The Stifterverband regularly surveys university administrations in Germany about their assessment of the general climate in their institutions. The publication a few days ago, which refers to the year 2021, shows an overall positive picture but also a clear kink in the assessment of one’s own teaching. The authors of the report suspect that it could be due to the switch to online teaching, but this does not seem very plausible in the overall picture.
Year: 2022
The question of the place of Hindi & English in Indian higher education
A debate is underway in India over what role Hindi and English should have in future higher education. The debate is prompted by the Hindu nationalist policies of the government. The conflict highlights historical and current contradictions in the Indian higher education system.
Online Lecture Series: Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals
Policy packages for complete decarbonization in the global north and the global south (Dr. Germán Bersalli IASS). We are pleased to announce the seventh and the last event in our lecture series “Research meets Practice. Scientific and Civil Society Approaches to the Sustainable Development Goals” on Wednesday, 30. November at 16:00 CET, 10:00 COT.
Energy-saving-online-teaching and the narrative of the sickening digital learning
Universities and colleges are looking to conserve energy to cushion increased costs. Online teaching is once again coming into focus as a crisis management teaching format. In Rhineland-Palatinate, this has already become a problem. The discussion shows how persistent the narrative of “sickening online teaching” is.
Guest at the FRACTION project in Kolkata
The aim of the FRACTION project is to promote innovative, digital university teaching in institutions. Two Indian universities met for an intensive exchange at a four-day workshop.
Start of our lecture series on the SDGs: Connection of the use of goods and services with forest restoration – Ana María Aguirre Cañas
The first event of our lecture series took place on October 19th. The series opened with a Colombian speaker, Ana Maria Aguierre Callas (Head of the ColombiaCONNECT network). In her presentation, she reported on the ColombiaCONNECT network project, its activities and the challenges of promoting sustainability in complex contexts.