Measuring student engagement through online platforms may sound like a good idea. But we need a much clearer understanding of what we are actually measuring here.
Finding a balance between sometimes contradictory definitions of the role of universities will be the first challenge for the University Advisory Group.
Some tech companies are using artificial intelligence to predict which international students will be assessed favourably by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada so schools know before issuing admission letters.
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Private tech companies screening international students on behalf of public schools should be required to disclose more about their algorithms and training data.
Police in riot gear formed a line to face student protesters at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024. The university said protesters were trespassing and asked for help from police to disperse the groups.
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Recent student protests are attempts to humanize the Palestinians in desperate need of a ceasefire. Students deserve a dignity-affirming dialogue, not the continued use of police brutality.
Andrew Norton, professor in the practice of higher education policy at the ANU, joined the podcast to dissect the governments new policy to cap international student intake.
An ‘apprenticeship’ system would undermine teaching’s role as a profession, and separate trainees from the evolving research and knowledge that university-based training provides.
Graduates listen during a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., in May 2022.
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Canada needs the arts, with its insights into human behaviour and thinking, more than ever. But governments and funding agencies should shift funding models for arts graduate education.
A pro-Palestine rally at the University of Melbourne on May 15, 2024.
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Nothing Hamas has done was comparable to October 7, and nothing Israel has done is comparable to what it continues to do since that day. Student protests, in this context, inspire a measure of hope.
Tents fill the pro-Palestinian protest encampment at McGill University in Montréal, on May 13, 2024.
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Unless and until student encampments become an unreasonably severe disruption to the enjoyment of university spaces, there is no argument supporting state intervention.
International students have come under fire for their supposed impact on Australian housing. Our research shows they are finding it stressful and difficult to secure accommodation.
Student protesters link arms as police move to clear remaining protesters and their encampment at the University of Calgary campus on May 9, 2024.
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Student protests on campuses are calling attention to atrocities in Gaza and challenging university administrators to divest. What is the best way forward that avoids unnecessary violence?
For the last 40 years or so, successive federal governments have focused on developing the international education sector. The Albanese government is now signalling a new approach.
Students have now been protesting on Australian campuses for weeks. But as the camps become more established, so, too, do concerns about student safety.
The situation in Gaza undoubtedly requires urgent international attention and a peaceful resolution. Yet it is not the only armed conflict or humanitarian crisis in the world.
Anti-war movements can yield much positive coalition building towards peace, but can also trigger backlash. Protesters gather in an encampment set up on the University of Toronto campus in Toronto on May 2, 2024.
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Communication about conflict is the fundamental starting point for future action. In modeling non-violent communication, university leaders can proactively counter potential extremism.
It is important that we in Canada understand our history so that we know how to move forward with clear solutions.
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Canada was never designed to be a space for unequivocal diversity, equity or inclusion. Rather, DEI initiatives are based on policies that maintain an unequal status quo.
Teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students may be eligible to receive $319.50 per week while on placements. But experts say more help is needed.