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The Global Ticker

Quebec Plans to Suspend Semester to Ease Student Strike

Higher Tuition Hasn't Meant More Time With Instructors for Students in England

University Enrollment in Cuba Drops by More Than a Quarter

Protesters Storm Classes on Montreal Campus

WorldWise

Mea Culpa

A mistake by “The New York Times” leads Ben Wildavsky to reflect on the corrections he made to his book about global higher education.

Doing the Rounds

Everyday tools, from pens to computers, often dictate the life of an international academic, says Nigel Thrift.

Focusing on the Total Quality Experience

A new project to examine higher-education systems gives some hope that ranking efforts are moving in the right direction, says Ellen Hazelkorn.

Planet Academe

How Universities Can Shape Global Identities

Institutions seeking international influence must integrate reputation management into their academic ambitions.

Biomedical Research Will Become Asian Research

Medical science is beginning to focus on the region where the majority of the world’s population lives.

News

For Universities Looking Abroad, Brazil Promises Opportunity and Challenge

By Andrew Downie

Drawn by the country's prosperity and commitment to higher education, British and American institutions are looking south. But partnerships aren't always easy to form.
What's in a Name? For Yale in Singapore, a Whole Lot

By Karin Fischer

Complaints about the partnership are varied, but much of the discussion comes down to what exactly it means to put the esteemed university's name on a new college.
Europe's Austerity Measures Take Toll on Academe

By Aisha Labi

Professors, postdocs, lecturers, researchers, and students are all feeling the effects of drastic measures from Portugal to Britain.
- In London, a Working-Class University Wrestles With Change
- Italy's Dysfunctional System Sinks Into Deeper Decay
In Talks at International Education Summit, Differences and Common Goals Emerge

By Karin Fischer

Fifteen countries were represented at the meeting. Speakers noted some hindrances to collaboration but agreed on the importance of expanding education and ensuring quality.
Britain Announces Plan to Make Publicly Financed Research Freely Available

The move is a major boost to the open-access movement, but the government shared no details about how it will make the plan a reality.
China's Universities Struggle to Keep Pace With a Booming Economy

By Mary Hennock

Professors want to buy updated textbooks, do away with outmoded courses, and find jobs for thousands of graduates.
New Leader of NYU Shanghai Has Built Other Bridges to China

By Mary Hennock

Jeffrey S. Lehman, who will lead the university's liberal-arts campus in China, founded a law-school in that country and advised NYU's president on the project.
In Brazil, a Conference on Internationalization Debates Its Dangers

By Andrew Downie

The Congress of the Americas covered concerns about the increasingly commercial focus of internationalization and the early trials of a new Brazilian scholarship program.
With Student Strikes Creating Havoc in Quebec, Talks Aim to Resolve Impasse

By Karen Birchard

For 11 weeks, protests have disrupted campuses across the province and paralyzed traffic in Montreal. At issue is a planned 75-percent tuition increase.