1 Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 4 HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institu...

Geomatics, composed of the disciplines of geopositioning, mapping and the management of spatially oriented data by means of computers, has recently evolved as a new discipline from the integration of surveys and mapping (geodetic engineering) curricula, merged with the subjects of remote sensing and geographic information systems. Geomatics has become open to value added applications in many ot...

CONTEXT The Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination (RUSC) program has stimulated teaching in remote indigenous health, primary health care and international health for Australian students prior to their placements. Medical students have traditionally taken electives in the developing world, although these electives are of variable use to the communities hosting them and to the students. C...

The problems of modern education are focused entirely on building a harmonious society in global age. The burning issue of multiculturalism and studying foreign cultures in conditions of preserving national identity is a key concept for national educational systems. The problem is exacerbated by complex international psychological stereotypes which do not contribute to mutual understanding of s...

This paper discusses the co-evolution of global and national knowledge networks. Particular attention is given to policy implications for American education; international competitiveness in math, science, and technology; and the shortcomings of American performance in these fields. The education and science policy decisions of the United States, India, and China are major determinants of each ...

Dissatisfaction over undergraduate education seems to be persistent and has been jeopardized by the boost in research performance as fuelled by global rankings. Yet it will continue to be the cornerstone and a key mission of higher education. Hence the tide is shifting and the global debate on “the world-class university” is increasingly inclusive towards excellence in teaching and learning. A ...

Arnim Wiek, Michael J. Bernstein, Manfred Laubichler, Guido Caniglia, Ben Minteer, Daniel J. Lang School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, USA Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, Faculty Sustainability, Leu...