Digests

International Graduate outcomes and research are key to furthering innovation | At last week’s annual Universities Australia conference, the opening keynote speaker, Jo Ritzen, ­argued that graduate outcomes have as much impact on innovation as research. The world needs strong higher education in Africa | “It is fundamental that everybodyContinue Reading

Digests

International What confronts 1.2 million new grads? Jobs-skills mismatch crisis: TUCP | MANILA – An estimated 1.2 million college and vocational graduates this month will find it difficult to get a job due to a growing mismatch between their training and the job skills required by most of employers, saidContinue Reading

International Cost-Sharing: A Threat to Higher Education in Morocco | Fez – Historically speaking, Moroccan universities have a long tradition with the Qarawiyyin University, founded in the 9th century. Higher Education: Good start but concerns are we may be barking up the wrong tree | Attribute it to varying perceptionsContinue Reading

International China’s glass ceiling and feet of clay | China’s impressive higher education accomplishments have masked some significant barriers to the ascent of Chinese universities to the top rungs of global academe, as well as some significant problems at the bottom of the system. A culture of internationalisation | AsContinue Reading

International PhD or professional doctorate – which is better? | From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to special needs education in the UK, more mid-career professionals are taking professional doctorates. Esemplare ’18: Embrace the MOOC | Short for Massive Open Online Courses, MOOCs became available at the start ofContinue Reading