Higher education postcard: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to one of higher education’s abbreviated universities
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Wonkhe
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
This week’s card from Hugh Jones’ postbag takes us to one of higher education’s abbreviated universities
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 22, 2023
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MindMax
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HEPI
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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MindMax
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Insight Into Diversity
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Educause
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HEPI
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In response to recent data showing a worrying financial outlook for higher education institutions, Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and Dr Alex Bols, Chief of Staff at UEA, argue more Government action is needed to make the sector financially sustainable.
MindMax
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Throughout the sessions I attended and the conversations I had with other attendees, it became clear that many higher education leaders are currently experiencing a great deal of uncertainty. I envision a place for that kind of content in higher education. We all have them!) From a B2B perspective (i.e.,
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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The PIE News
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The higher education sector across EMEA has weathered much change in recent times and is still navigating a period of transformation. Technology and automation are reshaping the job market; skills creation is battling to keep up and universities are exploring ways to equip their students for the workplace.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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HEPI
MARCH 3, 2024
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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Higher educations approach to technology can be frustrating at times. The arrival of much-hyped technologies to higher ed is often met with a skeptical side-eye, perhaps some cautious optimism without any action or, at most, a single toe dipped into the pool.
HEPI
MAY 30, 2024
Next Wednesday 5th June we are hosting a webinar on the Australian Universities Accord – you can register here. Earlier in May 2024, HEPI, with support from learning technology service Studiosity, hosted a roundtable dinner to discuss how important the human touch is in the age of AI learning.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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HEPI
JANUARY 21, 2025
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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But regardless of who moves into the Oval Office in January, we know this much: America will need more from our colleges and universities in 2025, not less, and we need to plan for that. We get it: Higher education must do better. No one knows which jobs will be aided—or destroyed—by AI and other technological innovations.
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JUNE 21, 2024
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 25, 2024
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SRHE
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HEPI
JULY 18, 2024
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University Business
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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HEPI
JULY 9, 2024
For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. University policy briefings written, risks registered and manifestos and speeches scrutinised. But how should universities speak to the Government now the campaign is over and they are faced with an increasingly brutal financial context?
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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As technology has become more central to higher education, universities have another target they must hit to be successful: the elusive, essential seamless digital experience. CIOs are keenly aware that students’…
HEPI
JANUARY 20, 2025
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Liaison International
JANUARY 31, 2025
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The PIE News
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2024 was the year Australia doubled down on its ambition to create a stronger, fairer, and more future-ready higher education system as it works to implement recommendations laid out in the Universities Accord. “Rebuilding this sector must be a priority,” said Luke Sheehy, CEO of peak body Universities Australia.
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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HEPI
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Helix Education
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Insight Into Diversity
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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
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