The PIE News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

It has become a reality in the Netherlands that the Party for Freedom (PVV), a right-wing populist political party, has become the biggest winner in the Dutch national elections. PVV won 37 seats out of 150, more than any other party and this gives PVV the initiative to form a new Dutch government and select the next Prime Minister. Many in higher education, both Dutch and international students and staff, are left in shock, anger and disbelief.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

My father, David Turner, who has died aged 77, was a highly respected and renowned computer scientist whose name will always be associated with functional programming, and the lead that the UK still takes in developing and fostering the discipline. David was an early advocate for functional programming, which promises a higher-level, more abstract approach to writing software.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

UK higher education needs to look beyond international student recruitment when engaging with Indian counterparts and ensure cooperation is equitable, stakeholders have reiterated. Speaking at a QS report launch event in the House of Lords, founding VC at OP P Jindal Global University, C. Raj Kumar, challenged university representatives to rethink their engagement with the South Asian country.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The University of Wisconsin Parkside plans to cut 50 full-time equivalent jobs, amounting to roughly 10% of its workforce, to help remedy a multi-million dollar budget shortfall. The public institution will achieve the reductions through layoffs, attrition and voluntary departures, Scott Menke, its interim chancellor, wrote in a campus message last week.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The days of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to ELT delivery in North America are over but stakeholders predict positive growth for 2024. Leaders from the ELT sector across North America came together at the PIE Live North America conference to discuss the future of the sector, sharing learner trends and opportunities for growth and recovery.

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Terminalfour

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

There are plenty of solutions out there, but the higher education sector faces specific challenges compared to the commercial one, and choosing a CMS and digital engagement platform that was designed for higher education will yield advantages. Here are our top 10 features to look for.

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totallyrewired

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The following post is entirely generated using AI. It is based on the eighth AI Conversation session that took place today where Mark Robinson answered questions around the topic, AI and the Art School. The session was recorded in MS Teams, which automatically created a transcript. The transcript was summarised in Claude and the blog post was generated using ChatGPT4.

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