Innovation

The impact of personalized learning in study reforms

The term “personalized learning” has become widespread and notably made an impact in study communities with the works of technology. In fact, school improvement programs in 39 states have stated on how they would implement on making learning personal and self-paced in accordance in former President Obama’s US law called Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) […]

Asia Students

University gross enrolment ratio in China hits 48%

The Chinese government has recently completed its annual report on the enrolment ratio in tertiary education institutions. According to the data, the enrolment ratio in China has increased by around three percent (2.4%) to reach forty-eight percent (48.1%) overall. The report detailed that during 2018, there were about thirty-eight million university students in China. The […]

Blockchain

Australian university to support innovative cryptocurrency program through Bitcoin and Ethereum funding

Curtin University in Western Australia has recently announced a new program for higher education, focusing mainly on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. To support the program financially, the university is accepts funding only in Bitcoin or Ethereum. According to a representative of the university, accepting funds only in the form of cryptocurrency is an excellent way […]

Community Colleges

SMCC decreases students housing costs

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) declared this July that housing fees will decrease for the students after analyzing incurred damages in residential properties.  Tiffanie Bentley, Student Life’s Dean, confirms this by lowering it from two hundred fifty United States dollar ($250) to one hundred ($100). “We found that most students don’t incur any damages.”  “For […]

Europe Innovation

How women aim to be pioneers in EdTech revolution

Department for Education (DfE) revealed the plan for building “the best EdTech ecosystem in the world” by implementing the new strategy. UK economy has estimated that the edtech exports have a £170 million value in developing future learning technologies in the face of tightening school budgets.  Daphne Koller, the online study space creator of Coursera, […]

overqualified Europe Universities

Overqualified: More than 50% of Romanian emigrants with higher education have base-pay jobs

In a report released earlier today, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) concluded that more than fifty percent (50%) of Romanian emigrants who graduated higher education are overqualified for their jobs. According to the report, emigration is an essential phenomenon in the modern history of Romania. Since the country joined the European Union […]

India Asia Teachers

Student-teacher ratio in India is alarmingly low

India drags behind numerous countries when it comes to university education student-teacher ratios. A report prepared by the government shows that the student-teacher ration of twenty-four to one (24:1) in India is the lowest compared to several other counties. Brazil and China have about nineteen students per one teacher (19:1), Britain has a ratio of […]