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Applications from China to US graduate schools decline for first time in years, says report. The number of applications to US graduate schools from students in China fell this year for the first time since 2006, when the US Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in Washington DC first had sufficient sample sizes to keep track. An 8 April CGS report finds that total international applications to the United States grew by 1%, the smallest rise in 8 years. Chinese applications fell by 5%, after growth of 19% in 2012 and 21% in 2011. Services that help students to narrow down their choices may be a factor, says Rajika Bhandari, deputy vice-president for research and evaluation at the Institute of International Education in New York, as may the cost of US applications. (...) - Nature, 496, 539 (2013), 24 April 2013 Delete the scoop?
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The trend of learning through open online courses has made its way to China, as more of the country's top universities unveil public courses. The first cross-university open class for college students in Shanghai kicked off last Tuesday night, reports Global Times. (...) - Blobal Times via University World News, 09 March 2013 Issue No:262 Delete the scoop?
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Le 12 novembre 2012, l'université technique de Delft (TU Delft) a ouvert un nouveau centre de recherche en Chine, en collaboration avec l'université de Wuhan, dans les domaines de l'information géographique, la géodésie et la télédétection. Après avoir connu un grand succès avec un centre de recherche sur l'éclairage LED à Beijing l'année dernière, ce nouveau centre de recherche est le premier d'une coopération internationale plus large. Deux autres centres vont suivre dans les prochains mois, un sur la thématique de l'eau et un second concernant les systèmes urbains et l'environnement. (...) - BE Pays-Bas 42, Les Bulletins Electroniques des Ambassades de France, 2012/12/20 Delete the scoop?
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Depuis plusieurs années, le pays investit dans la matière grise. Il se dote d'établissements de rang mondial et multiplie les partenariats.
Méconnaissables. Quiconque a sillonné la Chine récemment n'a pas manqué de le constater : les universités y sont particulièrement choyées. Partout, des bâtiments modernes, des espaces verts, des gymnases, des stades. Bref, de véritables universités « à l'américaine ». (...) - Les Echos, 23/10/2012 Delete the scoop?
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After more than a decade of phenomenal growth, private higher education institutions in China are beginning to face problems attracting students, with some colleges showing a significant drop in recruitment this year. Qingdao Fei Yang Vocational College had places for more than 3,000 students for the 2012-13 academic year but managed to enrol only 300 by the beginning of term last month. The institution had previously grown rapidly to become one of the most popular private colleges in Shandong province. (...) - University World News, Yojana Sharma, 14 October 2012 Delete the scoop?
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The pressure to rack up publications in high-impact journals could encourage misconduct, some say. (...) - Nature via Collectif PAPERA Delete the scoop?
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China's labour market has so far proved resilient despite a slowing economy, but that means little to recent college graduate Wu Xiuyan, writes Lilian Lin for The Wall Street Journal. A mismatch between graduates’ skills and job market needs is resulting in underemployment. (...) - University World News Delete the scoop?
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After nearly a decade of impressive growth, international graduate student applications at American colleges and universities increased by just 1% this year, against a 9% rise in 2012 and an 11% gain in 2011, according to a new report from the Council of Graduate Schools, or CGS. Delete the scoop?
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De gratuites, les études à l'université chinoise coûteront désormais entre 1000 et 1200 euros par an. En échange, l'Etat a pris des mesures pour faciliter l'octroi de bourses. (...) - Les Echos, 12/02/2013
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Un consortium international d'universités des sciences de la Terre, comptant onze universités de sept pays, a été inauguré mardi à Wuhan, capitale de la province du Hubei (centre). Ce consortium, initié par l'Université des géosciences de Chine (UGC), basée à Wuhan, a établi son secrétariat permanent sur le campus de l'UGC. Wang Yanxin, président de l'UGC, a indiqué que le Consortium international des universités des sciences de la Terre (CIUST), s'engagerait à établir un forum international annuel sur l'éducation aux sciences de la Terre, à mettre en oeuvre des programmes de coopération internationale sur l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche scientifique dans ce domaine, et à partager les ressources pédagogiques entre ses instituts membres. Les membres de ce consortium comprennent l'Université de Hong Kong, l'Université de Stanford, le Laboratoire national Lawrence Berkeley, l'Université Pierre et Marie Curie, et l'Université d'Etat Lomonosov de Moscou. Cette année marque le 60e anniversaire de la fondation de l'UGC. - Agence de presse Xinhua 2012/11/06 Delete the scoop?
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L'Université Shanghai-New York (NYU Shanghai), a été officiellement crée lundi à Shanghai, pôle économique de la Chine, une nouvelle preuve de l'engagement du pays envers les secteurs éducatifs et culturels. Première université sino-américaine en tant qu'entité légale indépendante, elle sera conjointement dirigée par l'Université de New-York aux Etats-Unis et l'Ecole normale supérieure de l'Est de la Chine basée à Shanghai. (...) - China radio international, 15/10/2012 Delete the scoop?
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The number of Chinese students pursuing higher education in overseas universities increased to 339,700 in 2011 and accounted for 14% of all the international students studying overseas, writes Li Aoxue for China Daily. A recent report prepared by the Center for China and Globalisation and published by the Social Sciences Academic Press on 17 September, gave China the top ranking in terms of overseas students. It is also part of efforts by the government to provide statistical information on Chinese students studying abroad. - University World News Delete the scoop?
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I would not miss a golden chance to return to China, a Chinese young man pursuing a postdoctoral degree in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said. Wang Yang, 35, applied for postdoctoral positions of US universities without hesitation after graduating with a doctorate from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing five years ago, and so did all his 12 classmates. (...) - chinadaily.com.cn Delete the scoop?
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Three-quarters of US academic institutions polled in a survey reported increasing their numbers of full-time non-tenure-track — or adjunct — faculty members in the past decade. More than one-third have “significantly increased” hiring of part-time adjuncts in the same period, finds Values, Practices and Faculty Hiring Decisions of Academic Leaders, a study that will be published in early 2013 in the journal Liberal Education. (...) - NatureJobs, Nature 491,786 (2012)