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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

The PIE News

In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. This commitment to accessibility ensures that students from diverse backgrounds can access quality education.

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Dolores O’Riordan, University College Dublin, Ireland

The PIE News

You can learn so much at a distance, but being immersed in a culture, and understanding the frames of mind of others from a cultural and political point of view, understanding the educational systems all around the world… it fuels the desire to make the experience here on the UCD campus more amenable to all.

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“Strengthen Dutch learning in our universities”, minister insists

The PIE News

With a long-term and targeted approach, I want to prevent the quality of our colleges and universities from coming under such pressure [from international oversubscription] that this undermines our international top position. “I – balancing the social consequences and the question of where space can be given for customisation.

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Responsibilities and gatekeeping in using language certificates for HE admission

SRHE

by Jana Berg, Michael Grüttner, Stefanie Schröder With the exception of a few master’s degree programs, the German higher education system is dominated by monolingual organizations. Therefore, language certificates are a key element of access to German higher education for international students.

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Colombian Higher Education

HESA

These days he’s a lead consultant at the World Bank, but formerly he was the Vice Minister of Higher Education in Colombia, and he’s here with us today to provide an overview of recent policy developments in the nation. Colombia’s higher education system is complex.

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Columbian Higher Education

HESA

These days he’s a lead consultant at the World Bank, but formerly he was the Vice Minister of Higher Education in Columbia, and he’s here with us today to provide an overview of recent policy developments in the nation. Columbia’s higher education system is complex.

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

We heard, for example, about the over-dependence of UK universities upon EU students and staff , and the critical role of EU research monies (especially via Horizon 2020 and the European Research Council ) in supporting one of the most research-active higher education systems in the world. , about one possible risk-reducing option.