scholarly journals Transforming Universities for the Digital Age - Policies – Business Models – Resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Szalma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
National Level ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Institutional Leadership ◽  
Strategic Factor ◽  
E Learning

Higher education systems in the European Union are operating in an increasingly fast-changing and competitive environment. They have to tackle key issues dealing with massification, career guidance, cost-efficiency, international attractiveness, student mobility. At a more operational level, digital practices and technologies support the change of several aspects of higher education institutions and new players providing expertise and methodologies undermine the classical model of university as a leading knowledge producer and disseminator.Such major transformations require modern governance arrangements and dynamic leadership. As outlined in the EU Modernization Agenda of Higher Education (2011), the major bottleneck found is the staff competence and preparedness, more specifically at the institutional leadership and executive management level.The interest for e-learning is not new but contrary to the obvious interest for equipment or management, this has not been enough for e-learning to impose itself. As stated by Paul Bacsich (2011) the presence of ICT in universities is a reality but the education transformation has not yet taken place. So far, initiatives are generally focused on operational (managerial) aspects. The D-TRANSFORM project starting in 2014 and ending in 2017[1] was the first European-funded project focusing on the fundamental strategic aspects of digital innovation of Higher Education. Through leadership schools, MOOCs, guidelines and stat-of-the-art reports it helped university governing bodies to define their own digital strategies and coordinate them with public policies defined at the European/national level and to be able to plan e-education according to the university needs and profile.[1] DigiTal Resources As a New Strategic FactOr for a Renovation and Modernization in HEType: Initiative supported by the ERASMUS+(2014- 2017)Budget: 1 M$

A Delphi-based approach for detecting key e-learning trends in postgraduate education

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 590-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanca Lopez-Catalan ◽  
Victor A. Bañuls
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
National Level ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the results of national level Delphi study carried out in Spain aimed at providing inputs for higher education administrators and decision makers about key e-learning trends for supporting postgraduate courses. Design/methodology/approach The ranking of the e-learning trends is based on a three-dimensional analysis that combines the cost of implementation, the impact of each trend on learning outcomes and the diffusion forecast among postgraduate courses in the time horizon. The authors use the Delphi method for managing an expert panel. Findings Mobile learning, gamification, social media and open education are found as some of the key e-learning trends that might have greater educational impacts in postgraduate programs in the next years. These results are expected to help educational institutions to plan future positioning strategies depending on their starting positions, resources and intentions to innovate. Originality/value Educational managers and planners need to identify priority issues and principal trends in higher education in order to raise their innovative offer and to maintain competitiveness. The results might help them. Moreover the indicator and the methodological approach is a novelty in the field.

scholarly journals The Geographies of International Student Mobility

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 546-548
Author(s):  
Jing Yu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Uk Higher Education ◽  
Western Democracies

The Geographies of International Student Mobility: Spaces, Places and Decision-Making is a timely volume offering distinctive and critical insights into the geographical dimensions of international student mobilities. After the 2016 United Kingdom referendum to leave the European Union, and in the same year, the election of Donald Trump as the President of the United States, both countries faced the rise of conservative populism and sociopolitical upheavals. Brexit and Trumpism have been reshaping the politics of Western democracies in a more nationalistic and nativist way. This anti-immigration macro-level trend actually has ramifications for the internationalization processes of UK higher education. 

scholarly journals Fintech: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Giglio
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
National Level ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
World Bank Group ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Acceleration Force ◽  
Bank Group

This article analyzes the Fintech evolution. After describing the process of this phenomenon, some of the main definitions are provided both nationally and internationally. Finally, six main models of Fintech are analyzed. Through a systematic literature, 14 articles have been selected that deal with the phenomenon of Fintech. Six Fintech business models implemented by the ever growing number of Fintech startups have been identified, payment, wealth management, crowdfunding, loan, capital market and insurance services. Internationally, Fintech has already been defined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). On a national level, on the other hand, Fintech has been analyzed by various countries, USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, China, Switzerland, China, Australia and the European Union. Fintech refers to a broad set of innovations - observable in the financial field in a broad sense - which are made possible by the use of new technologies both in the offer of services to end users and in the internal production processes of financial operators as well as in the design of market enterprises, without thereby compromising new possible configurations of intersectoral activities. Fintech appears to be representative of innovative methods - based on technology - of carrying out activities directly or indirectly connected to financial services rather than being a pre-defined industrial sector. Following the logic of the digital economy, Fintech contributes to designing an open and continuous network of modular services for businesses, individuals and banking, financial and insurance intermediaries, becoming a powerful acceleration force for the integration policies of the financial services markets in the EU.

Exploring the Adoptions by Students of Web 2.0 Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 128-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Mata ◽  
Georgeta Panisoara ◽  
Silvia Fat ◽  
Ion-Ovidiu Panisoara ◽  
Iulia Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

Optimal public policies, including education, have been applied for the sustainable economic growth of the European Union. In European countries, the use of Web 2.0 tools for increasing the education quality is constantly expanding, even if it is divided into two categories. One category consists of developed countries, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members where there are the strongest of computing tools companies. Another category consists of OECD partner countries which hopes to fulfill the OECD requirements. The main study aim is the exploration of Web 2.0 tools adoptions for e-learning in one OECD candidate. A case study details how behavioral perceptions have been applied. Thus, a survey containing questions about socio-demographic characteristics alongside respondents' perceptions related to Web 2.0 tools for e-learning in higher education was applied. The research outcomes confirm the students' limited knowledge of Web 2.0. Authorities must indicate what measures are necessary for large-scale adoption of all Web 2.0 tools useful for education.

Viewpoints on Cooperative Peatland Management: Expectations and Motives of Dutch Farmers

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1326
Author(s):  
Johanna Norris ◽  
Bettina Matzdorf ◽  
Rena Barghusen ◽  
Christoph Schulze ◽  
Bart van Gorcum
Keyword(s):  
Q Methodology ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
National Level ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Peat Soils ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Agricultural Emissions ◽  
Future Policy

The European Union (EU) is globally the second highest emitter of greenhouse gases from drained peatlands. On the national level, 15% of agricultural peat soils in the Netherlands are responsible for 34% of agricultural emissions. Crucial to any successful policy is a better understanding of the behavioral change it will bring about among the target groups. Thus, we aim to explore farmers’ differing viewpoints to discuss how policy and planning can be improved to ensure landscape-scale climate mitigation on agriculturally used peatlands. Q methodology was used to interview fifteen farmers on Dutch peat soils, whereby 37 statements were ranked in a grid according to their level of agreement. Factor analysis revealed three main viewpoints: farmers with a higher peat proportion show an urgency in continuing to use their land (‘cooperative businesspeople’), while ‘independent opportunists’ are wary of cooperation compromising their sense of autonomy. Farmers who are ‘conditional land stewards’ are open to agriculture without drainage but require appropriate payments to do so. Future policy design must focus on providing support to farmers that go beyond compensation payments by providing information about funding sources as well as potential business models for peatland uses with raised water tables.

Effect of E-Learning on Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2903-2905
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saif Ullah ◽  
Nadeem Razaq ◽  
Nasir Iqbal ◽  
Qurat Ul Ain ◽  
Unaiza Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Study Design ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Ethical Review ◽  
Oenothera Biennis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Learning Stage ◽  
E Learning

Background: Most institutions in the Pakistan face many educational troubles that innovation can offer assistance to overcome. A digital source, such as Zoom, LMS and Moodle e-learning stage has been actualized at national level in Pakistan. These learning makes a difference to supply e-content and to appear distinctive conceivable results for executing a synchronous e learning modules This paper appears highlighted the elearning increments which motivate the undergrad for online learning. Objectives: To evaluate the minimum inhibitory concentration of Oenothera biennis seed extract against staphylococcus aureus by using different concentrations. Study Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study design. Settings and Duration: The study was conducted during the period of six months from March 2020 to August 2020 at Mohi-ud-Din Islamic Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir. Methodology: Non probability convenient sampling technique was used and all the students of 1st and 2nd year MBBS were invited for the study. Approval of institutional ethical review committee and informed consent from the participants were obtained. The collected data was organized, entered on SPSS version 21 to analyze by the use of statistical tools. Results: Total 200 study participants, 43.5% were females and 56.5 % were males, 50% were from 1st year and 50% were from 2nd year of MBBS class. The majority of participants (63%) were from urban area. Father’s occupation of participants was businessman (35%), professionals including doctor, teachers and engineers (25%), landlord and farmers (15%), other Government employees (25%). Education level of fathers was bachelor degree or above in (75%) and among mother of the participants it was found as (54.5%). Conclusion: This review highlighted several important discoveries in the near-online learning mode, disproved others, and made a number of predictions about long-term online innovation for instructional purposes. Key words: e-learning, higher education, inspiration, web-based instruction

Critical Issues in Pedagogy and Research: Perspectives on Dance Education Theory and Practice

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. 199-203
Author(s):  
Eeva Anttila
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
National Level ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
National Development ◽  
Dance Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Western World ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Research Perspectives

From a Scandinavian perspective, the current scenario for dance education practice and research appears quite challenging. One great challenge seems to be preserving the basic values of democracy, equity, and access of the Nordic educational system that is being contested by neoliberal policies, much like elsewhere in the Western world. I am echoing Sue Stinson about the concerns that accountability and standardization have generated in preparing future dance teachers. The restraints seem to creep in from all directions. From the European Union and the Bologna process, higher education is affected by directives that compel us to reformulate the program goals in terms derived from Bloom's taxonomy (Bloom 1956). On the national level, increasing governmental regulations regarding higher education have altered the criteria for allocating funds, and beginning in January 2010 the whole system will drastically change toward privatization. Another significant national development is more difficult to discern but is even more disturbing.

scholarly journals Detecting the Institutional Mediation of Push–Pull Factors on International Students’ Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11405
Author(s):  
Dian-Fu Chang ◽  
Wen-Ching Chou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Institutional Leadership ◽  
Students Satisfaction

In this study, we designed a structural model to determine the relationships among push–pull factors, institutional situations, and satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 17 selected indicators fell under five domains, namely push factors, pull factors, institutional leadership, international strategies, and satisfaction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to verify the assumptions of the model. Based on 1005 degree-seeking international students' views, this study found that push and pull factors may coincidentally exist, and their functions can be modified by institutional situations. The findings suggested pull factors will, through institutional leadership, impact students' satisfaction, while push factors will not. Moreover, the detection of institutional mediation can provide useful information for specific institutes to develop their future recruiting or retaining strategies. These findings enriched our knowledge of the field for higher education sustainable development. For future studies, this design may be useful to interpret the phenomena of global student mobility in higher education settings.

scholarly journals Planning a multilingual database of higher education terminology

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-610
Author(s):  
Eszter B. Papp ◽  
Ágota Fóris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
National Level ◽  
Official Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
Official Languages

The paper aims to study European and Hungarian organisations and institutions that are related to the terminology of education. Then we analyse glossaries, dictionaries and databases that can be found online at the webpages of UNESCO and the European Union, and also those that contain education terminology in Hungarian (online and offline). Finally, we are going to introduce our planned database. The terminology of education is a key area at the national level and in the context of the European Union equally. There are existing word lists, glossaries and dictionaries in certain languages that contain the terminology of education in one or more languages. Our aim is to design and prepare a multilingual terminology database in the field of education terminology. The languages we plan to work with are Hungarian, English, and the official languages (Romanian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Croatian, German, Serbian, Slovenian) of the territories in the neighbouring countries where there is a substantial Hungarian minority, who attend school either in the official language of that country or in Hungarian.

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