Boycott will do nothing to change Israeli policy

Article Abstract:

The Association of University Teachers in the UK has voted to boycott Haifa and Bar Ilan Universities in Israel, as a result of their failure to speak out against the Israeli Government. It is contended that the move misreads the situation in the Israeli academy, grossly misunderstands the basic principles of academic freedom and life, and that the British and international academic communities would do better to reach out to both the Israeli and Palestinian academic communities in order to empower them.

United Kingdom, Israel, Political activity, Political aspects, Association of University Teachers

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All alone in the crowd

Article Abstract:

International students may suffer from a sense of isolation when they enrol at universities with an ethos with which they are unfamiliar. In order to get them through this sense of isolation, institutions and their staff need to encourage foreign students to get involved in campus life and mix with their peers.

Services information, Psychological aspects, Services, Students, Foreign, Foreign students

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We must build bridges--our future depends on it

Article Abstract:

The president of the International Association of Universities argues that change, connectivity and convergence are generic features of the modern world and that, through their international connections, universities are in a prime position to develop relationships between disparate cultures.

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