News in brief - 10 April 2014
InternationalisationHopes and fears, globally speakingUniversities around the world fear the “commodification and commercialization of education”, according to a survey. The International Association...
InternationalisationHopes and fears, globally speakingUniversities around the world fear the “commodification and commercialization of education”, according to a survey. The International Association...
The capital’s lure is irresistible, but with its unique attractions come unique challenges
Outside the legion of ‘super-brands’ that occupies the top of the table, a number of players are strengthening their positions, Phil Baty discovers
Germany and Eastern Europe rocked by string of high-profile cases within their governments. Paul Jump reports
PhDs are valuable political capital in Germany, Eastern Europe and beyond, but the currency has been devalued by a string of high-profile plagiarism cases at the very heart of government. Paul Jump...
Minister keen to improve global mobility ranking, but students will face costs. Matthew Reisz writes
Open-access publishing, once a niche preoccupation, is now a hot-button issue. But concern is growing that unintended consequences of new publication mandates will cost individual scholars and the UK...
Outside the legion of ‘super-brands’ that occupies the top of the table, a number of players are strengthening their positions, Phil Baty discovers An elite group of six global “super-brands” has...
The egalitarian bent of Dutch society has been reflected in its higher education sector - until now. Jack Grove discovers that government and global forces are spurring some institutions to try to...
4 October 2012 Public investment in the Asia-Pacific academy seems to be paying off as the area's institutions climb the World University Rankings. So who are they displacing? It doesn't take much to...
4 October 2012 The World University Rankings data tell another story apart from which institutions stand at the summit. Dirk Van Damme deciphers the dynamic trends in the global higher education code...
Source: Reuters It’s clear from the continuing power shift from West to East and the success of Boston that real-world geography still plays a vital role in university excellence, even in the...
4 October 2012 There is no room for complacency, says David Willetts, the UK's universities and science minister. Competition is getting tougher and those at the top must work harder to hold their...
Source: Getty Phil Baty on the patchy performance of the big four developing nations in this year’s rankings The World University Rankings top 200 is unquestionably a rich-world list, dominated by...