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Inside Your EdWhy are so many people talking about 'tertiary education'?Although complaints from universities about a perceived lack of funding continue to attract plenty of media attention, some very interesting shifts in policy thinking that are potentially more significant than simple questions about money are already underway.Several countries such as Australia, Wales, Scotland and Ireland have begun to talk less about universities and colleges in isolation and instead talk more about ‘tertiary education’, with the aim of bringing universities and colleges closer together in terms of how they are funded, regulated and managed.So why have these nations started thinking about tertiary education as a wh...
2024-09-1242 min
Experiences of International EducationEllen Hazelkorn (from global rankings to flexible pathways)Ellen Hazelkorn, Professor Emeritus, Technological University Dublin, and one of the leading commentators on international education, tells us how she started her journey in international education by researching on global university rankings for the OECD in the early 2000s.
She reminds us how the simplistic nature of ranking is what make them so popular, but also problematic, and how quality assurance oversight would be a less blunt tool better to inform government decisions and policy for higher education.
She also shares insights into recent work she has done with a range of countries, including Ireland...
2024-06-1325 min
The World of Higher Education1.11: Higher Education in IrelandJoin Alex Usher as he talks all things Irish higher education. Joining as expert guide to the terrain is guest, Ellen Hazelkorn, principal at BH Associates, a Higher Education consultancy in Ireland, a Professor Emerita at the Technological University of Dublin and one of the sharpest all-around minds in European higher education.Download PDF transcript
2023-04-2020 min
EAIE Podcast34. Ellen Hazelkorn: The plusses and minuses of university rankingsEvery year, university leaders around the world anxiously await the publication of the latest university rankings. Whether their institutions improved their performance and gained positions, will determine their success (or failure) as administrators. In principle, the element of competition can be a powerful driver of improvement and innovation. And yet, there is hardly a more fiercely contested topic in international higher education than university rankings. Why? What are the problems and consequences (intended or not) of pitting universities against each other? Are there better ways? And – perhaps more fundamentally – why are rankings so hugely important, if everyone seems...
2022-01-1922 min
New Books in EducationEllen Hazelkorn, “The Civic University: The Policy and Leadership Challenges” (Edward Elgar, 2016)Ellen Hazelkorn, Policy Advisor to the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and Director, Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology, joins the New Books Network to discuss her recently published book, entitled The Civic University: The Policy and Leadership Challenges (Edward Elgar Pub 2016). She is the co-editor of the book, along with John Goddard, Louise Kempton, and Paul Vallance.
The book explores the new challenges that universities face in this era defined by globalization and internationalization, but also by the consequences of funding shortages and slashed budgets. The authors of the book look at ways...
2017-02-1524 min
New Books in Higher EducationEllen Hazelkorn, “The Civic University: The Policy and Leadership Challenges” (Edward Elgar, 2016)Ellen Hazelkorn, Policy Advisor to the Higher Education Authority (HEA), and Director, Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology, joins the New Books Network to discuss her recently published book, entitled The Civic University: The Policy and Leadership Challenges (Edward Elgar Pub 2016). She is the co-editor of the book, along with John Goddard, Louise Kempton, and Paul Vallance.The book explores the new challenges that universities face in this era defined by globalization and internationalization, but also by the consequences of funding shortages and slashed budgets. The authors of the book look at ways...
2017-02-1524 minNew Books in EducationPaul Benneworth et al., “The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research” (Palgrave, 2016)What is the future for Arts and Humanities in Europe? The podcast discusses these questions with Paul Benneworth, one of the authors, along with Magnus Gulbrandsen and Ellen Hazelkorn, of The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research (Palgrave, 2016). Dr. Benneworth, from the University of Twente’s Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, was part of a pan-European project to consider the impact of Impact and the way Arts and Humanities narrate their public value, research which was the basis for the book. The book draws on a wealth of empirical and theoretical material, including comparative case studies fr...
2016-12-1344 min
New Books in ArtPaul Benneworth et al., “The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research” (Palgrave, 2016)What is the future for Arts and Humanities in Europe? The podcast discusses these questions with Paul Benneworth, one of the authors, along with Magnus Gulbrandsen and Ellen Hazelkorn, of The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research (Palgrave, 2016). Dr. Benneworth, from the University of Twente’s Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, was part of a pan-European project to consider the impact of Impact and the way Arts and Humanities narrate their public value, research which was the basis for the book. The book draws on a wealth of empirical and theoretical material, including comparative case studies fr...
2016-12-1344 minNew Books in Higher EducationPaul Benneworth et al., “The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research” (Palgrave, 2016)What is the future for Arts and Humanities in Europe? The podcast discusses these questions with Paul Benneworth, one of the authors, along with Magnus Gulbrandsen and Ellen Hazelkorn, of The Impact and Future of Arts and Humanities Research (Palgrave, 2016). Dr. Benneworth, from the University of Twente’s Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, was part of a pan-European project to consider the impact of Impact and the way Arts and Humanities narrate their public value, research which was the basis for the book. The book draws on a wealth of empirical and theoretical material, including comparative case studies fr...
2016-12-1344 minNew Books in Higher EducationEllen Hazelkorn, “Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)Ellen Hazelkorn, Policy Advisor to the Higher Education Authority (Ireland) and Director of the Higher Education Policy Research Unit (HEPRU), Dublin Institute of Technology, provides an in-depth analysis of higher educational rankings and what they mean globally in the second edition release of Rankings and the Reshaping of Higher Education: The Battle for World-Class Excellence (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). The author explores the measurements, metrics, and processes used by the most influential university rankings, such as Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education’s the World University Rankings, and others. From the perspective of higher education in...
2015-08-1831 min