In October 2018, I had the opportunity to initiate in Paris-Dauphine a master course on the transformations of work in the digital age . It was about understanding the links between changes in work and new forms of organization and management. In the spirit, this teaching was also an opportunity to try to link often separate practices (pedagogy and […] … learn more→
Bring pedagogy outside the walls: a master’s degree in management
How joining Greek Life can help your education
Your secondary education is very important, but it also comes with a lot of new responsibilities. For instance, you’ll have to learn how to best manage your own time and schedule, learn how to make networking opportunities line up for career opportunities, and even understand student loans and student loan forgiveness. However, there are plenty […] … learn more→
Guided dictation: a new way to progress in spelling?
Today, the issue of spelling problems is largely outside the school sphere. With the rise of digital in the professional world, everyone has to communicate in writing. From a personal point of view, social networks engage us more and more to handle the keyboard. And the weaknesses in Molière’s language become all the more visible as the French […] … learn more→
School agents benefit both Canada and China
China is the No.1 source country of international students who come to study in Canada. According to the Canadian Bureau for International Education, 150,000 international students from China studied in Canada in 2017. Any political impact on Canadian and Chinese relations is potentially serious for a wide global network with something at stake related to Chinese students in Canada […] … learn more→
Brexit, xenophobia and international students: how to combat ‘public paranoia’ over immigration
No sector in the UK has more enthusiastically embraced globalisation than higher education. Top universities have erected campuses in new continents, expanded their share of students from abroad, and touted their instruction of “global citizens”. The University of Oxford, for example, boasts that its “international profile rivals that of any university in the world”. My own institution labels itself […] … learn more→
Britain’s social mobility problem has been misunderstood – education is not the great leveller
For two decades, social mobility has been a central concern in British politics. Increasing equality of opportunity, in the context of rising inequalities between people’s lives, has been a shared goal across the party political spectrum. Politicians have also agreed that educational policy is crucial to achieving this goal. This has made the thrust of […] … learn more→
Why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit students
If the Harvard admissions trial teaches us anything, it should be that there are more brilliant and accomplished young people in the United States eager for a top-notch education than there are seats to accommodate them. Places like Harvard and other elite colleges select students from a pool flush with well-qualified applicants who could handle the coursework, […] … learn more→
Black Women’s College to lose accreditation
Accreditation is mostly a slam dunk, and once you have it, the student loan scam provides such an abundance of funds that you generally keep it. That said, a school can lose accreditation. It’s rare, mind you, but I can’t help but notice a school can’t lose accreditation due to lack of academic integrity (hi […] … learn more→
New Year – seeing anew
You’ve heard of Lego your research method and Dance Your PhD. But now Bake Your Thesis is getting to be a thing. There’s a hashtag #bakeyourphd and active competitions in New Zealand, Canada and the UK. One of the Canadian thesis baking competition represents their research on immigrant communities through a cinnamon bun – a complicated and lengthy […] … learn more→
Five survival strategies for spouses and partners of international students
It’s a new year and everyone with a project is busy again. But what about when you have your own hopes and goals, yet find yourself in an unfamiliar country supporting a spouse or partner who is an international student? Over the past two decades, Canada has experienced massive growth in the numbers of international […] … learn more→