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A cold summer ale on the Terrace
A cold summer ale on the Memorial Union Terrace (or 'the Terrace' as it is known) at UW-Madison is a genuinely glorious experience. I was down there the other evening with my family, observing...
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Global regionalism, interregionalism, and higher education
The development of linkages between higher education systems in a variety of ‘world regions’ continues apace. Developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America, albeit uneven in nature,...
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A primer on international partnerships
One notable challenge for many universities is moving beyond the superficial rhetoric of internationalization. Of course every university, and its leaders, are in favor of internationalizing: the signs...
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Decolonising our universities: another world is desirable
Editors' note: the statement below was issued by participants at the end of the International Conference on Decolonising Our Universities conference at Universiti Sains Malaysia (June 27-29, 2011,...
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International student mobility highlights in the OECD’s Education at a Glance...
Education at a Glance 2011 was released today by the OECD. The report is replete with data about education systems, patterns, trends, etc., and is well worth reading.Free copies of the full report (497...
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Visualizing the uneven geographies of knowledge production and circulation
As noted in a previous entry (‘Visualizing the globalization of higher education and research’), we’ve been keen to both develop and promote high quality visualizations associated with the...
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'Hotspots' and international scientific collaboration
The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies report was released on 20 September. While I've only seen the summary (which is the source for...
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Common curriculum guidelines for Yale-NUS College (via Word Cloud)
Source: Common Curriculum Outline for Yale-NUS College (2 September 2011) via Wordle.
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On being seduced by The World University Rankings (2011-12)
Well, it’s ranking season again, and the Times Higher Education/Thomson Reuters World University Rankings (2011-2012) has just been released. The outcome is available here, and a screen grab of the...
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Is higher education fit for the global urban era?
Our era of ‘global urbanization’ -- one where the majority of the world’s population now lives in ‘urban’ areas – raises some interesting opportunities and challenges for higher education systems and...
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