Archives: May 2009

28 May 2009, Comments (0)

Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

Author: transcriptresearch

Here’s an interesting article (paper? report?) on Web 2.0 and its relationship to higher education.

From its tagline: Report of an Independent Committee of Inquiry into the impact on higher education of students’ widespread use of Web 2.0 technologies.

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/publications/heweb20rptv1.pdf

Whew! We’ve been finding so much neat stuff on Web 2.0 that we’ve made a new link for it across the top of the screen, but now we’re not sure where all the nifty info we have saved came from.

24 May 2009, Comments (0)

Legal Education in the US

Author: transcriptresearch

Connections, the quarterly journal from EducationUSA, focused on US legal education in its most recent issue, published in April 2009. This issue gives its attention to the US legal education system, with an interview with the Dean of a prestigious US law school, articles & fact sheets, online resources, 10 FAQs about graduate degrees in law (specifically focused on international students), information on the LSAT, and some test case examples from real world international students. This issue also includes quick information on yet another social networking site, goSwoop, and how international education advisors can use it for their purposes, best practices for conference attendance, and an interview with a featured EducationUSA center in the UK. For more information, check out http://educationusaconnections.iienetwork.org/ (Volume 3, Issue 2)

22 May 2009, Comments (0)

Fiji Introduces Compulsory Education

Author: transcriptresearch

Previously, Fiji had no compulsory education, but it was free through grade eight. The Ministry of Education is now requiring compulsory education and offering free tuition grants to primary and secondary schools as well as transportation in efforts to increase literacy and reduce dropouts. More information can be found online at http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=19867

22 May 2009, Comments (0)

Nigerian Entrance Exam

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Next year, Nigeria will switch to a single tertiary institution entrance exam, replacing the existing University Matriculation Exam and the Monotechnics, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education Exam. The new exam will be called the Unified Tertiary Institutions Matriculation Exam (UTIME).  By taking a single entrance exam, students will have more options available to them upon leaving secondary school. More information can be found online at http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20090430201450630

21 May 2009, Comments (0)

Illegal Universities in Uganda to Close

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The Uganda National Council for Higher Education is closing four private universities that have been operating illegally because they are still under interim authority, meaning that they are not supposed to admit students or teach them.  They are: Global University, Central Buganda University, Luwero University, and Nile University. More details can be found at: http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3404:four-universities-to-be-shut-down&catid=85:education&Itemid=106

15 May 2009, Comments (0)

Impacts of Bologna degrees in Canada

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NAFSA is hosting an update from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, held at the University of Alberta, in March 2009. The AUCC presented a paper, the Bologna Process: Implications for Canadian Universities, which is hosted on the NAFSA link below. It covers an overview of the Bologna process, updates on global reactions to the new system, and implications for Canadian institutions, specifically with respect to recruiting, admissions, evaluation, and student mobility.

http://www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.sec/recruitment_admissions/bologna_process_network/bologna2

14 May 2009, Comments (0)

Trinidad and Tobago GCE O Levels Cancelled

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Students in Trinidad & Tobago who signed up for the GCE O Levels for May 2009 are being told that they will have to wait a year because the exams have been cancelled due to a dispute between Edexcel and the MOE. More information can be found online at http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161476623

9 May 2009, Comments (0)

NAFSA 2009 Conference Handouts

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After a brief hiatus, we are back, roaring and ready to go. We worked fiendishly on getting the NAFSA pre-conference edition (you will see that the News You Can Use section looks quite familiar), and it looks fabulous! It is also thrilling to report that, in a manner like other conferences, NAFSA is posting handouts online to save everyone on time, energy, and cost. Handouts for Recruitment, Admissions, and Preparation are available at http://acsearch.nafsa.org/KCSessions.aspx?KC=RAP

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