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Doctoral Education and Innovation Policies Worldwide
November 8, 2016
Exploring Adviser/Advisee relationship in different countries
The relationship between adviser and advisees are considered one of the most crucial interactions in graduate education, particularly in doctorate education. While the number of international students that come to the United States to pursue doctorate degrees continues to grow, it is important to better understand how graduate education operates in other countries and how…
October 16, 2016
Student Panel: Adviser/Advisee relationship in different countries
The relationship between advisers and advisees is considered one of the most crucial interactions in graduate education, particularly at the doctoral level. While the number of international students that come to the United States to pursue doctoral degrees continues to grow (10% of graduate students at University of Washington-College of Education are temporary visa holders),…
March 28, 2015
Seminar about Globalization & Education: Creating a social academic space
Organized by a group of faculty and students from the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW), this seminar is an invitation to reflect on the way global dynamics affect the agenda setting in education worldwide. The main goal of this seminar is to make visible the intersections between globalization and education which influence…
January 14, 2015
Doctoral students are already fostering collaboration across sectors and disciplines
By Roxana Chiappa Dr. Beate Scholz is a higher education consultant, CIRGE member and German national. She has spent the last 15 years as a leader and collaborator of cross-national studies and projects sponsored by the European National Sciences Foundation, national governments and universities in Europe, America and Asia. Her multi-national experience working on doctoral…
December 29, 2014
Doctoral Education in Russia: Reforms and pending challenges
By Anya Klyukanova & Roxana Chiappa In the last decade, the Russian government has been reforming its university system with the goal of increasing its international positioning. In 2013, the government launched the 5/100 initiative to position at least five of the Russian universities into the top 100 universities. This goal relates directly to improving…
October 7, 2014
Assessing the effects of internationalizing policies on doctoral education in Malaysia
By Anya Klyukanova & Roxana Chiappa “In Malaysia, with the right qualification, almost anybody can get at least some kind a tertiary education”. With this quote, Dr. Roshada Hashim, Director of USIM ‘Alamiyyah International Centre, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia and former Dean of the Institute of Graduate Studies at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, starts her…
August 23, 2014
Doctoral Education in Australia: Lack of academic positions affects interests for pursuing doctoral degrees among domestic applicants
By Anya Klyukanova & Roxana Chiappa While Australia is one of the more popular countries for international students to receive a postgraduate degree, domestic applicants seem to be less motivated for continuing doctoral degrees at home. Dr. Richard Strugnell, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Graduate Research at the University of Melbourne, summarizes the phenomenon succinctly: “The universities…
October 3, 2012
Global Trends in Doctoral Education
Nerad. M. (2008) From Doctoral Citizen to World Citizen: The Chance for Innovative Doctoral Education. Miegunyah Lecture, February 16, University of Melbourne-Australia. Download: From Doctoral Citizen to World Citizen Nerad, M. (1994). Preparing for the Next Generation of Professionals and Scholars: Recent Trends in Graduate Education in Germany and Japan
September 24, 2012
Setting International Research Agendas
Forces and Forms of Doctoral Education Worldwide workshops have contributed to develop research agendas among more than 60 experts on doctoral education from the six continents. This effort, coordinated and lead by CIRGE, has encouraged and generated a multi-national perspective of the issues that are re-shaping the doctoral education around the world. See in…
Doctoral Education: Gender and Family Issues
Graduate Women’s Expectations in Doctoral Programs and Beyond: Marriage, Family and Career. Download: Nerad, M. & Cerny, J. (1999). Widening the Circle: Another Look at Women Graduate Students. Communicator, VXXXIII. N 6, pp.1-7. Download: Widening the Circle: Another Look at Women Graduate Students Nerad, M. (1992). Using Time, Money, and Human Resources Efficiently and Effectively in the…
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