Tag: Higher Education
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3 things the Nobel prize winners for economics say about education / Global Partnership for Education
The 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was just awarded to Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo of M.I.T. and Michael Kremer of Harvard, three economists who have ... -
Banish hunger on university campuses / Nature International Journal of Science
When I had to skip meals to pay for rent during my student days at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, studying became hard. In the first ... -
Presentation of the 7th Higher Education in the World Report HEIW7 / Global University Network for Innovation
There is a growing concern on the future of the humanities in the higher education system and in our societies at large. We are witnessing very ... -
51% of young Americans support tuition-free public college / CNBC Make it
College graduates consistently outearn workers with a high school diploma. According to the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, 65% of all jobs in the U.S. economy ... -
Why India is still not able to attract global faculty / University World News
It was reported recently that there are just 40 foreign teachers at all of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) – 1% of the total faculty ... -
IAU 2019 International Conference: Transforming Higher Education for the Future / Eiseverywhere
Recognizing that higher education is facing a number of challenges brought about by today’s complex societies, the IAU 2019 International Conference is set to discuss the ... -
IAU-BBC series / International Association of Universities (IAU)
The purpose of the IAU AIMING HIGHER initiative is to reaffirm the fundamental values of higher education and its role in transforming societies. In order to do this, ... -
Nuevo esquema busca impulsar la movilidad estudiantil en América Latina / ICEF Monitor
El Instituto Internacional de Educación Superior para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO (IESALC) acaba de publicar un nuevo estudio que revela que los ... -
Report: ‘Enormous’ affordability gaps at flagship universities / Education Dive
Flagships tend to be the best-resourced and the most academically rigorous and selective public college option in their states, the researchers note, and they have the ... -
Shifting the focus towards an Africa-born HE strategy / UWN
In the past, the African continent relied on development frameworks that were not continent specific in its attempts to achieve the desired development for its higher ... -
23 countries adopted the new Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Degrees and Diplomas in Higher Education in LAC
Government representatives from 23 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean met at the International Conference of States during three days, for the final revision of ... -
LAC contributes towards building the World Convention for the recognition of studies
For forty years UNESCO has promoted the dialogue among nations for the creation of regional agreements to recognize studies, degrees and diplomas in higher education. The ... -
Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt agreement for the recognition of studies in higher education
II Intergovernmental Meeting of Consultation on the Regional Convention for the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
