Policy and Strategy
CIHE - Branding Universities: Trends and Strategies
The essay describes the three main trends in the branding of universities and considers that strategic implications and cultural meanings of university branding.
University World News - Research universities to establish global network
Four of the world’s major research university groups are to form an international network as a parallel organisation to the Global Research Council of Science and Engineering Funding Agencies, established last year by agency representatives from nearly 50 countries.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Student Aid Can Be Awarded for 'Competencies,' Not Just Credit Hours
It's official: Colleges can now award federal student aid based on measured "competencies," not just credit hours. In a letter sent to colleges on Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department told them they may apply to provide federal student aid to students enrolled in "competency-based" programs and spelled out a process for doing so.
University World News - ‘Manifesto for Change’ for women in higher education
Hong Kong: zero. Japan: 2.3. India: three. Kuwait: three. Turkey: seven. UK: 14. Australia: 17. The numbers tell a story. They are the percentages of universities that have women as leaders in a range of jurisdictions around the world.
ScienceGuide - Cuban doctors and Canadian teachers
Canada is one of the few countries which has a surplus of high-quality teachers. ScienceGuide asked Ramona Jennex, Chair of the Canadian Council of Ministers of Education, how they created this luxurious position.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - University Leaders From Asia and the Pacific Consider Challenges of Globalization
As globalization and technology blur national borders, universities must work even harder to demonstrate their distinctiveness and value, said the leaders of top universities in the Asia-Pacific region.
The PIE News - First universities portal launched for MENA
The first ever search portal for universities in the Middle East and North Africa has been launched, and is set for international expansion. ‘Uni and I’ offers a searchable list of regional universities along with key information on fees, facilities, scholarships, loans and registration procedures.
Taiwan Today - Taiwan recognises more mainland China universities
Taiwan increased its number of locally accredited mainland Chinese tertiary institutions March 12 as part of ROC government efforts promoting cross-strait exchanges and widening the nation’s pool of student talent.
The PIE News - Japanese unis to “double” overseas students
Japan’s national universities say they want to double their overseas enrolments by 2020, as well as the number of courses they offer in English
IPPR - An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead
This wide-ranging essay aims to provoke creative dialogue and challenge complacency in our traditional higher education institutions.
University World News - New scholarship programme for developing nations
Denmark has launched a scholarship programme for developing countries, initially targeting students from Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda. It is part of a comprehensive internationalisation of higher education strategy being developed by the government.
University World News - Higher education as soft power in the age of autonomy
Higher education is often seen as playing a ‘soft power’ role in international relations. But it is not easy for governments to co-opt universities, and soft power can be both positive and negative, an international higher education conference in Dubai heard this week.
Revision ESG - Welcome to the ESG revision website
ENQA, ESU, EUA, EURASHE, EI, BUSINESSEUROPE and the EQAR, the seven stakeholders’ organisations in charge of preparing the initial proposal for the revised ESG, would like to welcome you to this website.
The PIE News - New Zealand launches study-work website
A new “one-stop shop” website has been launched in New Zealand for international students to get advice on their employment rights and student visa responsibilities.
Fast Co.exist - The Future Of Education Eliminates The Classroom, Because The World Is Your Class
Massive Open Online Courses might seem like best way to use the Internet to open up education, but you’re thinking too small. Technology can turn our entire lives into learning experiences.
Milken Institute - Research Reports: A Matter of Degrees: The Effect of Educational Attainment on Regional Economic Prosperity Research Findings and Executive Summary
The Effect of Educational Attainment on Regional Economic Prosperity Research Findings and Executive Summary
ScienceGuide - Validation key for OER-revolution
Open educational resources can pose a big challenge to institutions, as these have to rethink their role. The European Commission plans to facilitate the shift, by pushing for validation of skills acquired through informal learning.
University World News - How to grow international undergraduate student numbers
The global student mobility landscape is in constant flux and is often influenced by external factors beyond the control of higher education institutions. Consider how a combination of changes in the external environment, including demographics and economic growth, has influenced the patterns of the top senders of international students to the United States.
Ricoh - Ricoh study reveals Europe’s education sector held back by outdated working practices more than any other industry
Research published by Ricoh Europe reveals Europe’s education sector is suffering from out of date working practices more than any other industry* as it struggles to keep up with the pace of technology-led change.
OECD - Trends Shaping Education 2013
Trends Shaping Education 2013 brings together international evidence to give policy makers, researchers, educational leaders, administrators and teachers a robust, non-specialist source to inform strategic thinking and stimulate reflection on the challenges facing education, whether in schools, universities or programmes for older adults. It will also be of interest to students and the wider public, including parents.
The Chronicle of Higher Education - Canceled Conference Revives Concerns About Academic Freedom in the Persian Gulf
The London School of Economics and Political Science abruptly canceled an academic conference on the Arab Spring it planned to hold over the weekend at the American University of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, citing "restrictions imposed on the intellectual content of the event that threatened academic freedom."
Times Higher Education - US aims to engage Muslim world via higher education
The idea of “education diplomacy” has “really arrived” at the highest levels of American foreign policy, a US State Department official has told an international higher education conference
The New Media Consortium - NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Higher Education Edition
The NMC Horizon Report > 2013 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE Program.
Flintshire Chronicle - University of Chester shares best practice with Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel (HUB)
The Careers and Employability team at the University of Chester has been sharing best practice with a university in Belgium.
Inside Higher Ed - The Internationalization Agenda
This year’s Association of International Education Administrators Annual Conference took as its theme “Re-imagining Higher Education in a Global Context” and sessions have focused on many of the phenomena that are propelling change, including the increasing interest in branch campuses and dual and joint degree programs, the potential of online learning, the consolidation of English as the lingua franca in academe, and the growth of private sector investment in international student recruitment and programming.
Times Higher Education - European University Institute's renaissance thinking
Jack Grove on a European institution's mission to foster cross-border scholarship
ec-European Commission - New study underlines benefits of eTwinning
The study found that teachers who had participated in eTwinning improved their skills, their relations with pupils and developed their professional networks.
ec-European Commission - Teacher educators – who are they?
At a Presidency conference hosted by the Teaching Council, the professional body for teaching in Ireland, policy-makers and education practitioners discussed how policies in support of teacher educators can improve school education.
University World News - European student numbers rise, but funding falls
The conception of higher education as a public good and a public responsibility is changing. Most European countries use cost sharing and there is a trend towards shifting the burden of study costs onto students.
University World News - Increasing the stay rate of international students
The knowledge economies of OECD countries require highly skilled people, whom they will lack due to ageing populations and falling interest among young people in sciences and engineering. Immigrants with the requisite skills are needed to fill the gaps.