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Don’t panic just yet. Despite everything you have heard about Massive Open Online Courses, your university will probably survive the current MOOC frenzy. A meeting earlier this month at the University of London drew a lively audience of about 150 people to debate the MOOC phenomenon. Run by the University itself, which has been delivering

Over the past decade, annually published world university rankings have captured the attention of university managers, policy makers, employers, academics and the wider public. Many national governments have implemented neoliberal reforms in higher education and increased the autonomy of their universities to enhance international competitiveness. Several universities have adjusted their strategic plans to climb up

Internationalisation in higher education is a trend that is only showing growth. This  progression is powered by increased collaborations among world universities and increased international mobility of students. In the last 10 years alone, international students doubled in number, a growth that exceeds the growth of the world population over the same period. They are

UK postgraduate education is critically dependent upon international students, but risks severe damage if overseas demand falters. This is a key conclusion of the first report from the Higher Education Commission, a new UK body with cross-party political support and backing from the British university sector. Since 1999, the number of postgraduate students from outside

Student numbers are increasing more quickly in the developing world than in industrialised countries, but much of the growth is in vocational courses rather than university degrees, new research has demonstrated. A report by The Research Base (www.Theresearchbase.com), a UK consultancy specialising in education and skills, shows enrolments on academic courses rising fastest in Africa,