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Sharing information on IAU activities and higher education in the world

Vol. 9, No 9, November 2012

IAU activities - News/Opportunities from around the World

IAU is sad to announce the passing of Prof. Pier Ugo Calzolari, former Rector of the Universityof Bologna. He was elected to the IAU Administrative Board in 2008 and acted asVice-President and Treasurer of the Association. He also chaired a joint IAU-MCO WorkingGroup which, during the past 2 years, worked on draft Guidelines for an Institutional Code ofEthics in Higher Education. Prof. Pier Ugo Calzolari brought with him not only his expertise,but also his wisdom and he will be greatly missed by all those who knew him. We extend ourheartfelt condolences to his wife and family, as well as to his friends and colleagues. He passedaway on October 11, 2012.

CONFERENCES

General ConferenceLess than 30 days to go! Register now for the IAU 14th General Conference on Higher Education andthe Global Agenda to debate on alternative paths to the future and how higher education can shape that

future. More than 60 renowned speakers from around the world will speak at this event to trigger livelydiscussions among a wide range of HE leaders and other stakeholders. The full and abbreviatedprogrammes are available online in English and French.Register hereElectronic registration closes on November 19, onsite registration starts on 27 November.For more information: [email protected]

GMA 5The International Association of Universities (IAU) and the Northern Consortium of UK Universities(NCUK) are pleased to announce that the IAU 5th Global Meeting of Associations (GMA V) will be heldfrom 25-26 April, 2013 at the The Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester (UK). The theme of this edition of theGMA is Institutional Diversity in Higher Education: Advantage or Threat for Associations? Moreinformation will be available soon so do not hesitate to visit the IAU website regularly and in the meantime,please mark the dates!

ACTIVITIES

InternationalizationIAU has signed a partnership agreement with the British Council in support of the 4th Global Survey onInternationalization of Higher Education. The British Council will provide IAU with in-kind support in thedevelopment and dissemination of the online survey instrument, to be sent to approximately 8,000 higher


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education institutions around the world in March 2013. This IAU-BC partnership is in addition to theagreement IAU has signed with NAFSA regarding the 4th Global Survey. It is likely to sign agreements withother international organizations in the near future (to be announced on the IAU website!). In a relativelyshort time, the IAU Global Survey on Internationalization has developed into a recognized and much valuedsource of information and analysis on this important area of higher education policy, offering data andinsights on trends and developments from around the world. The Association hopes to see many moreuniversities complete the questionnaire when it is distributed next year.

LEADHER

The third and last 2012 LEADHER competition closed on 15 September 2012. Among the six submissionsreceived, the Selection Committee selected four projects. One of the selected project will start in 2012 with afirst learning visit scheduled for November, while the three other projects will be undertaken during 2013.Details of the results will be available on the IAU website on 1st November 2012.

PUBLICATIONS

New in HEDBIB, October 2012The October 2012 edition ofNew in HEDBIB has been published.New in Hedbib contains full references of

newly entered publications into HEDBIB, the International Bibliographic Database on Higher Educationpublished and maintained by the IAU.

IAU Representation

EUA Doctoral Week: Global perspectives, Funding of Doctoral Education and Quality Assurance,Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 23-27 September 2012Dr vant Land, IAU Director, Membership and Programme Development, took part in the EUA CODOC(Cooperation on Doctoral Education between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe) final disseminationConference which presented the report and explained trends in doctoral education in Asia, Latin America,Southern Africa and Europe. Participants from across the world examined the projects findings anddiscussed trends in doctoral education in Europe, Latin America and Africa. Dr vant Land led the break-outsession on capacity building. See her presentation here.Patricia Pol, Universit Paris Est Creteil, Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (AERES),France and IAU Board Member took part in the ARDE (Accountable Research Environments for DoctoralEducation) Workshop, a concluding event of an EUA-coordinated project on quality management indoctoral education, supported by the European Commissions Lifelong Learning Programme. The workshopallowed to engage in discussions on the topic, share good practices with the different actors in the field, andpresent the initial outcomes of the project. P. Pol presented on Managing quality in doctoral education:towards a specific framework? See her presentation here.http://www.eua.be/Newsletters/newsletter-18-2012.aspx

International Higher Education Events in Melbourne, Australia, 1-5 October 2012IAU Secretary-General Eva Egron-Polak attended two events in Melbourne, Australia in early October.Invited as an independent observer, she took part in the first UK-Universities Australia Policy Dialogueentitled Beyond competition which brought together a number of UK and Australian Vice Chancellors andother delegates to discuss how specific higher education areas in the two countries could collaborate. Thisled institutional leaders to realize that they would gain much from sharing experiences about the institutionalimpact of various reform policies. Other areas for possible collaboration were also explored, noting thoughthat competition for students and partnerships may continue to be strong.http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/page/policy---advocacy/international/australia-uk-policy-dialogue/


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Eva Egron-Polak also spoke at and chaired a session during the Australian International EducationConference entitledInternational Education in the Asian Century. Many workshops and plenary sessionsduring this well-attended conference focused on the current and future place of Australia in Asia and the rolethat education played in defining this position. The IAU Secretary-General presented the IAU Call forAction: Affirming Academic Values in Internationalization of Higher Education and chaired the presentationof the new Australian document entitled Principles to promote and protect human rights of internationalstudents (See also under Australia)

http://www.aiec.idp.com/home.aspx

International Conference on University Leadership for Integrating Knowledge Diversity forSustainability, Albukhary international University, Alor Setar, Malaysia, 5-8 October 2012

The IAU Director, Membership and Programme development took part in this three-day Conference, afollow-up to a previous international event entitledDecolonising our Universities. Presentations focused onthe significance of indigenous knowledge and its integration in higher education; what is being taught inuniversities today and from which perspectives; the role of university leadership in integrating knowledgediversity for sustainability in higher education. It questioned the science basis on which higher education isbeing developed in most countries worldwide, while advocating for an in-depth revision and critical analysis

of the origins of knowledge as used today. Proceeding will be published in early 2013.http://multiworldindia.org/aiu-conference/

OECDs AHELO Stakeholders Meeting, October 19, 2021, Paris, FranceThis was the 5th and perhaps final Stakeholders Consultative Group meeting as the AHELO (Assessmentof Higher Education Learning Outcomes) feasibility study comes to its completion. The ACER Consortiumwhich has played a central role in developing and testing the instruments for assessing and comparinglearning outcomes in Engineering, Economics and Generic Skills reported on its findings and conclusions todate, though its final report is expected in December. 17 countries, 250 universities and some 25,000students took part in the feasibility study. In response to numerous questions raised by representatives ofvarious groups of stakeholders, such as students, trade unions, higher education institutions, accreditationorganizations and others, Deborah Roseveare, Head of the Skills Beyond Schools Division at OECDexplained that the future of the AHELO study would only be decided after the final report of the Consortiumwas available and further discussions of the project that would take place at an AHELO Conference to beheld in Paris from 11 to 21 March 2013. She underlined, as did the Consortium, that while the feasibilitystudy demonstrated that some aspects of the assessments were possible, others required more work,especially to properly account for contextual differences. She also conceded that more clarity with regard tothe overall purpose of the project would be needed. Finally, she stressed the complexity and the numerouschallenges of the project, not least of which was the need for on-going funding.http://www.oecd.org/education/highereducationandadultlearning/testingstudentanduniversityperformancegloballyoecdsahelo.htm

EU strategy on global dimension of higher education

On October 25, Patricia Pol, IAU Board Member and Eva Egron-Polak were invited to take part in day-longmeeting organized by the EU Commission as it prepares a new Communication outlining the EU strategy onthe global dimension of higher education. The meeting brought together approximately 100 peoplerepresenting various stakeholder groups and the discussion was structured around five questions. Theseconcerned the place of mobility alongside other instruments within internationalization strategies; how tobalance Europes interests to attract talent with the need to support less developed nations and avoid braindrain; how to promote the European Higher Education Area in a context of competition among European


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nations and institutions; what priorities should such an EU strategy have and how can the EU stimulateinternationalization at the national and institutional levels. Participants, representing various stakeholdergroups made suggestions and commentsThe Communication is expected to be ready in the first semester of 2013 and will have an impact on the nextgeneration of EU programs within the framework of Erasmus for All. IAU had shared with the EUCommission the document Affirming Academic Values in Internationalization of Higher Education: A Callfor Action and took part in the discussion in line with the principles of this statement. We will continue to

monitor the development of the policy and will disseminate information about it as it becomes available.For detailed information on these activities, contact us at: [email protected] on the Association at: http://www.iau-aiu.net

2012

Conferences:

November 27-30: IAU General Conference onHigher Education and the Global Agenda,Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USAWorkshops:

December 6-7: IAU Collaborative Workshop: A three-step activity to discuss links betweenhigher education (HE) and Education for All (EFA) locally, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (byinvitation only)

2013

Conferences:April 24-26: IAU Global Meeting of Association (GMA V) on Institutional Diversity in

Higher Education: Strength or Threat for Associations?, organized in collaboration with NCUK- The Northern Consortium, University of Salford, UK

Workshops:January 24-25: IAU Collaborative Workshop: A three-step activity to discuss links betweenhigher education (HE) and Education for All (EFA) locally, University of Nairobi, Kenya (byinvitation only)

News from our Members at: http://www.iau-aiu.net/news-from-membersCalendar of events at: http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/global-calendar


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UNESCO: Sustainable Development

AHigher Education for Sustainable Development: Rio+20 and beyondPanel was held on 4 October 2012.UNESCO Chairs in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) from Costa Rica, Germany and Swedengathered to discuss the outcomes and follow-up of the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development(Rio+20) regarding ESD and higher education; to share good ESD practices; to investigate how universitiescould contribute to promoting sustainable development; and, to discuss the contribution of higher educationto the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development until 2014 and beyond.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/education-events/?tx_browser_pi1[showUid]=7330&cHash=e145cc863a

UNESCO: Educational Technology; Mobile Learning

UNESCO continues its Series on Mobile Learning initiated earlier this year with the release ofMobileLearning and Policies: Key Issues to Consider. It explains the context of mobile learning development,exposes UNESCOs working definition of it, investigates the relation with existing ICT in educationpolicies, presents a set of guiding principles for creating mobile learning policies, and identifies anddiscusses the key issues related to mobile learning.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002176/217638E.pdf

UNESCO: Access to Education

The 2012 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Reportwas officially launched on 16 October 2012.Subtitled Youth and Skills - Putting Education to Work, the publication takes stock of the progress madetowards the six EFA Goals over the past year before discussing the growing need for skills development andacquisition, benefits in terms of poverty and unemployment reduction, and also existing barriers and policyactions.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002175/217509e.pdf

UNESCO Bangkok: Educational Reform; Admission; Educational Outcomes

UNESCO Bangkok has released Student Learning Assessment. It provides an overview of national andinternational student learning assessments practices in the Asia-Pacific region in order to nurture reflectionon regional trends, emerging challenges for developing countries, reform and alternative forms ofassessments.http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002178/217816E.pdf

UNESCO Instituto de Educacin Superior de Amrica Latina y el Caribe (IESALC): Mobility

Organised by the Observatorio Nacional de Internacionalizacin de la Educacin Universitaria and IESALC,the first meeting of the National Observatories took place on 6 and 7 September 2012 at the University ofCuyo, Argentina. Its aim was to elaborate a work plan between the observatories in order to contribute to abetter understanding and dissemination of processes of educational integration in Latin America and the

Caribbean. In addition, it aimed at exchanging mobility experiences and evaluating the strengths andweaknesses of the public policies on academic and scientific mobility.http://www.uncu.edu.ar/relacionesinternacionales/novedades/index/primer-encuentro-de-observatorios-nacionales-enmarcados-en-el-obsmac-iesalc-unesco (in Spanish)

UNESCO/ European Union (EU): Educational Cooperation

EU and UNESCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation and dialogue and toshare information and best practices in a number of priority areas of mutual interest, including education.


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http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-1077_en.htm?locale=en

Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF): Francophone Courses ; Asia

AUF has releasedBilan des formations francophones en Asie du Sud-Est. The booklet presents all

Francophone courses/programmes available in the Asian region.http://www.auf.org/publications/bilan-des-formations-francophones-en-asie-sud-est/(in French)

Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): Science Administration; Africa; Caribbean

As part of the project to improve Research and Innovation Management for Africa and the Caribbean(RIMI4AC), ACU held a two-day conference in October 2012 on Tailoring Research Management for theRegional Context. It brought together research managers from the UK and developing country universitiesand representatives from UK funding bodies.http://www.acu.ac.uk/member_services/professional_networks/research_management/rimi4ac

Commonwealth of Learning (COL): OERCOL has released the following reports:- Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning: Open Educational Resources and Change in HigherEducation: Reflections from Practice, which comprises contributions on Open Educational Resources (OER)practices and policy and progress made since the UNESCO 2009 World Conference on Higher Education,with a particular focus on developing countries.http://www.col.org/PublicationDocuments/pub_PS_TeacherEd_web.pdf- Exploring the Business Case for Open Educational Resources, which builds on a literature review andseveral case studies to discuss the economic aspect of OER and their potential efficiency in reducing costsrelating to course design, textbook publishing, open access (scientific and scholarly) publishing, and how

they foster alternative accreditation models.http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=421

Education International (EI): Academic Teaching Personnel; Educational Administration

The conclusions of EI 8th International Conference on Higher Education and Research which took place inBuenos Aires, Argentina, from 25 to 27 September 2012 are available. Representatives of higher educationand research unions discussed key trends in the sector and the way to develop strategies to defend theprofession and counter the pressures of austerity, commercialisation and privatisation. In their conclusions,the participants recommended that the EI executive board adopt the Policy Statement on Tuition Fees andagreed to hold next Conference in Africa in 2014.

http://download.ei-ie.org/Docs/WebDepot/Conference%20Conclusions%202.pdf

International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE): Call for

Participation; Quality Assurance

INQAAHE has launched a call for proposals for the preparation of research papers or essays on new modesfor quality assurance (QA) in well-developed systems; independence of QA decisions; diversity ofapproaches to institutional and academic programme QA; external QA and its impact on internal qualitymanagement; and impact of international accreditation on newly developing systems. Deadline: 15December 2012.http://www.inqaahe.org/admin/files/assets/subsites/1/documenten/1347463654_inqaahe-call-for-research-


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projects-2012.pdf

Open Society Foundations: Open Access

The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) + 10 reaffirms the ends and means of the original BOAI andsets the new goal that in ten years, OA will become the default method for distributing research in everyfield and country.http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/openaccess/boai-10-recommendations

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Regional Development

The OECD Roundtable on Higher Education in Regional and City Development 2012: Universities forskills, entrepreneurship, innovation & growth took place in Paris, France from 19 to 21 September 2012.Built on the Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development, it focused on how universitiesand other higher education institutions could help cities and regions to become leaders in the globalknowledge economy and pioneers of stronger, fairer and greener development. It brought together 140participants from higher education, local/regional and national governments and agencies, business andindustry and civil society.http://www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/oecdroundtableuniversitiesforskillsentrepreneurshipinnovationgrowth-

preliminaryagenda.htmOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Education and InnovationThe OECD has published Tertiary Education: Developing Skills for Innovation and Long-Term Growth inCanada (September 2012). This Working Paper suggests different measures to improve the Canadiantertiary education system such as flexibility of moves between institutions, a better use of immigration, theintegration of skills training in tertiary education programmes or the re-evaluation of tuition policies inprovinces encountering financial difficulties.http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/tertiary-education_5k92pghq4247-enOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Education and Innovation

The OECD has released the Summary Report of the India-OECD Collaborative Workshop on Education andInnovation, held in New Delhi, India from 9 to 10 May 2012. Organised in collaboration with the OECDCentre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), the Planning Commission, Government of India,and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the objectives of the workshop were: 1) to take stock ofpromising practices to foster the skills supporting innovation; 2) to start a discussion on the innovationecosystem in the education sector in India; 3) to launch a collaboration with CERI.http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/EDU-CERI-CD%282012%2912.pdf

Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF): Educational Policy

The Ministerial Conference of French-Speaking Countries took place in Kinhasa, RDC, from 13 to 14October 2012. It culminated in the Declaration of Kinshasa in which Title 3 addresses the French language,cultural diversity and education (including higher education).

http://www.francophonie.org/Le-XIVe-Sommet-de-la-Francophonie,42435.html (in French)See also, the speech of the Rector of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie at the event.http://www.auf.org/actualites/intervention-du-recteur-de-lauf-au-sommet-de-la-fr/(in French)

University for Peace (UPEACE): Open Repositories

UPEACE has launched its Open Knowledge Network. It will make available some of the most relevant andtimely research as well as teaching materials and other learning resources produced by UPEACE students,resident and visiting faculty and collaborators to all, under a Creative Commons licence.http://www.upeace.org/resources.cfm


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United Nations (UN): Access to Education; Educational Quality; Citizenship

On 26 September 2012, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, M. Ban Ki-moon, launched EducationFirst, a global initiative aimed at remobilizing all stakeholders engaged worldwide and gather additional andsufficient funding to ensure that the Education for All Goals set for 2015 are reached. The three priorities ofthe five-year initiative are: Putting every child into school; Improving the quality of learning; and Fosteringglobal citizenship.

http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/

Africa

African Development Bank (AfDB): Loans

AfDB has signed its first private sector loan in Namibia. The loan will support a private company in itsstudent loans programme.http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/afdb-signs-first-private-sector-loan-in-namibia-to-improve-

access-to-finance-and-open-doors-to-education-9815/African Union (AU): Regional Universities

The first meeting of the Pan-African University (PAU) Steering Committee took place in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia in October 2012. The mandate of the Steering Committee is to oversee the process towards openingthe first three PAU thematic Institutes in November 2012. The opening remarks of the Chairman of theCommittee are available.http://appablog.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/auc-launches-the-pan-african-university-steering-committee/http://www.au.int/ar/sites/default/files/Steering%20Committee%20Commisioner%20openig%20remarks.pdf

African Virtual University (AVU): Vacancies

AVU is looking for a Francophone Programme Officer; a Francophone ICT Officer; a senior OER Officer; asenior Education Programmes Coordinator; a Manager Technology, Teaching and Learning Resources; aManager Academic Programme Development and Delivery; two Instructional Designers; and a TechnicalLead and Implementation Coordinator of the Revised AVU Websites. Deadlines vary.http://www.avu.org/List/Employment-Opportunities/

Association of African Universities (AAU): Appointments

Professor Etienne Ehile is the new Secretary-General of AAU. Prof. Ehile is a national from Cte dIvoire ,a physiologist, and former President of AboboAdjam University.http://www.aau.org/?q=content/appointment-new-secretary-general

Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA): Research; Strategic

Planning

ENRWACA organized a workshop on the governance of university research and national innovation systemin October 2012. It developed a national strategic plan for scientific research and technological innovation.http://www.ernwaca.org/web/spip.php?article996&id_rubrique=10Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA): Vacancies

ERNWACA is looking for a Research Manager who will be responsible for coordinating training, research,communication, and publication activities and developing a partnership development strategy.http://www.ernwaca.org/web/spip.php?article985&id_rubrique=2


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Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA): Regional Development

SARUA has released Perspectives on Regional Identity and the Role of Higher Education in SouthernAfrica. It comprises the following chapters: Engaging universities in the regional integration project inSothern Africa; Revitalization of higher education in Southern Africa: Key themes and issues for theattention of policy makers and university leadership; Conceptions of higher education, development-orientedsocial engagement and innovation in the SADC context; Regional identity for higher education in SADC

and its implications for higher education governance, leadership and management; and Fostering a regionalhigher education identity in the SADC.http://www.sarua.org/?q=publications/perspectives-regional-identity-and-role-higher-education-southern-africa

Americas

Assembly of Rectors of Latin American and Caribbean Universities: Educational Trends

The 5th Assembly of the Rectors of Latin American and Caribbean Universities took place in October 2012at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It discussed the new role of Latin American universities,autonomy, the distance higher education area, and university rankings.

http://www.uba.ar/comunicacion/noticia.php?id=3243 (in Spanish)

Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo (CINDA): Quality Assurance

Within the framework of the European Union project ALFA, CINDA has releasedAseguramiento de laCalidad en Iberoamrica. Educacin Superior Informe 2012 which analyses the impact of quality assurancemechanisms in higher education in Latin America and proposes training content.http://www.cinda.cl/download/CINDA_2012_Informe_de_Educacion_Superior.pdf(in Spanish)

Arab States

Maison mditerranenne des Sciences de lHomme: Educational Reform

The Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Mditerrane has released a special issue on Enseignementsuprieur, pouvoirs et mondialisation dans le monde arabe (Higher education, powers and globalization inthe Arab world), Issue 131, June 2012, in French and English. It presents a picture of the academic dynamicsin the Arab world over the past decade.http://remmm.revues.org/7331

Asia

Wawasan Open University (WOU): OER

WOU organized a three-day Regional Symposium on Open Educational Resources: An Asian Perspectiveon Policy and Practices in Penang, Malaysia in September 2012. It focused on OER institutional policy andstrategies; OER creation and use; OER integration; OER creation; and OER and quality assurance.

http://www.oerasia.org/oersymposium

Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU): Natural Disasters

APRU organised its 8th Research Symposium on Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim - entitled TowardsDisaster-Resilient Societies: The Role of Universities in Reducing Risks of Catastrophic Natural Disasters -at Tohoku University from 20 to 22 September 2012.http://www.apru.org/_files/symposiums/2012/ARPU%202012%20Multi-hazards%20Symposium_President%20Satomi.pdf


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Europe

Compostela Group of Universities (CGU): Educational Associations

CGU held its General Council in September 2012 at the University of Oulu, Finland. Its theme wasEmbracing of Modernization Agenda in Higher Education. It addressed topics such as mobility and cross-border education, innovation, and internationalization and presented CGU activities.http://www.gcompostela.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=495&Itemid=263

Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology: Universities ofTechnology

The 31st Conference of Rectors and Presidents of European Universities of Technology took place atIstanbul Technical University on 21 and 22 September 2012. Its theme wasHORIZON 2020 The EUFramework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020. New Opportunities for Universities ofTechnology. Topics addressed included: Universities of technology as backbone of the European ResearchArea; Coping with Societal Challenges; Working with industry and for SMES; and Enhancing Europesattractiveness for excellent researchers.http://www.crp-eut.org/documents.htm#31

European Access Network (EAN): Access to EducationEAN has just released the papers from its 20th Anniversary Conference which was held at VU University,Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Its theme was Student Diversity in Higher Education: Conflicting Realities.Tensions affecting policy and action to widen access and participation.http://www.ean-edu.org/upload_data/Amsterdam%202011/Amsterdam%20Conference%20Book%2C%202012%20edition.pdf

European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE): Quality Assurance

EURASHE held a Seminar on the Implementation of Internal (and External) Quality Assurance and of theESG in HEIs from 27 to 28 September 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus. It built on two themes: internal qualityassurance (QA) processes and instruments for improvement, and implementation of the ESG for QA in theinstitutions.http://www.eurashe.eu/conferences-and-events/eurashe-seminars/qa-nicosia-2012/

European Centre for the Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU): Industry and Education;

Regional Development

ESMUs EU-Drivers Annual Conference took place in Brussels, Belgium on 20 September 2012. Its themewas Universities and Regional Innovation: From Policy to Practice Building Capacity for CollaborativePartnerships. It focused on the challenges involved in building and sustaining successful cross-sectoralpartnerships between academic, business and public agencies to support regional innovation.http://www.eu-drivers.eu/component/content/article/90

European Commission: Open Access; Call for Participation

The European Commission has launched a Public consultation on Opening up Education A proposal for aEuropean Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies. It addressessuch issues as assessment of learning, quality frameworks, access to quality OER, teacher education andtraining, ICT infrastructures at education institutions, Intellectual Property Rights and open access toeducation materials. Deadline: 13 November 2012.http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/consult/open_en.htmEuropean Commission: Scientific Cooperation; International Cooperation; Regional Policy


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The Commission adopted a Communication entitled Enhancing and Focusing EU InternationalCooperation in Research and Innovation: A Strategic Approach on 14 September 2012. It sets out a newstrategy for international cooperation in research and innovation with a view to implementing Horizon 2020.http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/com_2012_497_communication_from_commission_to_inst_en.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

European Educational Research Association (ECER): Educational Research

The 2012 ECER Conference was held in Cadix, Spain in September 2012. Its theme was The Need forEducational Research to Champion Freedom, Education and Development for All. It analysed the role ofeducational research as means to ensure and enforce freedom and promote education and the comprehensivedevelopment of citizens worldwide.http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/search-programmes/

European Science Foundation (ESF): Science; Young Women; Video Competition; Call for

Participation

Linked to the European Commission campaign to encourage young women to choose science, ESF and CurtRice are launching a video contest. The video should strive to encourage young women to choose science

careers.http://www.esf.org/media-centre/ext-single-news/article/science-its-your-thing-video-contest-848.html

European University Association (EUA): Doctoral Programmes

An EUA Doctoral Week, composed of 3 events, was held from 23 to 27 September 2012 at the KarolinskaInstitutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The first event was the concluding workshop of the CODOC projectthatanalyzed trends in doctoral education in Latin America, Southern Africa, East Asia and Europe. The second,the EUA Council for Doctoral Educations (EUA-CDE) Annual Meeting, focused on the issue of funding.The last event was part of the Accountable Research Environments for Doctoral Education (ARDE) projecton how to manage quality in doctoral education.http://www.eua.be/Newsletters/newsletter-18-2012.aspx

Eurydice: Educational Fees; Financial Aid

Eurydice has published a report on National Student Fee and Support Systems 2011/2012. It contains anoverview of the public fee and support systems (grants, loans, tax benefits for students parents and familyallowances) in place in Europe for public or government-dependent private higher education institutions andtheir national characteristics, as well as planned reforms in a comparative perspective.http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/facts_and_figures/fees_and_support.pdf

MENON Network: ICT; Educational Technology; Call for Participation

The MENON Network is conducting the studyMapping and Analysing Prospective Technologies for

Learning (MATEL) on behalf of the European Commissions Institute for Prospective Technological Studies(IPTS). The MATEL on-line stakeholders consultation is now reaching its conclusion with a final roundcalling experts to rank the top technologies that will support educational change in Europe across differentlearning sectors.http://www.menon.org/matel/

Network for the Development of Higher Education Management Systems (DEHEMS): Education and

Employment; Graduates; Educational Management

The 2nd DEHEMS International Conference on Employability of Graduates & Higher Education


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Management Systems took place at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 27 to 28 September 2012. Itstudied which factors determined a graduates early career success, and how higher education managementsystems took employability data and surveys into account.http://www.dehems-project.eu/en/papers/

Inter-Regional Cooperation

Canada/ Low and Middle Income Countries: Sustainable Development; Call for Participation

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities ResearchCouncil of Canada (SSHRC) signed an agreement to invest in the International Partnerships for SustainableSocieties (IPaSS) on 3 October 2012. This new seven-year initiative will facilitate collaboration betweenresearchers, students and public, private, and civil society organizations in Canada and low- or middle-income countries in four areas: Information and networks; Inclusive growth; Governance, security, andjustice; and, Green growth. Deadline: 15 February 2013.http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Media/Pages/IDRC-and-SSHRC-Launch-iPaSS.aspx

Ecuador/Spain: Academic Staff Mobility

Academics in Spain have been approached by the Government of Ecuador to train its university teachers and

open new areas of research.http://www.eluniverso.com/2012/10/06/1/1361/fuga-cerebros-ecuador-crisis-espana.html

Europe/Canada: Educational Cooperation

The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) organized the UNICA-EuropeanNetwork for Canadian Studies Rectors Seminar 2012 on Europe-Canada: The Future of AcademicCooperation in Brussels, Belgium, from 24 to 25 September 2012. It sought to strengthen the existing linksbetween Canadian and European higher education institutions and develop new paradigms for collaboration.http://www.unica-network.eu/event/the-unica-encs-rectors-seminar-2012-%E2%80%9Ceurope-canada-the-future-of-academic-cooperation%E2%80%9D-brussel

Organization of American States (OAS)/Spain: Education and Society; Democracy

OAS and the University of Salamanca, Spain have signed a strategic alliance of academic cooperation forthe strengthening of democracy in Latin America. The actions laid out in the agreement include theparticipation of students, researchers and professors of the Latin American Institute of the University ofSalamanca in Electoral Observation Missions (EOMs) of the OAS, the collaboration between research teamsof the Institute and the OAS to develop joint research and educational activities, and the dissemination ofexperiences through joint publications.http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/press_release.asp?sCodigo=E-334/12

UK/Africa: ICT

The Africa Innovation Summit took place in Cape Town, South Africa from 5 to 7 October 2012. Organizedby AfricaBrains, a corporation made up of managers who have worked in Africa and based in the UK, itaddressed issues of education, ICT, science & technology, and research & development.http://africanbrains.net/video/innovation-africa-summit-5-7-oct-2012-cape-town-south-africa/

United States of America/Africa: Scientific Publications

Dr Marc Cutright, Associate Professor in Counseling and Higher Education and Director of the Center forHigher Education of the University of North Texas, US, has been named editor of the African Higher


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Education Review.http://www.coe.unt.edu/news/dr-marc-cutright-named-editor-african-higher-education-review

Algeria: Strategic Planning; Educational Policy

The action plan of the government for higher education and research has been presented to the NationalAssembly. It includes actions to develop and improve the university network; quality; the number ofprofessors; research programmes; university-industry relationship; student services; etc.http://www.elmouwatin.dz/spip.php?page=imprimer&id_article=5420 (in French)

Angola: Educational PolicyThe President described the development of higher education in Angola and the government action for thesector at his ceremony of investiture which took place in September 2012.http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/201209270077.html

Argentina: Distance EducationThe Universidad del Salvador organized the first International Congress on Distance Education inSeptember 2012. It focused on the challenges, achievements and projections of distance education in LatinAmerica. It presented the book Educacin a Distancia y Tecnologas: Lecturas desde Amrica Latina.http://congresoead.usal.edu.ar/(in Spanish)

Australia: Government Educational BodiesResponsibility for tertiary education has been transferred from the Department of Education, Employmentand Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research andTertiary Education (DIISRTE), that will from now on host all information on policies, programmes and

initiatives on its website.http://www.deewr.gov.au/Pages/Tertiary.aspxAustralia: International Education; Educational CooperationThe Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), held in Melbourne from 2 to 5 October 2012,focused on International Education in the Asian Century. It addressed issues relating to theinternationalisation of education, the role and opportunities for mutually enriching bilateral and multilateralcollaboration in education, training and research between Asia, Australia and the rest of the world.http://www.aiec.idp.com/past_papers/2012.aspxAustralia: International Education; Foreign Students; Human RightsOn 4 October 2012, the Race Discrimination Commissioner launched the Principles to Promote and Protect

the Human Rights of International Students, a guide for the implementation of human rights-basedprinciples in order to enhance the safety and well-being of international students in Australia. It focuses onEnhancing the human rights of international students; Ensuring all international students have access tohuman rights and freedom from discrimination protections; Understanding the diverse needs of internationalstudents; Empowering international students during their stay in Australia.http://www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/publications/international_students/international_students_principles.pdf

Bahrain: Educational TrendsThe Ministry of Education, in association with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA),


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organized the Forum on Higher Education 2012 under the titleHigher Education for the 21st Century in AlManamah from 8 to 10 October 2012. The Forum articulates with a series of work papers about current andfuture trends in higher education, quality assurance, assessment, etc.http://www.moe.gov.bh/en/ShowNews.aspx?record_no=5015

Bhutan: Graduates; Education and EmploymentThe Ministry of Labour and Human Resources has published the Second Labour Market Guide for

University Graduates, a tool to facilitate access to the job market for job seekers. Its four sections are:Employment and training opportunities; the Entrepreneurship Promotion Program; the University GraduateInternship Program; General labour market information.http://www.molhr.gov.bt/molhr_site/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/inside.pdf

Burundi: Educational ReformThe Minister of Higher Education and Research discussed the on-going higher education reform in aninterview with a journalist ofJeune Afrique.http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Articleimp_JA2697p104-105.xml0_burundi-julien-nimubona-nos-diplomes-n-etaient-reconnus-nulle-part-ce-ne-sera-plus-le-cas.html (in French)

Canada: Educational Technology; ICTThe Conference of Rectors and Principles of Qubec Universities (CREPUQ) and its Pedagogy andInformation and Communication Technologies Subcommittee (PICTS) have released a report entitled tudesur les modalits dapprentissage et les technologies de linformation et de la communication danslenseignement(Study on learning methods and information technologies and communication in highereducation) on 16 October 2012. This report presents the results of a study conducted in 2011 on students andinstructors showing how information and communication technology (ICT) is used in university educationin Qubec. Initials findings show that, although both populations are at ease with the use of computertechnology, only 53% of students (against 86% of instructors) have a positive or very positive attitudetowards the use of technology tools at university.http://www.crepuq.qc.ca/IMG/pdf/Rapport-Etude-TIC-Mai-2012-VF.pdf(in French)Canada: Government Educational BodiesThe Ministre de lducation, du Loisir et du Sport (Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sport) is no longerresponsible for higher education. A Ministre de l'Enseignement suprieur, de la Recherche, de la Science etde la Technologie (Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology) was created on 19September 2012, headed by Pierre Duschene.http://www.mels.gouv.qc.ca/ens-sup/(in French)Canada: Research; EvaluationThe Council of Canadian Academies has published The State of Science Technology in Canada, 2012(September 2012). It reports on the scientific disciplines and technological applications in which Canada

excels in a global context. It focuses on research carried out in the higher education sector and in the not-for-profit and government sectors.http://www.scienceadvice.ca/uploads/eng/assessments%20and%20publications%20and%20news%20releases/sandt_ii/stateofst2012_fullreporten.pdf

Chad: Educational Systems; EvaluationThe President launched the first National Forum on Education on 6 September 2012. Experts, practitionersand other interested parties were asked to analyse the education system (including higher education), its


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strength and failures, and propose adequate solutions.http://www.presidencetchad.org/affichage_news.php?id=413&titre=%20OUVERTURE%20DU%20PREMIER%20FORUM%20NATIONAL%20SUR%20L%92EDUCATION (in French)

Chile: Financial Aid; Student Loans; Educational LegislationA law that cuts interest rates on student loans has been passed. The new legislation, announced at the end of

September 2012, reduces interest on loans for private university students from 6% to 2%. Once they secureemployment, monthly repayments will amount to only 10% of the salary, a 40% reduction on what hadpreviously been on the books.http://www.gob.cl/especiales/ley-que-otorga-beneficios-a-los-deudores-del-cae/(in Spanish)

Colombia: Education and Society; Scientific Innovations; Human Resources DevelopmentAn international forum on science, technology and innovation for the transformation of Colombian societyand sustainable human development took place at the Universidad El Bosque in September 2012. It studiedperspectives that could help institutions to strengthen academic policies and the main obstacles universitiesfaced in playing their role in the national science, technology and innovation system.

http://www.ascun.org.co/?idcategoria=4977 (in Spanish)

Comoros: Educational PolicyThe 8th national conference on education which took place in September 2012 discussed and maderecommendations on issues related to the academic year 2012/2013 and examinations.http://www.alwatwan.net/index.php?home=actu.php&actu_id=4437 (in French)

Cte dIvoire: UniversitiesThe Units regionales denseignement suprieur (URES) of Korhogo and Daloa will become universitiesand will be renamed University Peleforo Gon Coulibaly and University Jean Lorougnon Gud respectively.http://www.27avril.com/blog/culture-societe/education/cote-d-ivoire-enseignement-superieur-l-etat-cree-deux-nouvelles-universites (in French)

Finland: Science Finance; Social ResponsibilityAn expert group, appointed by the Research and Innovation Council, has put forward a proposal for acomprehensive overhaul of state research institutes and research funding as of 2014. According to theproposal, research resources will be marshalled in order to increase their social effectiveness.http://vnk.fi/julkaisukansio/2012/j03-valtion-tutkimuslaitokset/PDF/fi.pdf

France: Academic Achievement ; UndergraduatesThe Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental presented Russir la dmocratisation de

l'enseignement suprieur : l'enjeu du premier cycle in September 2012. It coincided with the ministerspresentation of her political orientations and 20 concrete actions to ensure students success in the first cycleof university studies.http://www.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/cid61609/remise-de-l-avis-du-cese-sur-la-democratisation-de-l-enseignement-superieur.html (in French)France: Catholic UniversitiesThe Union des Etablissements dEnseignement suprieur catholique (UDESCA) has published Les Institutscatholiques en France : Atouts, apports et enjeux stratgiques on the assets, contribution and strategicpolicy issues of the Catholic institutions in France. It is the contribution of the Catholic universities to the


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the next 13 years; and Outlining a comprehensive transformation programme for the system.http://hornbillunleashed.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/preliminary-blueprint-english.pdf

Mauritius: Education and Development; Economic and Social DevelopmentThe Tertiary Education Commission held an International Conference onHigher Education and EconomicDevelopmentfrom 3 to 5 September 2012. It discussed the role of higher education in fostering economicdevelopment.

http://tec.intnet.mu/confpapers.php

Mexico: Educational PolicyThe first Assembly of Higher Education Institutions took place in Guadalajara from 20 to 21 September2012. It culminated with the Guadalajara Declaration which calls for: 1) the development of a strategic planfor higher education; 2) the inclusion of extraordinary programme support to strategic development areas inthe regular budget of higher education institutions; 3) the establishment of a regulatory framework thatdefines budgetary limits.http://www.udual.org/asamblearegmex.html (in Spanish)

Netherlands: Educational Organizations; Quality Assurance; Educational StrategiesThe Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie has published Strategy NVAO 2012-2016. It presents anoverview of the most important developments in higher education in the Netherlands, Flanders and Europe,alongside to NVAO mission, values and positioninghttp://nvao.com/page/downloads/Strategy_NVAO_2012-2016.pdf

Norway: Educational BudgetsThe education sector will receive NOK 1.9 billion in extra funding in 2013. This will result in additionalplaces at universities and university colleges being maintained and investment to raise the quality of highereducation and research. Overall, the budget proposal represents a 2.2 per cent increase in funding forresearch.http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/kd/press-contacts/Press-releases/2012/education-given-high-priority-nok-19-bil.html?id=701282

Peru: Educational LegislationThe Rectors Conference was able to have article 7 removed from the education law. It allowed publicuniversities to use resources granted for funding research and the refurbishing of laboratory and libraryequipment to pay for the increase in salaries of the academic staff.http://200.48.39.40/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=645:ya-no-tocaran-recursos-destinados-a-la-investigacion-y-al-equipamiento-para-el-aumento-de-sueldos-a-docentes&catid=40:cnoticias&

Itemid=679 (in Spanish)

Poland: Student RightsThe Minister of Science and Higher Education and the Rectors Conference have signed the Student Charter.It was introduced as part of the higher education reform and guarantees the rights of the student as thesupreme entity of the school.http://www.naukawpolsce.pap.pl/en/news/news,391977,ministry-of-science-student-charter-signed.html

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A presentation of the new LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorate) system in Congo is available on the website ofthe Ministry of Higher Education.http://www.minesu.gouv.cd/spip.php?article437 (in French)

Russia: RankingsThe NTF-National Training Foundation held a Conference on Perspectives for Implementation of theRussian Higher Education Institutions Ranking System on 24 September 2012 in Moscow. It discussed the

methodology, implementation, use, and role of a national ranking of higher education institutions.http://eng.ntf.ru/p107aa1detales8.html

Spain: Educational ManagementThe Universidad de Alcal is reducing the number of its faculties from 18 to 9 and from 43 to 23 the numberof its departments.http://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-universidad-alcala-reduce-mitad-numero-facultades-departamentos-20121004183301.html (in Spanish)Spain: ICT; Teaching Methods; Educational PolicyThe Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE) has published a report on ICT support to

university teaching entitled Tendencias TIC para el apoyo a la Docencia Universitaria as well as Universitic2012 which describes ICT policy and management within the higher education sector.http://www.crue.org/opencms/opencms/handle404?exporturi=/export/sites/Crue/Publicaciones/Documentos/Tendencias_TIC/Tendencias_TIC_Docencia.pdf&%5d (in Spanish)http://www.crue.org/opencms/opencms/handle404?exporturi=/export/sites/Crue/Publicaciones/Documentos/Universitic/UNIVERSITIC2012baja.pdf&%5d (in Spanish)Spain: Internationalization; IndicatorsOn 4 October 2012, the ACUP and the Interuniversity Council of Catalonia (CIC) approved a list ofindicators to analyse the internationalization of the Catalan public university system. This list will be used tobuild a database and help to improve the ranks of the Catalan universities in international rankings.http://www.acup.cat/en/noticia/approved-internationalization-indicators-catalan-public-university-system

Sweden: Science BudgetsThe Swedish Government is investing in research and innovation to strengthen Swedens position as aprominent research nation in the long term. The new 2013 budget bill focuses on life sciences and the effortto translate research into new products and services.http://www.vinnova.se/en/misc/menues-functions/News/2012/120924Substantial-contribution-to-research-and-innovation-in-the-Swedish-2013-Budget-Bill/

Switzerland: Educational AssociationsThe Swiss academic, specialised and pedagogical hautes coles announced their intention to create the

swissuniversities association in November 2012. It will bring together the three Rectors conferences into asingle body, as foreseen in the new Federal Law on the encouragement and coordination of the hautescoles.http://www.crus.ch/index.php?id=3186&L=1 (in French)Switzerland: Education and Employment; Sustainable DevelopmentThe report Tracking Alumni Career Paths which was carried out by the University of Bern analyses theresults of a survey of the careers pursued by the trainees of the Swiss National Centre of Competence inResearch (NCCR) North South research project on global change and sustainable development.http://www.nccr-north-south.unibe.ch/publications/Infosystem/On-line%20Dokumente/Upload/Heim_et-


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al_NCCR_Dialogue_42.pdf

United Kingdom: Academic Achievement; Dropouts; Call for ParticipationThe Higher Education Academy has opened the call for its Student retention and success change programmewhich will examine reasons for low rates of student satisfaction. It aims to develop a culture andinfrastructure that promotes belonging and increases student engagement in higher education. Calls forexpressions of interest are invited from teams from both UK and international higher education providers.

Deadline: 23 November 2012.http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/news/detail/2012/student_retention_and_success_change_programmeUnited Kingdom: Academic Achievement; Non-Academic AchievementUniversities UK has published Bringing it all together: Introducing the HEAR, the final report of theBurgess Implementation Steering Group which recommends that all students entering undergraduate degreeprogrammes in UK higher education institutions will leave with a Higher Education Achievement Report(HEAR) as well as a degree certificate. The HEAR is a single document that will provide more detail aboutacademic qualifications, including module marks and assessment methods, as well as more informationabout extra-curricular activities, experiences and responsibilities, such as employability skills, workplacements and volunteering.

http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/BringingItAllTogetherIntroducingTheHEAR.pdfUnited Kingdom: Doctoral Programmes; Research Workers; Career DevelopmentThe Vitae Researcher Development International Conference 2012: Realising the Potential of Researcherswas held in Manchester in September 2012. It broached such topics as Policy developments relating todoctoral education and employing researchers; Building institutional capacity for researchers' professionaldevelopment to maintain research excellence; and Demonstrating the value of researcher development onresearch outputs, researcher careers, economic prosperity and society.http://www.vitae.ac.uk/policy-practice/916-494271/Vitae-Researcher-Development-International-Conference-2012-Realising-the-Potential-of-Researchers.html#pageInfoUnited Kingdom: Educational QualityThe Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has published UK Quality Code for Higher Education- Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching. The Quality Code makes clear what institutions are required to do,what they can expect of each other, and what the general public can expect of all higher education providers.http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/Quality-Code-B3.pdfUnited Kingdom: Educational Trends; Educational ForecastingThe Institute for Public Policy Research has published Oceans of Innovation: The Atlantic, the Pacific,Global Leadership and the Future of Education. It comprises three chapters: Learning from the past: Howinnovation shaped the world; Understanding the present: The challenge facing the new global leaders; andLearning for the future: Building the innovation generation.http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2012/09/oceans-of-innovation_Aug2012_9543.pdfUnited Kingdom: ICTs

The Open University has published the first in a new series of Innovation Reports which explore new formsof teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world. This first report, Innovating Pedagogy 2012,proposes ten innovations that are already current but have not yet had a profound influence on education.http://www.open.ac.uk/personalpages/mike.sharples/Reports/Innovating_Pedagogy_report_July_2012.pdfUnited Kingdom: Open AccessThe Higher Education Academy organized a meeting on Opening up: New horizons and institutionalstrategies in London in October 2012 that explored how to position HEIs in the open practice environment.http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/academyevents/04_oct_opening_up_londonUnited Kingdom: Postgraduates; Research Workers; Job Satisfaction; Surveys


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The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has published Using PRES to Enhance the Experience ofPostgraduate Researchers. A good practice guide. It was developed by Vitae for the HEA and presentsresults of the survey conducted in July-August 2012. It is designed to help institutions make the most of datagathered through the Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES).http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/postgraduate/PRES_enhancement.pdfUnited Kingdom: Sustainable Development; Call for ParticipationBuilding on the first Green Academy (education for sustainable development) change programme, the

Higher Education Academy is inviting institutional teams to submit proposals to participate in the secondGreen Academy change programme. Deadline: 27 November 2012.http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/change/GA_ESD_12_13/GA_ESD_12_13_launch

United States of America: Educational Costs; Student LoansThe U.S. Department of Education has published the three-year student loan default rates. If the two-yearrate is still climbing, the three-year rate shows a slight drop. This rate will be used to determine collegeseligibility for federal financial aid.http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/first-official-three-year-student-loan-default-rates-publishedUnited States of America: Enrolment; Degrees; Graduates

The Council of Graduate Schools (GCS) has released Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 2001-2011 whichincludes information on applications for admission to graduate school, first-time and total graduate studentenrolment, and graduate degrees and certificates conferred. Data are presented by field, gender, race,citizenship, attendance status and institutional characteristics.http://www.cgsnet.org/graduate-enrollment-and-degreesUnited States of America: Foreign Students; Doctoral Degrees; Mobility; Education and EmploymentThe National Science Foundation has released International Mobility and Employment Characteristicsamong Recent Recipients of U.S. Doctorates. The article analyses the international mobility and employmentcharacteristics of foreign students who obtained a Doctorate in the US.http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13300/?org=NSFUnited States of America: International EducationThe U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State have announced that the 13th annualInternational Education Week (IEW), whose aim is to celebrate the benefits of international education andexchange worldwide, will be held from 12 to 16 November 2012. This year's theme is InternationalEducation: Striving for a Healthier Future Worldwide.http://iew.state.gov/United States of America: InternationalizationNAFSA: Association of International Educators has publishedLeading Comprehensive Internationalization:Strategy and Tactics for Action (September 2012). It provides strategy and action guidelines forcomprehensive internationalization to higher education leaders at all levels (presidents, provosts, academicdeans, faculty leaders, senior international officers and, unit leaders in charge of the international mobility of

students).http://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/Chez_NAFSA/Resource_Library_Assets/Publications_Library/Leading%20CIZN.pdfUnited States of America: Research Universities; Educational PolicyThe Association of American Universities (AAU) has published a report entitled Partnering for aprosperous and Secure Future: The Federal Government and Research Universities (September 2012). Itincludes AAUs recommendations on the higher education and innovation agenda and underlines theimportance of the role of research universities and the need for a federal government-research universitypartnership.


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http://www.aau.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=13720United States of America: Women; Educational Management; Academic LeadershipThe American Council on Education has announced the launch of the Spectrum Executive LeadershipProgramme as from October 2012. Designed for women and underrepresented groups, this programme is aneffort to diversify U.S. higher educations top leadership through an eight-month series of intensive studyand guidance.http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Effort-to-Diversify-U-S--Higher-Education-.aspx

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