Posts Tagged ‘student mobility’

2011 Global Forum: ‘Leveling the International Playing Field’ Registration is now OPEN. Click here to join us from 25-27 May 2011, in Vancouver, Canada. About the 2011 Global Forum . . . The 2011 Global Forum on Borderless Higher Education is set to bring together global leaders from higher education, government, and business to engage in [...]

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas), today announced that Canada and Brazil have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance academic mobility and scientific cooperation. “This Memorandum opens a window of opportunity in Canada’s relationship with a burgeoning political and economic power player,” said Minister of State Kent. “By [...]

Student Access and Mobility Remain Challenges in Mexico Rodolfo Tuirán, Mexico’s under secretary for higher education, says that progress has been made but that it’s not enough. By Marion Lloyd Mexico City For decades, Mexican policy makers put a low priority on expanding access to higher education. Rodolfo Tuirán, Mexico’s under secretary for higher education, [...]

Mobility Advice Interview: Contents: FOREWORD. p 4 INTRODUCTION Brief history of the Euroguidance network . p 5 Definition page 6 Mobility figures p 7 EUROPEAN OBJECTIVES p 8 European tools which encourage mobility p 9 Programmes Tools for transparency of diplomas and qualifications Mobility support networks p 10 Mobility and quality – Mobility and guidance [...]

The International Student Mobility InitiativeWebsite:http://www.studentmobility.org Mission statement To encourage co-operation between educational institutions on a global scale To increase awareness among students of opportunities to study abroad The initiative supports educational institutions by promoting the development of partnerships and joint study programs; promoting student mobility between educational institutions; facilitating mutual recognition of study programs and [...]

Tracking a Global Academic Revolution by Philip G. Altbach, Liz Reisberg and Laura E. Rumbley A global revolution has been taking place in higher education during the past half-century that is at least as dramatic as the one that happened when the German research model fundamentally changed the nature of the university worldwide in the [...]

June 7, 2010 KANSAS CITY, MO. — In March, 11 years after its inception, the European Higher Education Area became an actual place, its 47 member nations having agreed, among other things, to develop comparable and easily transferable degrees — with a focus on learning outcomes — in a sweeping attempt to make higher education [...]