QS Stars rated Indonesian universities showcasing their strengths

May 25th, 2011Indonesia0 comments

Recent events have shown that many QS Stars rated universities are in the process of reviewing their strategy after they received their star rating award. Several universities in Indonesia have recently been rated by the new global rating system QS Stars. The Universities received a comprehensive report called “Development Report” which outlined their performance in the evaluation. Some of these Indonesian universities are taking the opportunity to show their excellence in publishing the results on their website. A focus on:

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HE News Brief 23.11.10

November 23rd, 2010Europe, HE News, Indonesia, North America, UK1 comment

by Abby Chau

• The private vs. public institutions debate continues in the news this week, this time with an eye on Indonesia. The country has 3,000 private institutions, with the most famous, the Islamic University of Indonesia being the most prestigious as it has educated national leaders and industry hot shots. Currently there are 130 public institutions. However despite this, private institutions are still considered second rate next to public universities. A recent analysis made by the World Bank says that the key to improving the country’s higher education system is tied to strengthening private institutions. The Indonesian government has decided to use an accreditation system to put undergraduate programmes under scrutiny, in order to weed out institutions who are not performing to standard. Those institutions who do not measure up will be closed or forced to merge with other universities by 2012.
  Full Story: New York Times
  
  
• California’s public universities are facing another fee hike starting next year. Undergraduate fees at the University of California system will now be $11,124, up from approximately nine thousand previously. Cal States will charge 15% more next year, with fees raising to almost five thousand dollars. The announcement of the fee hikes comes as a report by the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley says that California is now ranked among the bottom 10 states for accessibility and degree completion rates. The report also suggests fundamental changes to higher education such as creating an online learning system, recruiting more international students, creating a gap year programme, and developing polytechnics which would cater to Engineering and I.T focused students.
  Full Story: Los Angeles Times
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HE News Brief 12.04.10

April 12th, 2010China, Egypt, HE News, Indonesia, Japan, North America, Trends, University Rankings0 comments

by Abby Chau

 

Several  higher education news stories sparked our interest this week.

• The Economist gives a succinct overview of university rankings and their supposed value to higher education. An interesting fact from the article: The Netherlands offer a special visa programme for those who have a masters degree from a university that comes up top on two international league tables.
  Full Story: The Economist
  
• The AP explains the possible reasons for the steep increase of research papers coming out of China recently. Citing rampant forgery and plagiarism in Chinese research papers and journals, the AP investigates this developing issue.
  Full Story: Associated Press
  
• An interesting article on the dramatic decrease of Japanese international students in U.S higher education institutions. South Korea, China, and India are now sending students in record numbers as Japanese ‘grasshoppers’ are increasingly preferring to stay at home.
  Full Story: Washington Post
  More: Chosun llbo
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