Rising to the challenge of educating concerned citizens Sjur Bergan 05 March 2022 When I was asked, at a recent conference organised by the Yehuda Elkana Centre at the Central European University, to speak about whether universities should educate ‘more concerned...
Universidades y el Día de la Mujer
SPECIAL EDITION Gender equality has come a long way since International Women’s Day was founded 111 years ago. In many ways, universities have been a positive force in this journey. But there is still far to go. Our new data-led report marking International Women’s...
La universidad en la guerra de Ucrania
War Is the Enemy of Education Ukrainian universities close, and Putin cracks down on Russian scholars. By Ani Kokobobo MARCH 7, 2022 All university activities have ceased in Ukraine. No classes, no research, no students, no staff, no faculty. Professors from the Kyiv...
Inglaterra: Financiamiento educación superior
Augar response: ‘highest earners benefit’ in student loan revamp Westminster government unveils major student finance changes creating ‘more sustainable’ system, as sector voices concern on minimum entry bar plan February 24, 2022 John Morgan The Westminster...
Ciencia abierta: perspectiva europea
New strategy pushes universities to embrace open science Nic Mitchell 10 February 2022 The European University Association (EUA) has set out a radical vision to support its 850 member institutions in 48 European countries to move to an open science system that...
Sobre misión de la universidad: ¿la verdad o su búsqueda?
The Purpose of a University Isn’t Truth. It’s Inquiry. Defenders of academic freedom forget this at their own peril. By Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Aaron Snyder FEBRUARY 10, 2022 At the moment, there are at least 38 bills in state legislatures across the country...
Ayuda estudiantil: perspectiva comparada
One Thought to Start Your Day The Twelve Student Aid Programs That Matter February 9, 2022 | Alex Usher One of the challenges of trying to do large-scale global comparative higher education work is focusing. It’s a big world out there – and there are so many...
Alex Usher: Big Consulting en la educación superior
How Big Consulting thinks about Higher Education February 7, 2022 | Alex Usher A couple of weeks ago, David Kernohan at WonkHE, wrote a wonderfully cutting little piece about a new Ernst & Young report calling for a “fundamental re-think” of higher education, and...
Congreso Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
El Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Filosofía, geografía traducción e interpretación de la Universidad de Córdoba (España) en colaboración con Egregius, congresos y eventos, convocan a: I Congreso Internacional de pensamiento, cultura y sociedad 5 y 6 de abril de...
Alex Usher sobre Rankings
Two Rankings Stories You May Have Missed February 2, 2022 | Alex Usher Today I want to discuss two interesting developments in rankings, one purely American and the other intriguingly transatlantic. The first is a new set of rankings published by Third Way, a vaguely...
Nueva educación pública en proceso: estudios del CEP y de la UCH – Recomendaciones
CEP: Propuestas para fortalecer la arquitectura y gobernanza de la Nueva Educación Pública 14 noviembre, 2024 El...
Universidades inglesas: déficits y austeridad
72% of English universities set to go into deficit – OfS Brendan O’Malley, 15 November 2024 The higher education...
A. Usher: Strategy, Differentiation, and Culture
Strategy, Differentiation, and Culture November 19, 2024 | Alex Usher (This blog post is a version of a talk I gave at...
Punto cero de la política
Punto cero de la política "Es una lucha sin cuartel. Y, por ende, sin cuidado por la gobernabilidad de la democracia"...