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A Norwegian vision: transforming higher education with VECOIL partnerships

The PIE News

In the midst of Norway’s enchanting fjords and endless summer daylight, a gathering of educators takes place at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen. It also fosters inclusivity and global citizenship by creating an environment where diverse perspectives converge.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

This piece considers how the school curriculum can be adapted to develop creativity, practical skills, and inclusive, real-world learning. This piece considers how the school curriculum can be adapted to develop creativity, practical skills, and inclusive, real-world learning. Thats a deeply reductive view.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to to bolster research on campus. The projects will launch this year.

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Pell Grant Expansion Extends Educational Opportunities to Thousands of Incarcerated Students

Insight Into Diversity

Data supports the positive impact of PEPs, revealing a 43% lower likelihood of recidivism and a 13% higher employment rate for participants, according to the Vera Institute and the RAND Corporation — a nonprofit policy think tank that conducts research on numerous public sectors, including education.

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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: an uncertain, volatile landscape

The PIE News

Many in higher education, both Dutch and international students and staff, are left in shock, anger and disbelief. This result brings a major blow to both internationalisation activities and the financing of higher education. There is a wave of disappointment and sadness.

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Intercultural competence and COIL in spotlight

The PIE News

While institutions have looked to COIL due to the rapid transition to online during the pandemic, along with its environmental and inclusivity benefits, researchers have looked to its impact on the development of students’ intercultural competence. However, more research is needed to determine this, she continued.

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Developing an Appreciative Mindset in Students

Faculty Focus

In this specific context, education plays a significant role in shaping the minds of future generations and an instructor’s role is crucial in this development. Educators serve as powerful motivators in encouraging appreciative mindsets. Conflict resolution: Conflicts are an inherent part of any society.

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