International SDGs and higher education – Leaving many behind | There is nothing in the SDG targets linked to Goal Four – “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” – that relates to and provides concrete opportunities for strengthening higher education systems and institutionsContinue Reading
International Time for Bologna to stand up for academic freedom | The Central European University, or CEU, in Budapest has long made a distinctive mark in Hungarian academic life. A postgraduate institution, founded in 1991 by George Soros as part of his post-communist Open Society initiative, it is the HungarianContinue Reading
International International Student Enrollment May Slide Further | There are about a million international students in the United States, and according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, these students contributed $35 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015. Higher Education for Refugees | Today the world is facing the largestContinue Reading
International University chiefs call for reforms in ‘decaying’ sector | Greater university autonomy, credible appointments to governing councils, integrity tests for prospective vice-chancellors, and a holistic overhaul to stem systemic decay topped the list of recommendations contained in a strongly-worded statement released at the close of the recent third biennialContinue Reading
International Still rummaging for Higher Education’s transformation map | The tension is rising and the confusion growing as the transformation agenda dithers, thus creating more tempestuous waves in South African higher education. University of Tokyo leads new Japan ranking of higher education institutions | The University of Tokyo was crownedContinue Reading
