Topic: International issues
Graduate education in the UK: The postgraduate puzzle
In the UK, graduate education has taken a backseat to undergraduate learning. But as Elizabeth Bell explains, postgraduate programs there face significant challenges.
READ MOREThe MOOC bubble and the attack on public education
MOOCs are the hot new educational trend, garnering headlines around the world. But the hype conceals a speculative bubble, a gamble where public higher education has everything to lose and business interests have everything to gain.
READ MOREAre the Stars Aligned? Will Canada finally create an international education strategy?
In its 2011 budget, the Government of Canada announced an allocation of $10 million over a two year period for the development […]
READ MOREMore on bad Ontario/California comparisons
Ken Snowdon has released a paper that echoes our criticisms about Ian Clark’s recent article advocating “California Style”differentiation in Ontario. OCUFA, our […]
READ MOREThe perils of California Dreamin’ in higher education
Writing in the National Post, Ian Clark argues that emulating California’s higher education system will increase the productivity and efficiency of Ontario’s […]
READ MOREThe Professor as Mass Communicator?
While much about being a university professor has remained unchanged for centuries, the way today’s academics research, teach, and fulfil administrative duties […]
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A Political Pedagogy, or In Lieu of Dismantling the University
How does the ongoing constriction of academic freedom reverberate in the classroom? If academics cannot take a stand without risking formal or subtle censure, and so choose not to risk, how can we ask students to?
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The Globalization of Higher Education Media: Where Is It Headed?
In an era of globalization, we need to improve global reporting, argues University World News Editor Karen MacGregor. Will this require more collaboration between higher education and higher education media?
READ MORECanadian-Chinese Educational Relationship : Looking Back, Around, and Beyond
The year 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the Canadian-Chinese diplomatic relations. I couldn’t help reflect on the Canadian-Chinese educational relationship, and found it evolving along an interesting and unique trajectory.
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