WISE Global Education Barometer – Youth Perceptions on their Education and their Future
On the occasion of the International Day of Education, WISE has released an extensive study on the views of young people. Conducted by Ipsos, the survey was undertaken in 20 countries across the globe, in order to understand how the youth perceive their education and how prepared and confident they feel in their future. These […]
Global Talent, National Efforts
The scale and volume with which postsecondary students are crossing international borders are unprecedented, and never have so many countries vied to attract these global aspirants. Although Anglophone countries are among the largest hosts of international students with just five countries hosting half of the world’s 5 million mobile students, attracting international students has become […]
The Pursuit of Institutional Excellence: Case studies from Qatar
Universities around the world compete for talented faculty and researchers, for promising students, and for resources and research funding. One element in that competition is where institutions appear in the various university rankings. For around two decades, university ranking schemes have claimed to be relatively objective measures of institutional quality that can help faculty, prospective […]
Micro-Schools: The Future of Learning
The past decade has witnessed teachers, parents and learners rethinking educational choices and exploring alternatives outside of the system because freedom, agility and individualization — which are largely missing from traditional schools, are essential qualities for effective and joyful learning. I’ve watched — and even ridden and participated in — the waves of […]
Higher Education is Getting Digital
There has been “digital” in higher education for a very long time. From the earliest computers to the beginnings of the internet, higher education has always found ways to use technology to capitalize on the power, scale, and efficiency of digital. When I was an undergraduate student at university, email was an emerging digital technology. […]
How Do We Make Higher Education More Equitable?
Higher education should be at the forefront of attempts to navigate a route through the confluence of disruptive forces affecting the world in the early 21st century. There are numerous examples of how higher education contributes to the common good – from innovative ways in delivering higher education that are reaching those displaced by the […]
We Have to Rethink What It Means to be “Educated” in a Post-Truth World
It used to be fairly easy to explain what it means to be educated. Education involves schooling, and as a general rule, the more schooling you have, the better educated you become. Unfortunately, as I will argue below, that answer may no longer be sufficient; there is evidence to suggest that the causal link […]
Effects of Career Planning Courses Across Schools and Colleges
Numerous Qatari students enroll in preparatory programs after finishing high school or during their first year of university. Known as foundation programs or bridges to university, the programs help students to reach university-level competencies in terms of achieving admission requirements and choosing majors. Students in the programs learn skills that help them to earn higher […]
How to Design Future-Proof Education Systems?
In different moments of the 20th century, we have witnessed various trends in technology that promised to “revolutionize” education. Nothing can be more charming than watching children learning by themselves only with the use of technology. This techno-enthusiasm is connected with good intentions such as reducing inequalities, enhancing learning opportunities, enabling self and lifelong learning, […]
Smart Scaling, a Key Part of Liberia’s Education Plan
The Liberian Ministry of Education envisions a day when its students outpace Africa and the rest of the world. While they still have a long way to go, the promising results from a bold new initiative, Partnership Schools for Liberia, suggest that Liberia is on the right path. The Ministry intends its Partnership Schools for […]