Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the names of six Institutions of Eminence (IoE) with the overarching goal of … More
Category: Quality
Webinar resources: The future of online higher education and global engagement
How likely it is that by 2020 “degrees will be disaggregated into smaller credential units… with the possibility that the … More
Transnational Education: A University World News webinar in partnership with DrEducation
University World News will be hosting a free webinar in partnership with DrEducation, LLC on the theme of emerging trends … More
4 reasons why LinkedIn may be a gamechanger in global university rankings
Much has been debated and researched about the uses and abuses of university rankings. Now, the arena of global university … More
Employers and Technology as the Ultimate Solution to Credentialing Barrier of MOOCs?
A recent report entitled “The Carnegie Unit: A Century-Old Standard in a Changing Education Landscape” from the Carnegie Foundation for … More
Efficient Design and Delivery of Higher Education Service
Patrick Harker, president of the University of Delaware was interviewed based on his commentary “Making Sense of Higher Education’s Future: … More
How rankings impact institutional strategies and processes? research report from European University Association
What is role of rankings in university strategies and processes? This is the central question of the recent research report released … More
Towards improved quality standards in transnational education
The quality assurance mechanisms of transnational education (TNE) or cross-border education have not kept pace with the changes in the … More
AACSB Sr. VP on Global Engagement and Changes in Management Education
Dr. Timothy S. Mescon is the fourth president of Columbus State University. He assumed that responsibility in August 2008. Previously, … More
Will Indian higher education move from stifling regulation to authentic quality assurance?
Indian higher education is in a state of flux due to an incoherent policy framework. For example, recent scrapping of the four-year … More
International Branch Campuses of UK Universities in UAE: Highlights from QAA
Quality Assurance Agency of UK released a very insightful report entitled “Review of UK Transnational Education in United Arab Emirates.” … More
Three Solutions for Reforming Indian Higher Education
Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) Higher Education Special Interest Group (HESIG) published its fall 2014 issue on BRIC countries. … More
Looking back at international higher eduction in 2013: The year of funding constraints, regulatory pressures and learning innovations
At the beginning of 2013, I projected that the three mega-trends influencing global higher education will be related to university … More
How to engage foreign universities in India?
The Foreign universities bill 2010 has attracted lot of curiosity and interest from media and universities to assess its potency and implications. The … More
Statistics on Indian Higher Education
What are the different types of degree-granting institutions (universities/colleges) in India? What is the enrollment of Indian students by level of … More