News from ACA
Wishing Lithuania welcome to ACA
The Education Exchanges Support Foundation (SMPF) is the new member of ACA. The Lithuanian agen...
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New brand puts Dutch higher education on the map
A new logo will play a central role in the international branding for Dutch higher education. The lo...
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Registrations open for ACA seminar on transnational education
On May 16th, ACA will hold its third European Policy Seminar entitled Exporting education: Europe's ...
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France attracting international students
In order to attract more international students to France, CampusFrance has recently published the 5...
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The ICT project Hextlearn
ACA is participating in a European Union funded project called Hextlearn. It is a three year initiat...
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New ACA publication: The rise of English as language of instruction
Wächter, Bernd & Maiworm, Friedhelm, English-Taught Programmes in European Higher Education. The...
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Orient Express: EU-Asia cooperation accelerates
The mainly European Commission-funded Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN), a high-speed telecom...
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Qualifications framework and ‘Education and Training 2010’ top of Council agenda
The European Union Education, Culture and Youth Council met in Brussels on 14-15 February. The main ...
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A voice for doctoral education in Europe
The European University Association has created the first organisation to develop and promote doctor...
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CEDEFOP: Demand for higher skills will rise further
CEDEFOP, the Thessaloniki-based European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has prod...
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European Innovation Scoreboard 2007: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany and UK in the lead
The European Commission’s Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry has published the results ...
(+more)Public Tenders and Calls for Proposals in the EU
EU-US Atlantis programme call for proposals still open
The European Commission has launched together with the US Department of Education a new joint call f...
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EU-CANADA call for proposals still open
A new call for proposals has been launched by the European Commission together with Human Resources ...
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‘Lifelong Learning’ programme — Erasmus, Leonardo and transversal actions
The Lifelong Learning programme applies to all types and levels of education and vocational educatio...
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Erasmus Mundus 2008 call for proposals
The Erasmus Mundus programme's overall aim is to enhance the quality of European higher education an...
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Veiled debates in Turkey and beyond
The Turkish parliament has voted the end of the controversial ban on headscarves at Turkish universi...
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Bachelor effects in Germany
A study carried out by the German Centre “Hochschul-Informations-System“ (HIS) seems to break disill...
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No smoke without fire? Court shuts St Petersburg university
The management of the European University in St Petersburg (EUSP) was ordered to suspend its activit...
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Australia offers free tuition
Australian universities have registered a shortage of domestic students in higher education and have...
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University funding reformed in Ireland
The Irish Higher Education Authority plans to incorporate performance measures into their higher edu...
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Kenya and Zimbabwe close universities
University World News 11 of this month reports that Kenyan universities have been closed for some ti...
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Minority alert for US college leadership
A new survey by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the College and University Professional ...
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Overseas students flock to Britain - proofreaders in distress
A survey from the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate) shows that the UK is reaching th...
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France holds high hopes for higher education
Dreading to lag behind, France is looking to reinforce its position as a key player in world affairs...
(+more)Publications
Stratification in higher education
Shavit Yossi, Richard Arum, and Adam Gamoran, eds. Stratification in Higher Education: A Comparative...
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OECD report on teaching and learning assessment for adults
OECD, Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adults: Improving Foundation Skills, OECD, Paris: 2008. ...
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Council of Europe: Introduction to the concept of qualifications
Sjur Bergan, Qualifications — Introduction to a concept, Council of Europe higher education series N...
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Council of Europe on higher education and democracy
Josef Huber and Ira Harkavy, Higher Education and Democratic Culture: Citizenship, Human Rights and ...
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The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education
Luc Weber and Katia Dolgova-Dreyer, The legitimacy of quality assurance in higher education, Council...
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IAU Guide to higher education in Africa
UNESCO/IAU, Guide to Higher Education in Africa, 4th Edition, Palgrave Macmillan: 2008. ISBN 9780230...
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Open Doors 2007 print edition available
IIE, Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange 2007, ISBN: 0872063038.
The 2007 prin...
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Higher education and sustainable development
Stephen Gough, William Scott, Higher Education and Sustainable Development. Paradox and Possibility,...
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World Bank report: Education reform in the Middle East and North Africa
The new World Bank report The Road Not Traveled: Education Reform in the Middle East and North Afric...
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Upcoming events
3-5 March 2008INTED "International Technology, Education and Development" Conference Valen...
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