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van der Hijden, Peter; Martin, Michaela – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2023
Several concurrent trends are increasing the likelihood that short courses, microcredentials, and flexible learning pathways will become a regular and even dominant feature of education and training globally. This policy paper reflects on these trends with special reference to the post-secondary education sector, and explores ways to organize…
Descriptors: Program Length, Microcredentials, Guided Pathways, Educational Policy
Waters, Johanna L. – British Educational Research Journal, 2023
This paper reflects on the importance of 'time spent' in understanding the international student experience. Short-term mobility programmes (involving stays of between 1 week and 2 months) attracting less privileged students, such as the relatively new Turing Scheme in the United Kingdom, have been hailed as a potential 'solution' to the fact…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Educational Experience
Crosier, David; De Lel, Gisèle – European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2022
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and nonuniversity study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries. [For the 2021/22 report, see ED617647.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Crosier, David; De Lel, Gisèle – European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2021
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries. [For the 2020/21 report, see ED610818.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2022
Over the past two years, the Maryland Higher Education Commission has produced a series of reports concerning remediation in Maryland public higher education institutions. The research conducted in this report series addresses a number of policy concerns connected to remediation, as well as a number of national, state, and institutional…
Descriptors: Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Higher Education, College Readiness
Hadden, M. Kyle; Zaino, Angela M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The Pre-College Summer Program at the University of Connecticut is designed to introduce upper-level high school students (rising juniors and seniors) to college life by allowing them to live on campus for a week while taking a college-level course. Within the context of this program, we developed a class designed to introduce high school students…
Descriptors: High School Students, Program Length, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2020
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 38 countries. [For the 2019/20 report, see ED610817.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Jones, Irma S.; Blankenship, Dianna – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2020
This paper will describe the reflections of doctoral students as they complete their first experience of formal mentoring and examine what they discovered about the process and rigors of mentoring adults. Goals and objectives were negotiated and a formal written agreement describing trust, communication, time expectations and constraints,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Doctoral Students, Professional Development, Career Development
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2019
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 38 countries. [For the 2018/19 report, see ED593872.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Page, Brian; Wee, Bryan; Chen, Yi-Chia; Schmit, Ayn – Geography Teacher, 2021
In 2011, the authors developed a new study abroad course in China as part of the University of Colorado Denver Global Study program. The program focused on short-term, intensive, international field study conducted during the three-week break period between the spring and summer semesters. The course, "Sustainability Along the Yangtze,"…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Water Pollution
Universities UK, 2021
The UK government has been called on to reform the Visitor immigration route by increasing the length of time short-term exchange students are permitted to stay in the UK from six months to one academic year. The contribution of international students to the UK is celebrated and discussed within the higher education sector. However, not as much…
Descriptors: Immigration, Foreign Students, Exchange Programs, Higher Education
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2018
The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 38 countries. [For the previous report "The Organisation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Universities, Public Colleges
Boehm, Rodney – Advances in Engineering Education, 2020
Entrepreneurial skills are being sought by companies as they consider college graduates, particularly engineers, for future employment. Technical skills have become the baseline while the ability to apply these skills in a business environment has become a key differentiator in the value of employees in corporate environments. To address this need…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship, Design, Extracurricular Activities
Tovar, Lynn Atkinson; Misischia, Cynthia – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2020
In developing college short term travel programs whether domestic or abroad it is essential for faculty to recognize the obstacles and challenges to ensure an enriching experience for students. Experiential learning was the guiding principle to teaching the curriculum; however, civility and respect became a lens in which to examine the qualitative…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, Travel, Faculty Development
Ryder, Elizabeth F.; Morgan, William R.; Sierk, Michael; Donovan, Samuel S.; Robertson, Sabrina D.; Orndorf, Hayley C.; Rosenwald, Anne G.; Triplett, Eric W.; Dinsdale, Elizabeth; Pauley, Mark A.; Tapprich, William E. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2020
While it is essential for life science students to be trained in modern techniques and approaches, rapidly developing, interdisciplinary fields such as bioinformatics present distinct challenges to undergraduate educators. In particular, many educators lack training in new fields, and high-quality teaching and learning materials may be sparse. To…
Descriptors: Information Science, Open Educational Resources, Science Education, Biological Sciences