The week in higher education – 20 August 2015
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
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US universities slow to respond to prospective international students
US and Canada ranked below four other regions for communicating effectively with prospective international students
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World’s university ‘oligopoly’ accused of blocking OECD bid to judge learning quality
Ahelo academic and funder blame research elite for thwarting international graduate tests, but criticisms also levelled at multimillion-dollar ‘failure’
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How to balance public and private contributions to higher education?
John Morgan examines current arrangements and suggested ratios at home and abroad
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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PhDs from overseas: the rocky road to success for students and supervisors
Cultural differences can complicate relationships between international doctoral students and supervisors, Jack Grove hears
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China crisis: what does it mean for student recruitment?
Currency devaluation and economic slowdown could stymie lucrative market
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Asia in a state of Confucian
Asian Values and Human Rights
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Improving universities’ tech transfer ‘is not about cold-calling’
Fledgling company reaches out to the US sector to help broker university and industry collaboration
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ÌÇÐÄVlog World Academic Summit 2015 to take place in Melbourne
The ÌÇÐÄVlog World Academic Summit 2015 will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne
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The people who give millions to their alma mater
A £17.5 million donation to the University of Cambridge has thrown the spotlight on philanthropy, but where does it sit in the recent history of cash gifts? asks John Elmes
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UK is world’s top destination for fashion students
C’est chic: British fashion schools triumph in inaugural Business of Fashion global ranking
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Q&A with Glyn Davis
We speak to the vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne, the host of the THE World Academic Summit
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Which way will we go?
Change happens only when people genuinely participate – but is the enthusiasm there for a structural shift in education?