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University executives emphasis importance of global perspectives

Huffington Post,  Building a New Global Higher Education Model   Three University executives from California, Hong Kong and Italy come together to author this article which emphasises the importance of globalised perspectives and international mindsets in business success.  They further propose that ‘cultural immersion’ and ‘hands-on experience in diverse environments’ can be honed in Higher… Read more » about University executives emphasis importance of global perspectives

Hobsons Solution publishes report on international student motivations

Report: http://www.hobsonssolutions.com/EMEA/Our-Insight For more comments, read UK HE ‘undermined’ by work regulations, PSW, survey finds The PIE News Hobsons Solution recently released a report presenting the views of more than 45,000 prospective international students from over 200 countries, to understand the value they place on an international education.  The start of the report signposts us… Read more » about Hobsons Solution publishes report on international student motivations

THE publishes ‘Do international research posts improve your academic job prospects?’

Times Higher Education,  Do international research posts improve your academic job prospects?   Times Higher Education has published a fascinating article highlighting potential concerns for individuals wishing to study or work abroad.  It presents results from an EU-commissioned survey which found that a significant percentage of researchers who have worked abroad felt it harmed their… Read more » about THE publishes ‘Do international research posts improve your academic job prospects?’

Glasgow hosts European Association for International Education’s 27th Annual Conference

Glasgow welcomes the European Association for International Education’s 27th Annual Conference.  Over the next three days, #EAIE2015 will present 152 sessions and 21 workshops.  The theme this year is ‘A Wealth of Nations’, coined by influential economist and Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith.  The EAIE programme for the week focuses on theory and strategy in promoting… Read more » about Glasgow hosts European Association for International Education’s 27th Annual Conference

Corbyn secures Labour leadership

The week starts off quietly in HE news, despite this month being one of the busiest times for universities as they prepare for the new academic year.  Also under preparation is Labour’s education policy, now that Corbyn has secured leadership.  One of the central policies of the Islington North MP’s campaign for leadership was to… Read more » about Corbyn secures Labour leadership

Are we alienating international students?

In light of Universities Minister Jo Johnson’s speech at the UUK annual conference yesterday, for all who followed the event with us on @GlobalBU, it would have be apparent that the big elephant in the room was internationalisation and international students. While tomorrow’s Weekly Focus concentrates on the conference, today our stance serves to explicitly… Read more » about Are we alienating international students?

UUK holds annual conference

Today at the University UK’s annual conference held in Surrey, themed ‘The Sustainability of the UK higher education system in the context of the evolving relationships between universities and government’, we will hear Dame Julia Goodfellow make her first speech as the newly appointed President of UUK.  She is expected to ask Government to support… Read more » about UUK holds annual conference

UUK responds to CSR

Universities UK,  Universities UK submission to the 2015 Comprehensive Spending Review   UUK’s Comprehensive Spending Review outlines recommendations and proposals supported by relevant research and studies, and clearly reports that the UK cannot economically grow, support innovation, or be a strong competitor in the global knowledge economy through the heavy cuts to the public sector… Read more » about UUK responds to CSR

Stop this ‘lad culture’, says Jo Johnson

Gov.UK,  Business Secretary calls on universities to tackle violence against women on campus   Theme: HE Policy As part of the Higher education participation and Violence against women and girls Government agendas, and amid growing concerns on University campuses, BIS and University Minister Jo Johnson have requested Universities UK set up a taskforce to guarantee… Read more » about Stop this ‘lad culture’, says Jo Johnson