Eyewitness: Tantura - the village with no future
Teddy Katz, an MA student at the University of Haifa, could not have imagined the controversy his dissertation on "The Exodus of the Arabs from Villages at the Southern Foothills of the Carmel in...
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World watch
Santa Marta The body of Consuelo Araœjo, the former Colombian culture minister who was kidnapped by the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces leftist guerrilla group last week, was found on Sunday in...
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World view: Expansion without funding
India looks at privatisation, industry links and higher fees as a way out of its crisis. The problems of India's higher education sector seem to defy solutions. The system remains entrenched in an...
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Resolute minister eyes performance
The THES reports on how academics around the world fight their corner on pay. The German government wants to make academic salaries more dependent on performance, to make professorial pay more...
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'Salary only pays for my coffees'
The THES reports on how academics around the world fight their corner on pay. Spanish academics work for love rather than money. "Salaries have improved in recent years, but they are still low...
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Wages victory is a mixed blessing
The THES reports on how academics around the world fight their corner on pay. University staff unions in Australia now negotiate directly with institutions over wages and conditions. Academics are...
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Aid for EU students abroad
European Union citizens who fall on hard times while studying in another member state can now claim social benefits, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The ruling follows the case of Rudy...
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Observatory to act as Amnesty for learning
The Observatory of Fundamental University Values and Rights was launched in Bologna last week by a gathering of European higher education figures. The project is supported by the Association of...
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Terrorist hunt hits campuses
German universities are being compelled to hand over student registration data to state officials under new regulations that aim to identify "sleeper" terrorists who could have been involved in the...
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Canadian network is denied funding
Canada's online learning research has suffered a severe blow. Its premier telelearning network has had its request for renewal funding turned down and will be dismantled in the spring. The...
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Engineers get worldly wise
Twenty-five multinational companies and eight technical universities from across Europe are working together to produce the next generation of European engineers. They have founded Unitech, an...
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E-learning deal raises a smile for Salford
An e-learning business incubated by Salford University has been bought by the training company set up by comedian John Cleese. Video Arts, known for its training videos that include actors such as...
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Writer puts spin on the web
Cultural resonances between the textile industry and the web are explored on a website launched in Nottingham. Web, Warp and Weft has been built by web writer Helen Whitehead and is supported by...
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Youth will get learning call on the mobile
Learning is to get a fun and trendy image to appeal to young adults by plugging into their favourite lifestyle accessory - the mobile phone. A three-year project dubbed "M-learning", launched this...
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E-envoy warns of deeper social divide
Broadband internet could bring about a deepening social divide in the knowledge economy, according to the government's e-envoy. Andrew Pinder, who reports directly to the prime minister and is based...