Why is important to implement strategic planning in higher education

As principles and values inspired founders to create universities to contribute to society, implementing a strategic plan in a higher education institution is a matter of conviction and absolute commitment for every single Dean, Director, teacher and employee of the organization. Only by assuming ...

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Why student engagement is so critical for retention in Mexico

This month we are discussing different dimensions of student retention and dropouts in higher education. Even though they are common, many countries have particularities. Higher education in Mexico, for instance, has critical challenges in student engagement, which decreases college retention rates.

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10 well rated books about student retention in higher education

Student retention in higher education is a crucial matter that concerns every university nowadays. A very complex issue that involves a wide variety of causes, variables, players and contexts. So this isn’t an easily analyzable topic.

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Strategies to improve student retention in Argentina

“In Argentina, only 27 out of 100 students of universities finally graduate,” states a 2014 article by academics Maria del Rosario Fernandez-Hileman, Angela Corengia and Julio Durand, from Universidad Austral.

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