Education Solidarity Network » Reports http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org Global Solidarity to Defend Education Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:18:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Privatising our Universities http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/10/privatising-our-universities/ http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/10/privatising-our-universities/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:05:08 +0000 ucu campaigns http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/?p=348 A report from before the General Election in May 2010 which outlined the union’s opposition to the cross-party consensus on the privatisation of UK HE:

http://www.ucu.org.uk/media/pdf/9/6/ucu_privatisingouruniversities_feb10.pdf

]]> A report from before the General Election in May 2010 which outlined the union’s opposition to the cross-party consensus on the privatisation of UK HE:

http://www.ucu.org.uk/media/pdf/9/6/ucu_privatisingouruniversities_feb10.pdf

]]> http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/10/privatising-our-universities/feed/ 0 Branch campuses – union advice for members http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/01/branch-campuses-union-advice-for-members/ http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/01/branch-campuses-union-advice-for-members/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:43:09 +0000 ucu campaigns http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/?p=191 Hi all,

Thanks to the CAUT for the helpful posting on the OBHE report on branch campuses (called offshores in the UK), the UCU has just published advice for members whose institutions set up such campuses. This follows on from pioneering work by the NTEU in this area.

To view the UCU advice, click [...]]]> Hi all,

Thanks to the CAUT for the helpful posting on the OBHE report on branch campuses (called offshores in the UK), the UCU has just published advice for members whose institutions set up such campuses. This follows on from pioneering work by the NTEU in this area.

To view the UCU advice, click here: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4368

To view the NTEU guidance, click here: http://www.nteu.org.au/publications/other/overseas

]]> http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2010/01/branch-campuses-union-advice-for-members/feed/ 0 Global privatisation of tertiary education – UNESCO report highlights threat to staff http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2009/07/global-privatisation-of-tertiary-education-%e2%80%93-unesco-report-highlights-threat-to-staff/ http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2009/07/global-privatisation-of-tertiary-education-%e2%80%93-unesco-report-highlights-threat-to-staff/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:50:56 +0000 admin http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/?p=13 A report by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has illuminated the extent of the private sector’s takeover of higher education across the world. The report claims that 30% of global HE is now provided by private providers. It also says that private sector HE ‘is run mostly on a business [...]]]> A report by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has illuminated the extent of the private sector’s takeover of higher education across the world. The report claims that 30% of global HE is now provided by private providers. It also says that private sector HE ‘is run mostly on a business model, with power and authority concentrated in boards and chief executives. Faculty hold little authority or influence and students are seen as customers.’ They also make the key point that private providers drive down costs, partly because they rely on casualised academics.

UNESCO’s report – A new dynamic: private higher education (.pdf)

]]> http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2009/07/global-privatisation-of-tertiary-education-%e2%80%93-unesco-report-highlights-threat-to-staff/feed/ 0 Education International Report on Public-Private Partnerships http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2009/07/education-international-report-on-public-private-partnerships/ http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/2009/07/education-international-report-on-public-private-partnerships/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:14:18 +0000 ucu campaigns http://educationsolidaritynetwork.org/?p=87 Here’s a link to Education International’s useful recent report on the experience of dealing with Public-Private Partnerships in tertiary education, including EI’s own recommendations for unions facing PPPs:

[...]]]> Here’s a link to Education International’s useful recent report on the experience of dealing with Public-Private Partnerships in tertiary education, including EI’s own recommendations for unions facing PPPs:

http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/show.php?id=1039&theme=gats&country=global

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