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The world will have to wait until 2084 for universal secondary school education
A report tracking progress on new global education goals shows how far there is to go.
The world is more educated than it’s ever been – how?
A third of adults in the OECD now have a university degree.
Moving global goals for education from quantity to quality after 2015
Discussions at the World Education Forum in South Korea will shape the future of millions of young people.
Lessons taught in English are reshaping the global classroom
Universities and schools across the globe are offering an increasing number of courses taught in English. Parents and politicians alike are pushing for this change as English is considered a worldwide…
Drop in overseas students adds to universities’ cash woes
Sweeping changes to the way student visas are allocated have been recommended by the House of Lords science and technology select committee. It is the sixth time the government has been given such steers…
Facing up to the C word – corruption in higher education
By definition, corruption is any type of deviation from an ideal. Ideals, as well as ideas, are core business for higher education. So when we fall short it matters. Reputation is becoming ever more important…
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Academic Director of The International Development Office, The Open University
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Professor of Higher Education and Principal, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
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Vice Chancellor and President, Cardiff University
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Senior Research and Development Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford
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Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment, University of Oxford
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School Internationalisation Lead; Director, Global Citizenship Unit, University of Glasgow
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