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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. Engineering is a UK powerhouse sector, growing in all UK regions and impacting all economic sectors. i] On the contrary, engineering is almost entirely absent from the school curriculum.

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The blueprint for colleges and universities in the new world of work

University Business

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How higher education and the workforce is rapidly changing Advances in technology and artificial intelligence are changing the nature of work and reshaping it.

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Level 7 Apprenticeships: Babies and Bathwater

HEPI

This activity may not only be offsetting those employers own training budgets such that the levy isnt increasing the overall funding available, but in the process, it is also undermining what the government would prefer, namely that the money is used to address concerns about young people leaving school without more basic levels of employability.

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Dr. Viola L. Acoff, University of Mississippi

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Acoff is Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. She is also a professor of Mechanical Engineering, and she serves on the Board of Directors for Carpenter Technology Corporation and the Board of Trustees for the Four Little Girls Memorial Fund.

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Get Results in 2025: Key Education Marketing Strategies for Success

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

As technological innovations accelerate and global competition intensifies, schools, colleges, and universities must adopt strategies that meet the evolving expectations of prospective students. Schools with interactive websites, active accounts, and engaging virtual events stand out in an increasingly competitive global market.

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From the Military to the Ivy League: Two Veterans Pursue Dartmouth’s Online Master of Engineering

Coursera blog

John Murphy and Felix Hong have traversed unique yet parallel journeys, from serving their country to pursuing advanced degrees through Dartmouths online Master of Engineering in Computer Engineering (MEng). Dartmouths reputation as an Ivy League school and the birthplace of AI sealed the deal for me, he said.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.