“America’s current circumstances are certainly serious. But there is a proven path forward, one that the United States has traveled with great success before: the rising path of innovation. After the Civil War and World War II, in particular, America restored its economic momentum with great[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Foreign’
March 15th, 2011 - 12:10 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Can We Outsource Higher Ed to China?
How to Export the American University: from University World News: (excerpted)….Shen Yang, deputy director-general of the department of international cooperation and exchanges in the Ministry of Education..””China has been doing extremely well sending student to all parts of the [...]
March 11th, 2011 - 7:30 am § in Schools & Colleges
Redefining the term “doctor.”
Australia is addressing part of its higher ed problem by redefining the term “doctor.” … excerpted from the Australian Under the new system, there would be three kinds of master’s degree. masters by coursework, masters by research and a new extended masters. Some of these ext[...]
Asian Higher Ed: Attendees Ask Where Are the Americans?
Ed. In a global world, shouldn’t we take the market value of our reputation seriously by recruiting the best students we can to Seattle? From a tuition POV, foreign students are a blessing .. they pay full boat, This is a lot better deal than following the pattern of Ashworth University [...]
March 4th, 2011 - 2:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Japan: Should Smart Phones be Allowed in Exams?
TOKYO — Japanese police arrested a teenager accused of cheating on his university entrance examination by consulting online forums with his mobile phone, prompting outrage Friday in this gadget-loving country that prizes hard work and fairness. The arrest of a 19-year-old applicant to prestigious [...]
March 2nd, 2011 - 11:50 pm § in China
China to prune low quality journals
From University World News Yojana Sharma 27 February 2011 A number of academic journals and magazines have been ordered to cease publication by the Chinese authorities in a new crackdown on sub-standard academic papers in China. During a meeting last week the powerful General Administration of Press[...]
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:09 pm § in Schools & Colleges
What China Can Teach Us About Evaluating Universities
from AAUP listserv I have no qualms with getting public universities to focus on graduation rates of students and employment rates of graduates, though I would agree with many colleagues that such a focus slants towards a narrow perspective of public universities’ missions. One real difficulty (an[...]
Perhaps the experience of losing a war, and perhaps two more, has left the soul of our people and our leaders wondering about the worth of our most valuable strengths.
Ed. This was originally posted on the AAUP listserv. I have left the authors’ identity confidential because of concerns of responses from administration. Our country seems to be fatally wounded. Perhaps the experience of losing a war, and perhaps two more, has left the soul of our people a[...]
March 1st, 2011 - 7:12 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Declines in Higher Education in US and Britain vs. Rest of World
University students are having to meet more of the cost of their higher education in countries with existing mass higher education systems and “aging demographics” – and the trend towards reduced public spending on universities looks set to continue. A new report, released today, s[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 1:11 am § in Schools & Colleges
Egypt: Three Universities “Closed for up to one year!”
UPDATE This post was first made before the abdication of President Mubarak. If anyone knows of the current status of these schools, please leave a comment here. 16 Feb 2011. Egypt has informed governments with large numbers of foreign students that at least three major Cairo universities could rem[...]