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Higher Education, Research and Innovation: Charting the Course of the Changing Dynamics of the Knowledge Society
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October 20, 2015

This first Research Report of the UNESCO Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge aims to continue an ongoing vigorous and provocative debate on research systems. The contents of this Research Report and its articulation of emerging trends and challenges are intended to provide fresh insights both for policy-makers and the higher education community alike,… Read more

Higher Education, Knowledge systems, Research systems
Education
Rebuilding Knowledge: Opportunities and Risks for Higher Education in Post-Conflict Regions
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October 19, 2015

The transition from violence and instability to peace and prosperity is rarely linear, but rather defined more by its complexity and the alignment of often-surprising conditions. The rebuilding and reorganisation of the higher education sector, in particular, is increasingly being recognized as both a driver and a consequence of this complex transition, which is marked… Read more

Higher Education, knowledge, peacebuilding, Post-Conflict, rebuilding
Education
The brain drain from developing countries: The brain drain produces many more losers than winners in developing countries
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October 2, 2015

This study explores the impact of the brain drain on a source country’s welfare and development, which can either be beneficial or harmful. The evidence suggests that there are many more losers than winners among developing countries. Whether a country gains or loses depends on country-specific factors, such as the level and composition of migration,… Read more

Brain drain, Development, migration
Education
Brain Gain: Claims about Its Size and Impact on Welfare and Growth Are Greatly Exaggerated
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September 25, 2015

Based on static partial equilibrium analysis, the “new brain drain” literature argues that, by raising the return to education, a brain drain generates a brain gain that is, under certain conditions, larger than the brain drain itself, and that such a net brain gain results in an increase in welfare and growth due to education’s positive externalities. This… Read more

Brain gain, Growth, Welfare
TVET for a Green Economy
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September 9, 2015

Through environmental protection, the green economy offers opportunities for more economic growth, increased prosperity and social justice. Environmental protection, economic growth and poverty reduction can go hand in hand. TVET is central to sustainable development of the green economy, as it prepares people to consider environmental and sustainability aspects for appropriate application in their professional… Read more

Green Economy, TVET, Vocational Skills
Industrial policy in Ethiopia
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September 2, 2015

This report assesses industrial policy in Ethiopia. Industrial policy is a contested issue, especially for low-income countries. Proactive policies are required to make the transition from low-productivity resourced-based societies with large informal sectors to more productive, knowledge-based and formalised patterns of productive organisation. However, channelling resources into preferential activities may reduce allocative efficiency. This can… Read more

employment, Industralisation, Vocational Skills

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