Will peace in Colombia mean progress for universities?
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
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Branch campus growth ‘shifting from Middle East to Asia’
Report also cites rise in ‘South-to-North’ ventures
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Universities need to turn thoughts into actions
Applying lean principles can help universities find quick, creative solutions to pressing problems, says Madison Sandy
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Industry welcomes magical transformation of Disney interns
Students say the Disney College Program teaches skills they can't learn in class. Jon Marcus reports
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Universities need COOs, CFOs and other specialist senior managers
To help manage their expanding activities, institutions require new corporate leadership personnel, Sarah Shaw says
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Higher education moved to DfE by Theresa May
Justine Greening is new education secretary, while BIS reshaped
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New and noteworthy – 6 October 2016
Must-read monographs serve up chicken, the history of drama, gender equality in class and the mixed fortunes of Mad Men and Hollywood moguls
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Business scholars seek to highlight gulf with real world
US academics say ‘greatest challenge facing management scholars’ is proving the worth of research in the field
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Creativity and its Discontents: China's Creative Industries and Intellectual Property Rights Offenses
These days it is almost impossible to pick up a newspaper without coming across a news story relating to China's extraordinary rise and growing economic might. The figures are impressive: when Mao...
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HE reforms: lessons from China and South Africa
Jo Beall assesses how recent changes to higher education and research compare with countries the UK could see as key trading partners post-Brexit
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John Denham: use academics to guide higher-level skills policy
Former universities minister calls for creation of academic council to advise ministers on decision making
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UK to create 'British version of Darpa' as part of funding boost
Chancellor's Autumn Statement confirms extra £2 billion a year for R&D will be distributed by research funding agencies
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Tensions in technology transfer need to be addressed
Stanford and MIT might be seen as stars, but the UK has good practice too, says Trevor McMillan
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National University of Singapore’s use of skills data sparks debate
But academics argue against narrow teaching focus and warn that technical skills have a ‘half-life’