Posts Tagged ‘quality’

 Document type: PDF Number of pages: 22 Title: Why Socrates should be in the Boardroom in Research Universities  Author: Amanda H. Goodall   Key words: universities, leadership, management, scholarship, quality, research performance, teaching and research, revealed preference, research  background, scholarly  citations,  Institute of Education in Shanghai at Jiao Tong University (SJTU), university performance, Research Assessment Exercise, credibility, [...]

South America is ready to tango with its academic partners 30 October 2010 By Paul Jump Bank breaks the ice as insular universities look abroad for collaboration. Paul Jump reports // // ]]> Brazil’s recent high-profile investment in science is perhaps the first time that Latin American higher education has registered on the global consciousness. [...]

SFIVET’s R&D division: the interface between the Swiss education system and the labour market In addition to providing basic and continuing education and training, the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) also carries out research and development activities in the area of upper-secondary level vocational education and training (VET) and tertiary-level professional [...]

The Distance Learning University, Switzerland Distance Learning University Switzerland is a recent, modern university institute. The Foundation and its entire program has been recognised by the Confederation since 2004. The Distance Learning University Switzerland offers an extensive range of study courses, all of which can be taken by distance learning. Distance Learning University Switzerland – [...]

2010 ASSEMBLY OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus George Washington University, Speaking on “Where is Moses without the Trailing Israelites?  Leadership Needs Followership“Ellie Fogarty,Vice President Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) “Regional Accreditation Panel” Greg Tobin, President Pearson Mathematics and Statistics Pearson Education Speaking on “The role of technology in enhancing the [...]

Competition’s Impact On Higher Education Philip G. Altbach Universities try to lure different types of students. But they still compete on the same measures. Universities worldwide–concerned about their quality, their place in national and international markets and their images at home and abroad–are looking for a competitive edge. Competition can contribute to quality, but it [...]

Vision and Mission: The ECIU’s vision and mission is: ECIU will be one of the global leaders in the higher education through its collective expertise and commitment to innovation in teaching and learning and members’ shared history of fostering economic and social development in regions in transition. To contribute to the further development of a [...]

Rationale Education, although a right in itself, often tends to be the privilege of a few in almost all societies, irrespective of the levels of economic growth and social development. This has been most so in the developing countries and India in particular, partly due to the colonial past and mostly due to lack of [...]