The Australian government recently announced it will resume granting visas to international students in a move to push forward with international education. This means when borders reopen, many students will already have visas to come to Australia. Current and new students, studying online with an Australian university, while overseas due to COVID-19, will also be able to […] … learn more→

Universities have rightly won praise for moving their teaching online during the coronavirus lockdown. Switching from face-to-face lectures and seminars to classes delivered via Skype or Zoom meant that teaching staff had to acquire new technical skills in a very short period of time, while many spent long hours dealing with student concerns about completing […] … learn more→

As occurs every time a new bill for the reform of the educational system is presented in Spain, in recent weeks we are witnessing the emergence of voices in defense of classical languages ​​as a fundamental pillar for understanding the roots of the Romance languages (between us, Spanish, Galician or Catalan) and scientific language. On […] … learn more→

I like flying and I like academic conferences. I like the invigorating change of scenery; the excitement of face-to-face intellectual exchanges; the professional opportunities; the cultural experiences; the sheer magic of sitting comfortably in a chair at 30,000 feet. At the last count, I have participated in 22 academic conferences. Only seven did not require […] … learn more→

With locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and Lacoste, France, the Savannah College of Art and Design—SCAD, for short—is unlike any university in the world. Founded in 1978, SCAD just celebrated its 40th anniversary; in that time, the university has grown to more than 15,000 students and boasts an impressive list of alumni, from fashion […] … learn more→

The change is inherent to the University, but now it takes on new dimensions and perspectives, already perceptible before the Covid-19 crisis and accelerated and intensified with it, which entail substantial transformations in practically all areas: in the supports, the methods , the contents of the teachings, the structures, the organization, the modes of relationship and even the university […] … learn more→

Massive open online classes, or MOOCs, have seen a surge in enrollments since March. Enrollment at Coursera – an online platform that offers MOOCs, has skyrocketed and was 640% higher from mid-March to mid-April than during the same period last year, growing from 1.6 to 10.3 million. The surge was driven in part by giving free […] … learn more→

Scientific meetings used to be relatively small, somewhat amateurish get-togethers of people interested in the very latest findings in various subfields. But, as Henry Ford II noted, “small cars, small profits; big cars…” And so, over the past 25 years, many conferences morphed into larger, professionally run annual events, attendance of which was almost expected […] … learn more→

As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb, government and higher education leaders have been focused on doing what it takes to protect campus communities from the global pandemic. But college and university leaders would be wise if they were just as vigilant about protecting their sensitive data from the cybercriminals who are becoming increasingly […] … learn more→

Although it has been a major actor in international relations , the country is now experiencing various challenges in dealing with contemporary issues – such as the climate crisis, pandemics, terrorism, to economic inequality – because it is often inefficient or even corrupt . This led to the emergence of a number of non-state actors. For example, terrorist groups such […] … learn more→