(21 Sep 2021) Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities is a new guide from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) that aims to help universities, colleges, and tertiary and higher education institutions implement and mainstream this “Education for the SDGs” within their institutions. The guide was prepared in collaboration with the SDSN Regional Network for…
(2 Aug 2021) News from India: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 24 “self-styled” institutes fake and found two more in violation of norms, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. Pradhan made the statement in response to a written question in Lok Sabha. “Based on the complaints received from the students, parents,…
(28 Jul 2021) California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law an unprecedented $115 million investment in the expansion of Zero Textbook Cost degrees and open educational resources at the state’s community colleges. Building on a successful pilot that concluded in 2019, the funding will support the development of degree and certificate pathways that students can complete without…
Two educators share the importance of the academic library as its role evolves during–and after–the pandemic (29 Apr 2021) Over the past several decades, academic libraries have invested tremendously in digital services and resources to support research, teaching, and learning. When the pandemic hit, forcing colleges and universities across the country to shut down and…
(18 Apr 2021) Chinese authorities have ordered primary and secondary schools to rid their libraries of books that may lead to veneration of the West at the expense of promoting patriotism. The move by the Ministry of Education took effect around April 1. Elementary, middle and high schools are expected to focus on so-called Xi…
(1 Apr 2021) Australia’s leading research universities have played down calls to ramp up their presence in the crowded field of online education, saying studying in Australia is the main drawcard for many international students. Group of Eight chief executive Vicki Thomson said the coronavirus pandemic had given universities a “proof of concept” that…
(26 Mar 2021) Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) just release the “2020 White Paper of ICT on Education in Korea”, which outlines the ICT on all levels of education in Korea. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: ICT in primary and secondary education Chapter 2: ICT in educational administrative and financial services Chapter…
(31 Mar 2021) University presidents from 30 countries have signed a ‘Joint Statement of Global University Leaders on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, witnessed by United Nations officials. At what was described as the first global online forum for university presidents on the ‘Role of Universities in the 2030 Agenda’, hosted by Zhejiang…
(7 Mar 2021) Indology and Tamil studies at Cologne University, Germany has decided to discontinue the Tamil studies department’s course in 2018 due to lack of funds. The language has been taught at the institution since 1963 and the Tamil library is one of the largest outside India with more than 40,000 books. In an…
(20 Jan 2021) China is ramping up its crackdown on academic misconduct with plans for plagiarism spot checks on undergraduate dissertations, warning universities that they face losing funding or having their right to enrol students suspended if they consistently perform poorly. The Ministry of Education said that provincial education authorities will sample at least 2 per…