer participation options for those individuals who cannot attend the conference. Authors who wish to submit an article for potential publication in the The Journal of the World Universities Forum may submit a Proposal for Article Submission, while all members of the knowledge community with an accepted proposal may submit an online presentation to the knowledge community YouTube channel.
Submit a Conference Proposal 
To learn more about preparing and submitting your conference proposal, including guidelines, deadlines, and "how-to" information, go to Submitting Your Work: Conference Presentations. 
Conference Details
To learn more about the conference, including speakers, session formats, venue, registration, and the like, stay in The Conference section of the website and use the navigation bar on the left to access desired information.

London has narrowly missed out on being named the best student city in the world.
Paris bagged the top spot for the second year in a row, with London just two points behind in the global rankings, drawn up by the QS Best Student Cities.
Manchester and Edinburgh were also listed in the top 50 cities in the world for students, with Manchester in 29th place and Edinburgh in 32nd. More...

What makes a great student city? A whole mixture of things, including top universities, quality of life, employment prospects, and of course affordability. Based on these measures and more, QS Best Student Cities brings you 50 of the world's best cities for students.
View the QS Best Student Cities Ranking
Methodology
Two pre-requisites have been established to identify the cities evaluated in this exercise. The first is that each city must have a population of over 250,000, the second that it must be home to at least two ranked institutions. Current calculations suggest that 98 cities in the world qualify on this basis. The top 50 will be published.

A l'occasion du Salon de l'Etudiant, le M.E.S.R. met l'accent sur la grande diversité des formations proposées par les universités françaises quel que soit le parcours suivi : bac général, bac technologique, bac professionnel, etc. 
Dans ce cadre, le ministère édite un guide intitulé "Choisir l'université", diffusé sur le salon. 
Télécharger le guide "Choisir l'université". 
CHOISIR L’UNIVERSITÉ POUR
La diversité de ses cursus
Ses formations qui mènent à des métiers
Son accompagnement vers la réussite
Le dynamisme de ses campus
Son ouverture à l’international
Sa prise en compte du handicap