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A MOOC Article a Day: Three Themes To Watch

MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – have generated some interesting practical and philosophical questions in higher education. MOOCs have the capacity to reshape the higher education landscape in the 21st century and as a result, three major themes have emerged: onetizing MOOCs, Accreditation and Pedagogy for the 21st Century.

International Higher Education Protection Organizations Condemn Attack on Syrian University

The Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, the Scholars at Risk Network, and the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund jointly denounce, in the strongest terms, the attack on the University of Aleppo on 15 January.

Beyond Student Recruitment: 5 Places Universities Should Watch in 2013

International-student recruitment will undoubtedly remain a priority in 2013 for American colleges and universities. China, of course, will continue to be a major focus of those efforts, in addition to new growth markets, like Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Venezuela. At the institute, however, we have been working with American higher-education institutions to engage with other countries and regions in ways that go beyond student recruitment, IIE President Allan Goodman writes for the Chronicle of Higher Education's WorldWise blog.

Essential Tips for Designing Successful Entrepreneurship Education Programs

IIE staff member Emil Levy recently returned from the British Council sponsored conference on Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Boston. The conference, which featured a variety of speakers from both the U.S. and from across the pond, not only explored the role of Entrepreneurship in higher education, but also juxtaposed the British and U.S. approach to teaching entrepreneurship.

Alumni Tracking: Challenges and Considerations of Designing an Innovative Study

When it comes to develping an Alumni Tracking system, IIE recommends using an innovative approach in tracking study design and collecting data on alumni. A tracking study intends to systematically analyze the lasting or significant changes – positive or negative, significant or not – in people’s lives brought about by a given action or series of actions.

Education and the Workforce: Matching Skills and Needs

The annual World Innovation Summit on Education is a unique, multi-sectoral education conference. One of the aims of the Qatar Foundation, which convenes the Summit in Doha, is to elevate education to the ranks of other urgent global challenges.

An Education Crisis in Syria: How You Can Help

In March, IIE’s ESF gave over $90,000 to Syrian students in the U.S. who could not access resources to continue funding their own education through the Syria Emergency Student Fund. These grants enabled 46 students across the country to continue their degree programs in fields instrumental to Syria’s future, such as engineering, surgery, journalism, business administration and education.

Investing in the U.S. – Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership: Current Government Efforts and What YOU Can Do To Help

There are inexhaustible opportunities for U.S. – Indonesia academic collaboration, the majority of which remain untapped by U.S. and Indonesian educators. Through continued efforts from both countries to increase awareness, we will see a day when there is a strong and steady flow of Americans and Indonesians traveling to each other’s country for educational opportunities.

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