Camilla Cavendish, Financial Times, April 3, 2019 Are universities too big to fail? As Covid-19 sweeps the globe, some UK universities, highly dependent on foreign students and summer courses for income, are looking into the abyss. Allowing a university to go bust...
Universidades de occidente e ingresos desde China
Rely on China. After the Virus, That May Not Last. In Britain, the United States and Australia, the coronavirus could blow huge holes in the budgets of universities that have “become addicted to one source of income.” University administrators are bracing for parents...
Usher sobre planificación de escenarios para universidades (el caso de Canadá)
View as Webpage Coronavirus (8)-Scenario Planning March 30th, 2020 - Alex Usher For the last three weeks, life on university and college campuses has all been about doing what is needed to save the semester and move to remote learning/remote working format. I get...
Ranking mundial de libertad académica
Ranking Academic Freedom Globally Developers of new index rating countries by their level of academic freedom are challenging university rankers to consider such freedoms more broadly. By Elizabeth Redden March 30, 2020 GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE Global Levels of...
Alex Usher sobre mérito en el contexto de la educación superior
Merit March 25th, 2020 - Alex Usher Universities are among the most elitist institutions in society. I won’t say they are unabashed by this role: in fact, I’d say they are plenty bashful. Certainly, there are many people who wish to be as democratic as possible...
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Cuarentenas "Sorprende el entusiasmo con que autoridades locales, dirigentes políticos y comunicadores reclaman creciente aislamiento". José Joaquín Brunner Las epidemias se perciben como un grave desorden que interrumpe la vida privada y pública. Sus efectos son...
OECD: acciones conjuntas frente al Coronavirus
COVID-19: Joint actions to win the war The coronavirus pandemic is causing large-scale loss of life and severe human suffering. It is a public health crisis without precedent in living memory, which is testing our collective capacity to respond. FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL...
Coronavirus en los colegios: los efectos de la clausura en EEUU
The coronavirus double whammy: School closures, economic downturn could derail student learning, research shows By Matt Barnum , Chalkbeat, March 24, 2019. The new coronavirus has closed schools for weeks, and in some places for the rest of the academic year....
Coronavirus y enseñanza superior en línea
The Coronavirus Has Pushed Courses Online. Professors Are Trying Hard to Keep Up. By Beth McMurtrie MARCH 20, 2020 PREMIUM Rebecca Barrett-Fox saw panic spreading across academe as colleges were shifting abruptly to remote teaching to stem the spread of the...
Banco Mundial sobre Covid-19 en la educación
Managing the impact of COVID-19 on education systems around the world: How countries are preparing, coping, and planning for recovery KALIOPE AZZI-HUCK TIGRAN SHMIS |MARCH 18, 2020, Published on Education for Global Development At the end of February as alarm bells...
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Universities heed Labour’s call to put the country first Nic Mitchell 11 July 2024 British universities seem to have...
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