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The In Focus section of this issue of IAU Horizons examines the issues surrounding tuition fees in a series of analyses by authors Vice-Chancellors and higher education experts from the USA, UK, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand, Korea and Australia. A global perspective is provided by Eric Charbonnier, of the OECD Education and Competences Unit, who identifies four different tuition fee models and show how the balance between public and private funding is uneven in many countries. Data and an analysis of international tuition fees is also presented. URL : http://iau-aiu.net/sites/all/files/IAU_Horizons_Vol_19.3_EN_0.pdf (Eng) ; http://iau-aiu.net/sites/all/files/IAU_Horizons_Vol_19.3_FR.pdf (Fre) Global media and information literacy assessment framework : country readiness and competencies / UNESCO . Paris : UNESCO, 2013 . 158 p. ISBN 978-92-3-001221-2 Abstract : Media and information literacy (MIL) combines new literacies of media literacy, information literacy, ICT and digital literacy as a compound interconnected concept. This publication introduces the rationale and provides a framework for conducting an assessment of existing competencies, at the national level, the institutional level and the individual level. Methodological guidance on conducting an MIL assessment, including data collection and analysis is also provided. A technical annex includes questionnaires which have been developed for national contextual data; and for teacher training institutions. The International Association of Universities contributed to the development of this publication. Classmark : INT-531 UNESCO URL : http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002246/224655e.pdf