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Amsterdam needs to realise its full potential, OECD peer review report concludes

26-Feb-2010

This peer review report for Amsterdam was prepared for the OECD/IMHE Programme reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City development. The report concludes that Amsterdam is an attractive city and its HEIs are highly-regarded. But the city-region needs to realise its full potential to turn research and human capital into innovation and growth. The way to do this is to build on the city’s competitive advantages and to exploit the excellence of the HEIs for economic and social development. These are the report’s key recommendations.

The Autonomous Region of Andalusia (Spain) self-evaluation report is now available in English and Spanish

23-Feb-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Autonomous Region of Andalusia  (Spain) is now available. The report was prepared by the Regional Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprises, through its General Secretariat for Universities, Research and Technology as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education and City development. Also available in Spanish

Les données de l’Enquête internationale sur les enseignants, l’enseignement et l’apprentissage (TALIS) sont à présent disponibles (en anglais uniquement)

22-Feb-2010

Les données de l’Enquête internationale sur les enseignants, l’enseignement et l’apprentissage (TALIS) sont à présent disponibles (en anglais uniquement). Les fichiers peuvent être téléchargés sous les formats SPSS, SAS et SAS XPORT, pour tous les pays ensemble ou bien individuellement par pays.
 

The State of Victoria self-evaluation report is now available

18-Feb-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the State of Victoria is now available. The report was prepared by the Victorian Government Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education and City development.

Higher Education and Regions Newsletter, December 2009

14-Jan-2010

This issue includes reports on the pre-visits to Parana, Andalusia and Catalonia, as well as the review visits to Southern Arizona, Veracruz, Paso del Norte, Rotterdam, the Galilee.

The Galilee self-evaluation report is now available

06-Jan-2010

The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Galilee region is now available. The report was prepared by the Council for Higher Education of the State of Israel as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

OECD Experts endorse Czech proposal to ensure more equitable access to tertiary education, but argue for a different approach to strengthening accountability of institutions.

05-Jan-2010

A team of OECD experts endorsed proposals in the Czech Republic Government’s White Paper on Tertiary Education to impose tertiary fees in tandem with  a system of study grants, student loans, and targeted means-tested assistance in order put the long-term financing of tertiary education on a more sustainable basis, while also making access more equitable.  The experts recognised that ‘there is a low probability of a significant increase in state spending for tertiary education in the near or moderate-term future” and thus saw the need for greater reliance on household spending.

Exploring Quality Teaching within institutions

21-Dec-2009

Following the report the quality of teaching in higher education (phase 1 of the project), IMHE is introducing a second phase which is aimed at helping institutions explore their institutional engagement into quality teaching through individual reviews built on case studies. http://www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/qualityteaching/Phase2
Contact: fabrice.henard@oecd.org

IMHE Info December 2009

18-Dec-2009

Get the latest news from the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education. This issue focuses on higher education in the context of globalisation and includes updates on quality teaching in higher education, the international assessment of higher education learning outcomes (AHELO) and the reviews on higher education in regional and city development.

Quality Teaching under scrutiny in Istanbul

17-Dec-2009

he Istanbul Technical University organised with IMHE the What Works conference on quality teaching in higher education, 12 and 13 October 2009, in Istanbul . Presentations and papers are available on the conference website; http://www.oecd.org/edu/imhe/qualityteaching/istanbulconference
Contact: fabrice.henard@oecd.org




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