Parents have a right to attend open days
As a parent of a child who has jointly attended several open days during this university application cycle, I find it disturbing that Mary Curnock Cook, the chief executive of Ucas, has any role to...
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Save the Vaughan
In my decade as a lecturer and director of studies at the University of Leicester (1997-2007), the vice-chancellor – Sir Robert Burgess – regularly trumpeted the achievements of Vaughan College, the...
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Essential analytics
As a country, we are a globally recognised centre of excellence for education, and UK institutions have long held much-deserved top spots in university league tables. We at Jisc are determined to do...
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TEF: a useless task
In the early 1950s, I was a chemistry undergraduate in one of the best departments in the country. The lecturing was mostly awful and tutorials non-existent, but academic standards were very high,...
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OECD: countries’ fees must not ‘skyrocket’ past ‘price limit’
Education at a Glance report brings warning from director for education, who also says US private fees bear ‘no relationship’ to quality
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Canada’s global engagement challenge
Karen McBride explains why encouraging students to study abroad is of such importance to Canada’s universities
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US universities bid to measure the value of internationalisation
Quantifying the learning outcomes of international education programmes is a challenge, writes Kevin Hovland
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Chinese university allows students to pick age of lecturers
Students at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology selected younger academics who were ‘positive’ and ‘funny’
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Stop Brexit causing ‘irreparable’ damage to business education
New board member of international business school accreditation body advocates use of Moocs to enhance business and management education
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‘New mood of confidence’ grips African youth
Richard Follett and Tosin Adebisi discuss what they say is a new dawn for the continent
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How to manage overseas student expectations
Workshop at EAIE event in Liverpool looks at how international learners can be helped to cope with failure
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Survival guide for international students: your first 168 hours in the United States
A successful businessman who came to America as a young student shares his advice for incoming international students
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Fifth of Canadian students diagnosed with anxiety
A third of students say the condition affects their academic experience