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Riding India’s NEP 2020: there’s never been a better time for institutional partnerships

The PIE News

On the heels of India’s National Education Policy 2020, a recent think tank run by the government of India highlights the country’s dedication to establishing the region as a leading global hub of education with an emphasis on continued internationalisation and collaboration with foreign institutions.

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The Value of Higher Education in Developed Economies

HEPI

Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the OECD, on the value of higher education in developed countries. Never mind that the 50% target he refers to relates to tertiary education, I am certain he is not alone in believing that too many people go to university. In 1998, 20% of adults in the OECD had a tertiary education.

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Ep.93: Is For-Profit Higher Education on Its Last Legs?

Inside Higher Ed

Does the possible sale of the University of Phoenix to a public university system signal the demise of the for-profit higher education sector that Phoenix once epitomized?

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Creative arts courses at English universities face funding cut

The Guardian - Higher Education

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s cultural industries. Continue reading.

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Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara Named VP for Academic Affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara O’Meara is currently professor of higher education, a distinguished scholar teacher, and special assistant to the provost for strategic initiative at University of Maryland (UMD). in higher education from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. in education policy at the University of Maryland.

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30 years on: what do polytechnics teach us about transcending the vocational/ academic divide in today’s higher education landscape?

HEPI

Formed between 1969 and 1973, England’s polytechnics offered higher education courses in vocational areas. Although such courses seem commonplace by modern standards, at the time they were a fairly radical concept in higher education. The effect of policy drift.

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Is India the world’s next top knowledge power?

The PIE News

While global commentators have long focused on the rise in quality and capacity of Chinese institutions, the Indian Government’s commitment to building the scale and impact of higher education has set the nation on a trajectory to compete with China, the United States and Western Europe for supremacy in knowledge leadership.