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International Global citizens or good citizens? | There has been much hype of late about building ‘global citizens’ out of our internationally mobile higher education students and academics. But, to what extent is this aspiration for a global citizenry misguided and perhaps even disingenuous? EU should ease work permit termsContinue Reading

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International Reservation in higher education works as intended: Study | A pioneering study published in the American Economic Review dismisses the commonly held belief that reservation policy harms the intended beneficiaries by placing them in academic situations for which they are ill-prepared and not suited. International students are worth moreContinue Reading

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International Roma: the UK’s forgotten higher education minority | Only a tiny fraction of the group enter university in the UK and across Europe, but attempts are being made to change the situation. Student Activism and Issues | A global rise in student activism and the centrality of student concernsContinue Reading

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International University of Tasmania’s plans to expand Launceston and Burnie campuses must be supported | LAST week I found myself sitting between two high achievers at the University of Tasmania’s scholarship dinner. Curriculet Closes Shop | Curriculet, which over the past four years built a platform where students can readContinue Reading

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International Thought Leaders in Strategic Planning and Budgeting Partner to Improve Higher Education | Campus Strategies and Strategic Planning Online announced a partnership this week to combine their respective consulting and technology solution offerings in order to help their college and university clients discover new ways to implement and manageContinue Reading