International Why some Gazan professors are selling their homes | The Islamic University of Gaza — which is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the Gaza Strip — has been battling a financial crisis for 2½ years now. Academics protest Bennett’s CHE actions, warn of ‘crisis ofContinue Reading
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International A realistic model for international universities | The New Flagship University model put forward by John Douglass from the University of California, Berkeley, in his new book is not only timely, but also a well thought-out initiative. Who are the spongers now? | A curious inversion has taken placeContinue Reading
Clouds Institutional researchers oversee a bounty of information stored in student information systems and enterprise resource planning systems of colleges and universities. Yet, there is little guidance to enable IR practitioners to collectively organize their respective institutions into a large array for the systematic measurement of student success and “whatContinue Reading
International Is benchmarking more useful than ranking? | It is beyond doubt that rankings have become a significant part of the tertiary education landscape, both globally and locally. They have risen in importance and proliferated in unimaginable ways. Higher education Green Paper: Concerns over TEF timetable and fee caps |Continue Reading
