:: ARTICLE

GATS/WTO and trade in higher education: tension and dissension in the education community

In this article, Antoni Verger of the University of Amsterdam reflects on the complexity associated with the internationalisation of education implied by the World Trade Organisation’s General Agreement on Trade in Services and highlights the tensions arising from the Agreement and affecting the parties involved in the negotiations.

:: EVENT

2nd International Conference on Ethics and Human Values in Engineering, Barcelona, 2-4 March 2010

The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) – Endesa RED Victoriano Muñoz Oms Chair on Human Values in Engineering (VMO) organise the 2nd International Conference on Ethics and Human Values in Engineering to be held on 2-4 March 2010 in Barcelona.

:: INTERVIEW

“Higher education should train students with values such as honesty and integrity”

In this interview, Young-Gil Kim, President of Handong Global University, which is hosting the UNITWIN Network on Capacity Building of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries, details the objectives and activities of the Network and reflects upon the contribution of higher education towards sustainable development.

:: GOOD PRACTICE

The “e-Hospital” Project

E-Hospital aims to offer lifelong learning opportunities to adult patients during long-term hospital stays. Through an e-learning system, this project...

:: GUNI NEWS

Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan African HEIs: a project by GUNI, IAU and AAU

GUNI, the International Association of Universities (IAU) and the Association of African Universities (AAU) have started a project entitled Sustainable...