Remove 2021 Remove Applied Science Remove Technology
article thumbnail

Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Its closest correspondent is the Design & Technology GCSE. One of the reasons engineering is neglected in the school curriculum is perhaps because it is (wrongly) considered analogous to applied sciences and mathematics. i] On the contrary, engineering is almost entirely absent from the school curriculum.

article thumbnail

Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

The PIE News

Last year, Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, told The PIE in an exclusive interview that the country was searching for an “optimal” number of international students, while he praised the role of student and researcher international exchanges. times as many as the 2005/06 figure. Read it here.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

From the strategic and smart use of technology, to the need for data fluency across all disciplines (and yes, that includes liberal arts institutions), and the changing modes of online and in-person instruction, universities have been watching, and some embracing, what employers expect from graduates in today’s rapidly changing workforce.

article thumbnail

Creating career-ready graduates

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

The MEMS program alone has increased from three students in 2013 to 150 in 2021. As automation continues to be at the forefront of manufacturing, LCCC is preparing a local workforce with a new applied bachelor’s degree currently in development. LCCC’s MEMS students work on a microscopic scale while thinking big.

article thumbnail

A “pathway to Finland” – the boost needed for its 2030 goal?

The PIE News

Edunation’s Pathway to Finland program, which was set up in 2021, saw a record 279 students in its last iteration, and is seeing demand for an expanded Europe track. It’s had four cycles online since the beginning of 2021. “Two years ago during the pandemic, we decided that we need to do things differently,” Suominen tells The PIE.