International Universities recommit to STEM mandates | Facing tight economic conditions, Zimbabwe’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, universities are grappling with a long-standing government directive to revert to their core mandate of teaching mainly science-related courses. What are QA bodies doing to tackle academic corruption? | A groupContinue Reading
International Does higher education contribute to rising inequality? | [T]there is no denying the fact that in both Britain and America social mobility has actually been falling over the same period that higher education has been expanding. Internationalisation of HE needs to be replaced | International scholars have been floggingContinue Reading
International Telangana: Why The Crisis In Higher Education Cannot Be Ignored Any More | Out of the 2,753 posts for professors, assistant professors and associate professors, 1,249 posts are filled and the others remain vacant. Out of the 11 universities, only Telangana University and Open University have recruited for moreContinue Reading
International Tertiary enrolment exploding but benefits vary – OECD | Tertiary enrolment is expanding rapidly, with very strong returns for individuals and taxpayers, but new evidence shows that universities can fail to offer, and individuals fail to pursue, the fields of study that promise the greatest labour market opportunities, accordingContinue Reading
International Tempest in the rankings teapot – An African perspective | It is that season when ranking entities announce their ‘findings’ on the comparative stature of the world’s universities. As usual, the ‘premier’ universities remain at the top and the rest are relegated to the bottom – African universities inContinue Reading
