AT the 13th Confucius Institute Conference held in Chengdu,capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province,Professor Sir Keith Burnett,former president and vice chancellor of the University of Sheffield and a member of...AT the 13th Confucius Institute Conference held in Chengdu,capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province,Professor Sir Keith Burnett,former president and vice chancellor of the University of Sheffield and a member of the Council of Confucius Institute Headquarters,told China Today his experience with China and Chinese people.展开更多
Background:The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in global health,casting a previously niche academic discipline into a headline dominating field of research.However,accurate infor...Background:The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in global health,casting a previously niche academic discipline into a headline dominating field of research.However,accurate information on the delivery of global health education(GHE)at a university level is lacking.This study aims to assess current GIIE practices in U.K.universities,by identifying the availability of dedicated global health qualifications,as well as the breadth of inclusion of GHE topics across university course content.Methods:Universities selected were the top 25 recipients of MRC funding in 2015-2016,as well as universities who were included in previous iterations of the“Global Health League Table”.We used the Consortium of Universities for Global Health“GHE Competencies Toolkit”to identify the presence of global health content across university global health and other course offerings.Universities were additionally judged on opportunities available in global health and on the presence of sustainable partnerships.Results:Our results showed that 20 universities(74%)offer a post-graduate global health related course,with 9(33%)offering an undergraduate global health related course.13(48%)were identified as centers of global health excellence.Just 12(44%)universities had registered sustainable partnerships with Tropical Health and Education Trust.The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was identified as the top deliverer of GHE,with the Universities of Leicester and the Universities of Exeter joint bottom.We were unable to standardize quality assessments in this iteration of the project,but the release of student feedback to future assessors would help to improve the reliability of this study methodology.Additionally,much of our data was based on information available online,and thus some aspects of degree courses not published publicly may not have been accounted for in our scoring.Conclusion:Those institutions wishing to improve their delivery of GHE should consider the establishment of a postgraduate or undergraduate degree course.Breadth of global health content across curricular was a major discriminating factor between institutions,and we would advise universities to consider including more global health topics across their curricular-especially in light of the intersectional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.展开更多
Prof. Yang Fujia, a nuclearphysicist and educator, hasbeen elected as the Chancel-lor of the University of Nottingham,in the U.K. the first Chinese scholarto hold such a position in a Britishacademic institution, acco...Prof. Yang Fujia, a nuclearphysicist and educator, hasbeen elected as the Chancel-lor of the University of Nottingham,in the U.K. the first Chinese scholarto hold such a position in a Britishacademic institution, according tothe University’s public affairs office. "I feel privileged," said Prof.Yang. "And it is also an honor展开更多
文摘AT the 13th Confucius Institute Conference held in Chengdu,capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province,Professor Sir Keith Burnett,former president and vice chancellor of the University of Sheffield and a member of the Council of Confucius Institute Headquarters,told China Today his experience with China and Chinese people.
基金supported by Association of Medical Education Europe's Students Initiative Grant.
文摘Background:The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has led to a paradigm shift in global health,casting a previously niche academic discipline into a headline dominating field of research.However,accurate information on the delivery of global health education(GHE)at a university level is lacking.This study aims to assess current GIIE practices in U.K.universities,by identifying the availability of dedicated global health qualifications,as well as the breadth of inclusion of GHE topics across university course content.Methods:Universities selected were the top 25 recipients of MRC funding in 2015-2016,as well as universities who were included in previous iterations of the“Global Health League Table”.We used the Consortium of Universities for Global Health“GHE Competencies Toolkit”to identify the presence of global health content across university global health and other course offerings.Universities were additionally judged on opportunities available in global health and on the presence of sustainable partnerships.Results:Our results showed that 20 universities(74%)offer a post-graduate global health related course,with 9(33%)offering an undergraduate global health related course.13(48%)were identified as centers of global health excellence.Just 12(44%)universities had registered sustainable partnerships with Tropical Health and Education Trust.The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine was identified as the top deliverer of GHE,with the Universities of Leicester and the Universities of Exeter joint bottom.We were unable to standardize quality assessments in this iteration of the project,but the release of student feedback to future assessors would help to improve the reliability of this study methodology.Additionally,much of our data was based on information available online,and thus some aspects of degree courses not published publicly may not have been accounted for in our scoring.Conclusion:Those institutions wishing to improve their delivery of GHE should consider the establishment of a postgraduate or undergraduate degree course.Breadth of global health content across curricular was a major discriminating factor between institutions,and we would advise universities to consider including more global health topics across their curricular-especially in light of the intersectional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
文摘Prof. Yang Fujia, a nuclearphysicist and educator, hasbeen elected as the Chancel-lor of the University of Nottingham,in the U.K. the first Chinese scholarto hold such a position in a Britishacademic institution, according tothe University’s public affairs office. "I feel privileged," said Prof.Yang. "And it is also an honor
