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Is it time to rethink university rankings?

The PIE News

They have become so embedded within higher education that the idea of not checking the rankings before choosing a degree seems outlandish. We possibly place more importance on rankings in higher education than in any other area of life. “As humans, we just love numbers, right?,

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How market shifts are impacting Chinese agencies

The PIE News

Costs include tax, venue, human resources, and promotions, with human resources and promotion being the most critical. While university rankings were once the primary determinant, factors such as career prospects, student experience, and the quality of life in the chosen city are now gaining greater importance.

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Global Networks Amplify Local Controversies

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What are the implications for universities and their governing boards/trustees/councils of becoming increasingly embedded in global networks? There are many implications, including the ability to be interconnected with flows of knowledgeable people (aka human capital), ideas, money, technologies, and so on.

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Africa meets Europe

The PIE News

Similarly, a transdisciplinary approach showing humility and humanity, as well as critical self-reflection will also prove imperative as we strive together to find solutions for wide-ranging issues including climate change, ecology, use of data and new models of telecommunication.

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How Technology is Making HR in HigherEd More Efficient

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The role of HR in higher education encompasses a wide range of duties. HigherEd Human Resources teams cover a lot of ground. How do higher education HR professionals help in the recruitment of faculty and staff? HR teams play a key role in filling faculty jobs in higher education.

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MIT and Harvard lift U.S. universities past U.K. in world rankings

University Business

When it comes to university prestige, no other country seems to hold a candle to the United States, according to the most recent international rankings by higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds. QS ranked 1,594 institutions across 54 different subjects, taking into account a total of 15,700 academic programs.