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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

University Business

Unfortunately for the world of academia, these are not isolated incidents. The post Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. As the news broke, another prominent researcher at Harvard University, lauded for her research on dishonesty, was placed on administrative leave for her allegedly fraudulent research. What can we do?

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UAE seeks ‘global innovation centre’ status in strategy

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The UAE’s ministry of education has released an innovation strategy in an attempt to promote “the development of creative ideas and capabilities”. How this will be achieved, or what will be included in the infrastructure, has yet to be announced. “We

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China considers easing immigration for international scientists

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Furthermore, the high cost of international schools and international health insurance create barriers to some people coming to China in their 30s or 40s on a salary in academia, said Weeks. China has a few areas where it really excels to attract these students,” said Weeks.

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UGC chair reveals committee to review Indian entrance exam irregularities

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Integrating skill, vocational, and experiential learning into general education is also something that we are very active about. The committee will make recommendations on reforms in the mechanism of the examination process, improvement in data security protocols, and structure and functioning of the NTA,” said Kumar.

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Scholar focuses on LGBTQ in China's universities

Inside Higher Ed

Despite an increasingly repressive environment in Chinese universities, there continues to be a “huge gap” in scholarly research on queerness in Chinese academia, according to Cui Le, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who has made it his mission to tell the world about the country’s largely invisible gay scholars.

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Israel: BGU launches new aid scholarships

The PIE News

Aliyah to Academia is a new and unique annual program, designed for immigrants from Russian-speaking countries aged 17-27, interested in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering and natural sciences at BGU.