The African Leadership University (ALU), launched in Mauritius last month with the aim of training Africa’s future leaders, has huge …
US IN AFRICA ON FIRST FOREIGN STUDENT RECRUITMENT DRIV
With an eye on Africa’s youthful population, economic growth and swelling middle-class, the United States has embarked on its first …
To change the world, stop talking only to your peers
Research and creative thinking can change the world. This means that academics have enormous power. But, as academics Asit Biswas …
AUSTRALIA: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INDUSTRY LINKS – KEY TO INNOVATION
International education is a lynchpin in Australia’s innovation agenda, Australian Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham underlined at Universities …
UK top but Germany challenges in European ranking
The United Kingdom dominates the Times Higher Education European Top 200 Rankings published last week with 46 institutions in the …
ARE UNIVERSITIES RELEVANT ENOUGH?
Politicians and policy-makers have been putting pressure on universities, insisting on relevance of both research and teaching. They argue that …
Rising call to increase STEM, cut arts funding
Frustrated by soaring tuition costs, crushing student loan debt and a lack of skilled workers, particularly in science and technology, …
Mobile students earn higher grades and higher pay
Mobile students are more likely to obtain a first or 2:1, more likely to have a job six months after …
NECESSITY – THE SOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS
Never before in history has there been such a dramatic demographic shift. It is estimated that there are over a …
Universities cut bachelor degree options
Many universities in Finland are renewing their study offerings in the interests of providing degrees with a broader, more multidisciplinary …