Across the world universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. This book offers a compelling argument for rethinking the way we see our universities and why we …
Introduction : What is global higher education - and why does it matter? -- 1. The worldwide race for talent -- 2. Branching out -- 3. Wanted: world-class universities -- 4. College rankings go global -- 5. For-profits on the move -- 6. Free trade in minds -- Afterword.
In this work, Ben Wildavsky presents a popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education - and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared.
In The vices of learning Sari Kivistö examines scholarly vices, such as pride, plagiarism and the desire for fame, in over one hundred Latin dissertations and treatises from the late Baroque and early Enlightenment periods.
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