International OECD: Research funding cuts threaten global innovation | A decline in government funding of science and technology research in some countries – including four of the world’s 10 biggest economies – could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges such as climate change and ageingContinue Reading
International Engaging first-in-family university learners | Globally, learners who are the first in their family to come to university are a growing and significant proportion of our commencing student population. Yet internationally, these high rates of participation do not necessarily equate to similarly high rates of success within the higherContinue Reading
International Free higher education – President appeals for patience | President Jacob Zuma has appealed for patience while the national fees commission he set up to investigate the feasibility of fee-free higher education concludes its inquiry. Transnational education guidelines: there is work to be done | Last week, Times HigherContinue Reading
International What direction next for university rankings? | The improvement of ranking methodology has been, to a considerable measure, linked to the needs of the so-called ‘Excellence Initiatives’ that governments in a number of countries established with the purpose of accelerating the development of a selected group of universities. *AContinue Reading
International Malaysian universities not generating enough quality, OECD innovation report says | The quality of Malaysian universities must improve so that they can contribute to research and innovation as well as produce skilled graduates, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). University heads back student loan schemeContinue Reading
