International Strengthening democracy through open education | Open education is the policy and practice of broadening access to allow greater participation in lifelong learning and tertiary education. It is based on the principle that everyone has a right to benefit from educational resources. Higher education priorities after the French electionContinue Reading
International SDGs and higher education – Leaving many behind | There is nothing in the SDG targets linked to Goal Four – “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” – that relates to and provides concrete opportunities for strengthening higher education systems and institutionsContinue Reading
International Time for Bologna to stand up for academic freedom | The Central European University, or CEU, in Budapest has long made a distinctive mark in Hungarian academic life. A postgraduate institution, founded in 1991 by George Soros as part of his post-communist Open Society initiative, it is the HungarianContinue Reading
International International Student Enrollment May Slide Further | There are about a million international students in the United States, and according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, these students contributed $35 billion to the U.S. economy in 2015. Higher Education for Refugees | Today the world is facing the largestContinue Reading
International University chiefs call for reforms in ‘decaying’ sector | Greater university autonomy, credible appointments to governing councils, integrity tests for prospective vice-chancellors, and a holistic overhaul to stem systemic decay topped the list of recommendations contained in a strongly-worded statement released at the close of the recent third biennialContinue Reading
