Global BUzz

The PIE News,  India moots inbound campaign, foreign provider bill   Indian PM Narendra Modi is ramping up efforts to promote India as a global study destination. Modi’s proposal involves the launch of a ‘Study in India’ campaign, which promises to invite foreign HE providers to set up branch campuses in the country. This will… Read more » about PM Narendra Modi is ramping up efforts to promote India

Times Higher Education,  Visa refusal fears ‘force UK universities out of international markets’   While international students coming to the UK to study from certain regions of the world, such as India, are in decline, the Westminster Higher Education Forum gives us yet another perspective as to why this might be happening. The Forum suggests… Read more » about Visa refusal fears ‘force UK universities out of international markets’

Huffington Post,  CityLab London 2015: What Is The Biggest Thing Global Cities Need Change In The Next Five Years?   Today in London, mayors from all around the world come together to discuss the challenges facing cities. Topics include inequality, safety, mobility, infrastructure and other urban dynamics. Goals to improve quality of life, access to… Read more » about World mayors come together to discuss the challenges facing cities

University World News,  Policy Exchange Report: Higher, Further, Faster, More – Improving higher level professional and technical education   Today’s new kid on the block is a report published by Policy Exchange suggesting that more money is put into Further Education…at the expense of Higher Education. Universities UK has responded by saying that funding should… Read more » about Policy Exchange says put more money into Further Education

University World News,  OECD to launch university outcomes benchmark system   As we all wait for the Green Paper that was promised yesterday, Global BU turns its attention to the OECD’s decision to replace the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes [AHELO]. The new approach to benchmark higher education systems performance/learning outcomes not only aims… Read more » about OECD to launch university outcomes benchmark system

ATD,  Strategies for Measuring Talent Gaps Globally   This is a good article that effectively rationalises why global perspectives are essential for business, and extends to introducing potential measurement techniques for recognising talent gaps. The key highlight is that organisations need to use objective and universal methods that can dictate towards a single standard without… Read more » about Strategies for Measuring Talent Gaps Globally

The Conversation UK,  Ten sure ways countries can turn away international students   “More than 4.5m students cross borders every year for educational purposes, mostly entering English-speaking countries, Western Europe, China, Japan and Russia. The great majority of these students return home when their education ends, though some become skilled migrants to the country of education,… Read more » about Ten sure ways countries can turn away international students

HEFCE blog,  Why are universities increasingly taking a more market-led approach to their core business?   The Innovation in the Market Assurance of New Programmes (i-MAP) published a follow-up study in September this year to explore the sustainability of new university programmes. The results point to new programmes needing to be assessed early on using… Read more » about Hefce blogs on ‘Why are universities increasingly taking a more market-led approach to their core business?’

Expat Forum,  Research reveals how study abroad helps graduates get good jobs   The Expat Forum aims to be one of the biggest communities for expatriates, and has pulled together various reports, such as the 2014 Erasmus Impact Study the UK Higher Education International Unit report, and another 2012 graduate study report which conclude mobility… Read more » about Research reveals how study abroad helps graduates get good jobs

Times Higher Education,  Odds are good for HE legislation, but don’t count your chickens   Nick Hillman’s article in the Times Higher Education is encouraging, in that it reminds us that the processes of a representative democracy mean that the eagerly-awaited Green Paper due to come out this month will be subject to healthy debate…. Read more » about Nick Hillman’s article in THE: ‘Odds are good for HE legislation, but don’t count your chickens’