Can India and China dominate HE in the 21st century?
John Morgan reports on the differences between the countries in terms of the provision of education, governance and the quality of research
John Morgan reports on the differences between the countries in terms of the provision of education, governance and the quality of research
Posted by Phil Baty 4 March 2013The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc) has taken the number one position in a new ranking of the top 10 Indian higher education institutions based on...
Study identifies better use of research capacity outside Anglo-American sphere
All modern academics know that it’s publish or perish, but is regular publication a gateway or a barrier to groundbreaking scholarship? Simon Baker assesses the data on the relationship between...
Formulating and implementing a strategic plan is core to the modern university leader’s job description. But amid complaints that such documents are vacuous, generic and irrelevant to the wider...
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
John Morgan considers the hierarchies of prestige in higher education, the insights offered by big data research, and whether mixed-ability universities are the answer
It is written in stone that Scottish students will not pay fees, but Chris Havergal reports on worries that this stance is bad for access and sustainability
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system
As globalisation takes a firm grip on higher education, is the French government’s new strategy working?
Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan
First analysis of its kind says modern institutions have suffered from creation of research consortia