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Anne Pakir explains that high global standing is a necessary but not sufficient aspect of the National University of Singapore’s team-ups “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got...
Anne Pakir explains that high global standing is a necessary but not sufficient aspect of the National University of Singapore’s team-ups “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got...
‘Relevant excellence’ will help Thailand escape the middle-income trap, argues Sakarindr Bhumiratana. Despite more than a decade of double-digit economic growth, Thailand still finds itself stuck in...
Source: Alamy Research-led teaching on campus is the best option for academics and students, argues Ian Young There is much rhetoric about the link between research and education. Indeed, it is often...
4 October 2012 The academy remains Western-dominated, but emerging markets are rising. Traditional universities must future-proof themselves by tapping new players' demand for old-fashioned values,...
The Netherlands is a relatively small country and is proud that all 13 of its research universities feature in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13 (12 in the top 200). But it...
4 October 2012 Building research-intensive universities in developing countries is no easy task but it is vital to the promotion of economic, cultural, social and intellectual progress, argues Max...
Umran Inan on the secret to global success: recruit the best scholars and get out of the way. Society is experiencing an explosion in the production of knowledge, and university education is in the...
Source: Alamy Wendy Purcell explains how and why university newcomers worldwide are offering bold new academic flavours. Older is better: well, that is what they say about wine – and what they used...
Kyoto’s international strategy promises to spread its creative virtues across the globe, says Hiroshi Matsumoto. Since its foundation in 1897, Kyoto University has fostered a distinct culture of open...
6 October 2011 Social media do not wait for the communications office to open - but do offer informed universities unique brand-building opportunities, explain Alan Ruby and Shannon Kelly Ranking...
Social media do not wait for the communications office to open - but do offer informed universities unique brand-building opportunities, explain Alan Ruby and Shannon Kelly Ranking schemes that use...
The University of Texas at Dallas is destined for the academic top table, says David E. Daniel. In the early 1960s, the Dallas-Fort Worth region lacked a major scientific or engineering institution....
In an era of disinvestment in the US' public universities, the greatest of their number has improved its reputation through creativity, entrepreneurialism and innovation, says Robert BirgeneauOn the...
Sibry Tapsoba explains how the continent's academy is striving to repair its damaged reputation and deliver economic dividends for the region Higher education in Africa is changing rapidly. Its...