News from ACA
ACA seminar: Analysing the EU-US higher education relationship
ACA would like to invite registrations for the fourth European Policy Seminar of 2007: Partners and ...
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In memoriam: Alfred Ebenbauer
ACA is sad to report the unexpected death of Alfred Ebenbauer, the President of Austrian ACA Member ...
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IIE: fellowship for threatened scholars from Iraq
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) is working to provide fellowshi...
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SIU: Bridges of Knowledge 2007
SIU is organising its biennial Bridges of Knowledge conference for 2007 on 25-26 October 2007 in Ber...
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Archimedes Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary
ACA's member Archimedes Foundation is celebrating its 10-years-anniversary managing different nation...
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ACA: staff changes
The end of the summer holidays also heralds the end of Edurne Portillo’s internship with ACA. Edurne...
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Cohesion funds: Czech Republic and Bulgaria invest in education
To reduce social and economic disparities among the 27 member states, the EU is putting into practic...
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Commission communication on teacher education
Following an OECD survey on teaching skills in the European Union, the Commission decided to publish...
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The EU Portuguese Presidency priorities on higher education
The last edition of the ACA Newsletter-Education Europe presented a brief introduction to the Portug...
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European Commission report on knowledge hubs
The European Commission through DG Regional Policy released a report on the European Urban Audit, a ...
(+more)Public Tenders and Calls for Proposals in the EU
EU-China law school: last reminder
The European Commission is seeking proposals for a Europe-China School of Law in the People's Republ...
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Euratom Fusion Training Scheme (EFTS)
Fusion energy has been identified as one of two prime research policies under the Seventh Framework ...
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Future developments of the European Research Area: last reminder
Through this call for tender, the European Commission is trying to better understand the changing&nb...
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EDULINK: second call for proposals
The Edulink Programme is designed to foster co-operation in the field of higher education between th...
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African Union Education Ministers meeting in South Africa
Education in Africa was under the spotlight as Education Ministers from the African Union countries ...
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Swedish universities: are there too many?
On August 5, the new University Chancellor in charge of The National Agency for Higher Education in ...
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Greece: new bill to promote research
Greece’s Education Ministry made public new plans to introduce changes to the funding structure for ...
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French law for higher education passed
In our last ACA Newsletter-Education Europe, we presented the Minister for Research and Higher Educa...
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UK: Outgoing students and their language competence
Last July, we presented the Higher Education Policy Institute's (HEPI) report on the economic costs ...
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Sudan-Norwegian University Cooperation Programme
Norway has a 40 year history of university cooperation with Sudan. Though this relationship su...
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US government tackles student loan oversight
After a cascade of indictments revealing the tangled relationship of US universities and private stu...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: new law on higher education
Until last month, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was included in the group of Bologna Process signator...
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Leading institutions in the new Shanghai ranking
To nobody’s surprise, US universities come out on top of the recent academic ranking of world univer...
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OECD report on innovation in China
As part of its new programme of country reviews of innovation policy; the OECD presented the main fi...
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OECD: globalisation and higher education
Marginson, Simon Prof. Dr. and Van der Wende, Marijk Prof. Dr. Globalisation and Higher Education: E...
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OECD: linking research and policy
OECD. Evidence in Education: Linking Research and Policy. (July 2007). OECD Publishing. ISBN: 978926...
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OECD: open educational resources
OECD. Giving Knowledge for Free: The Emergence of Open Educational Resources. (July 2007). ISBN: 978...
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UNESCO: quality assurance in higher education
Martin, Michaela and Stella, Antony. External Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Making Choices....
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G8 countries: comparative indicators of education
Miller, David C. Sen, Anindita Malley, Lydia B. Comparative Indicators of Education in the United St...
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IIE study abroad white paper series
Institute of International Education. White Paper Number 1: Current Trends in U.S. Study Abroad &...
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Technology transfer in Ireland
Cunningham, James and Harney, Brian. Strategic Management of Technology Transfer: the New Challenge ...
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Upcoming events
3-4 September 2007OECD Call for Proposals for an International Conference: “Supporting Success and P...
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