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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.” After receiving his B.S.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. But that course may not be the best way to prepare for those looking to pursue careers in engineering or computer science, Donovan said.

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Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

The PIE News

Last year, Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, told The PIE in an exclusive interview that the country was searching for an “optimal” number of international students, while he praised the role of student and researcher international exchanges. times as many as the 2005/06 figure.

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How Industry Micro-Credentials Are Transforming Higher Education 

Coursera blog

Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Career outcomes are a top decision-making factor for students selecting their higher education institution. Enhancing curricula to better align with in-demand skills used by today’s employers is therefore a top priority for higher education institutions.

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Netherlands uni chairs call for stop to curbing int’l students

The PIE News

“In doing so, [parliament] turns a blind eye to the fact that the shortage on the labour market – think of technology, ICT, education and care – is already causing major problems for us,” the opinion piece, signed by representatives from Breda University of Applied Sciences , Tilburg University and others, reads. “In

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Preparing the community for in-demand careers

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

LCCC has been developing unique expertise in semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturing education and training for more than a decade. LCCC offers Ohio’s only associate of applied science and bachelor of applied science degrees in microelectronic manufacturing , preparing students for work in this growing semiconductor industry.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Inside Higher Ed

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. More than 1,000 students signed up. “We tend to think, ‘Oh, we have to do everything in person.’ “Absolutely not.