As more and more universities and colleges seek out alleged fortunes overseas by setting up branch campuses, nagging questions linger about the financial stability of these ventures. We are being told by governments and employers alike that money is scarce after all. So surely our administrators are being careful about how they are spending their [...]
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Construction workers building New York University’s new Abu Dhabi campus will be guaranteed some basic protections under a deal announced earlier this month by the university. NYU had been facing mounting criticism from human rights and labour organizations over the university’s controversial venture into the United Arab Emirates where the basic rights of workers are routinely [...] 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 [...] Many universities and colleges in the mainly English-speaking developed countries are investing more and more of their resources into offshore operations, including branch campuses. According to the UK-based Observatory for Borderless Higher Education, there are now 162 branch campuses around the world, up by more than 40% since 2006. Many of these “campuses” are joint-ventures and [...] |
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