Books left behind in race to be modern
Earlier this year, Vietnam unveiled its first learning resource centre, at the University of Danang. The only thing missing was books. Such contradictions are not uncommon in Vietnam. The clamour to...
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Germany uses test to raise its appeal
Germany has launched a standardised test of German as a foreign language as part of its drive to make its universities more attractive to foreign students. The Deutsch als Fremdsprache Test (TestDaF...
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Mexico's elite recovers from rocky ride
A seismic shift in the organisation of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Unam) is planned by its rector, Juan Ramon de la Fuente. The former government health secretary and Unam academic...
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Dons attack decision to sack outspoken scholar
Australian academics have called on the international community to protest against the sacking of a colleague at the University of Wollongong who claimed he was ordered to increase his students'...
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Web remembrance
The air attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into the second world war will be re-enacted on the web this month. Osprey Publishing is launching a virtual re-enactment of the attack...
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Wary Toronto drops out of U21
The University of Toronto has become the first member of the global consortium Universitas 21 to quit the group after expressing concern over plans to set up an online university selling postgraduate...
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Campus is best training ground
About 50 per cent of universities are expected to have some form of relationship with companies to provide training for their employees within five years. The current figure is 20 per cent, according...
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UK skill travels to Sri Lanka
The University of Keele has licensed the first overseas MSc programme in information technology in Sri Lanka, a country that is keen to rival the success of its neighbour India in becoming a software...
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Don tells e-business 'e-nough of the hype, it's time to deliver'
Companies aspiring to be e-businesses must expect years of upheaval before they can take full advantage of the technology, according to an expert. Leslie Willcocks, Warwick Business School's Andersen...
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Backing for net phone project
Stirling University computing science experts have embarked on a project to turn computers into sophisticated internet telephones. But Ken Turner and Evan Magill, professors of computing science,...
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BBC in online collaboration
Knowledge network company Fathom has moved into the online short-course market by striking a partnership with the BBC. New York-based Fathom will work with the BBC and Columbia University to create...
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Arm us with opportunity to compete in Euro arena
European students will be making their voices heard at next week's Prague summit, says Manja Klemencic. Two years ago, representatives of Europe's students had to invite themselves to the European...
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Why I think prostitution should be decriminalised, but do not expect it will be
Sex work involves men and women from all walks of life. The stereotype of the street worker is misleading. Probably four out of five sex workers provide their services indoors - some work full time,...
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Drop your standards
Education's obsession with standardised testing is at odds with the character of the new economy, argues Robert Reich. The latest rage in education on both sides of the Atlantic is standardised tests...
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A poor practice that helps no one
Fixed contracts are bad for researchers and research, but they could be on the way out, writes Sally Baldwin. A recent report ( THES , April ) that universities are second only to catering in the...