Unprecedented challenges & growing public trust deficit means universities must return to principles of #equity #Inclusion, social responsibility & student-centredness, #IAU conference in #Rwanda heard, Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti reports from Kigali www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and decoupling China is renewing its #highered internationalisation strategy to combine its outreach with its own geopolitical interests, writes Qiang Zha @yorkuniversity.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Are governments & universities still willing to commit time, space, the environment, funding, &freedom of research and collaboration required for advances in basic #research that win #NobelPrizes, write @philipaltbach.bsky.social & Tessa DeLaquil #NTNU www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

India is expanding its footprint in Africa’s #highereducation sector, setting up a new #IIT campus in #Nigeria , @shuriahn.bsky.social reports #science #technology www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Universities concerned that political conservatism of new PM Sanae #Takaichi and 'Japan First' policies could have an impact on #internationalstudents, Suvendrini Kakuchi reports from Tokyo www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

For @uniworldnews.bsky.social , EUA’s Helene Peterbauer reflects on: - why academic careers are receiving more attention of late, - why there is need for urgent action within universities, - how EUA’s key principles can help set this in motion 🔗 buff.ly/ZjT6H4R #EUAExpertVoices

#Free2Think2025 documented the #wrongfulimprisonment of student protesters in #Zimbabwe, #Mozambique, #Cameroon, and more, as arrests have been used to suppress student dissent on campuses across the African continent. @uniworldnews.bsky.social: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Time’s up: 7 out of 9 universities reject Trump’s 'Compact for Excellence in #HigherEducation' criticised by some as a threat to university autonomy and #academicfreedom, Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Worldwide, universities are at a turning point in an era of #AI and global insecurity, a conference of university leaders heard, Amber Wang reports on the #IAUP meeting in Seoul. @aceducation.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Student-led anti-government movement helps topple #Madagascar's president, Villen Anganan reports #madagascargenZ #Madagascarprotests #GenZ www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Morocco's #GenZ protests are set to continue, despite fatalities, Wagdy Sawahel reports #Morocco www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#AI is no longer an experimental, futuristic tool for India’s universities but is transforming how they teach, manage & innovate a new #FICCI report says, @shuriahn.bsky.social reports universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#Research and education ensure the EU trade and development initiative #GlobalGateway aligns with the priorities of other continents, the #globalgatewayforum forum hears, writes Jan Palmowski @guildeu.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

What truly defines research excellence? Our new report with @riken-brc-jp.bsky.social urges us to look beyond citations – recognizing mentorship, collaboration and social impact. How can we better support #WomenInScience? Via @uniworldnews.bsky.social👇

With Japanese women #science leaders facing deep-rooted societal barriers, a new report by @elsevierconnect.bsky.social Foundation & #RIKEN says #research excellence needs to be redefined, Suvendrini Kakuchi reports from Tokyo @elsfoundation.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Hong Kong police revealed 126 reports of fraudulent academic qualifications from HK universities this year, but many cases go unreported raising concerns of damage to #HongKong’s reputation as a #highered hub, @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Indian institutions often excel at teaching, yet struggle in #research output indicators which carry weight in #rankings. Foreign university branches could help change that, writes Nnamdi O Madichie #TNE #intled www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

My local university and former employer, Lancaster, is opening a new campus in India *at the same time* as threatening UK staff with redundancies. How will the overseas campus work? How will the fees structure work? This can't be about anything other than money, and it smells very colonialist.

During his visit to India this week UK PM Keir Starmer confirmed 2 more universities received approval to open new campuses there - a major expansion of UK #highered footprint in India, Brendan O'Malley reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#Kazakhstan's expansion of #TNEducation & #branchcampuses continues apace with 5-fold increase in #internationalstudents target within 3 years, HE & Science Minister Sayasat Nurbek tells @yojanasharma.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Universities from the UK, #Kazakhstan, and South Korea will establish branch campuses in the Pakistan's Punjab province, Ameen Amjad Khan reports from Islamabad www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Before delegating the complex task of student #evaluation to #AI we need to ask a more fundamental question: To what extent does an #LLM’s rating represent a student’s actual capability? writes Max Lu @harvard.edu www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

US university leaders reacted largely with derision and varying degrees of horror to the “Compact" for #HigherEducation” offered to nine elite universities last week, Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

The academic uproar over blocking #scihub in India spotlights unequal access to knowledge in Indian #highered, Rituparna Patgiri @iitguwahati.bsky.social #research #libraries www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

University of Hong Kong is making plans to set up a branch campus - its first outside HK/China - planned for #Barcelona, @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports #branchcampus #HongKong www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Missed some of our recent #highered coverage from our correspondents and commentators around #Asia ? Catch up with our Asia Hub link www.universityworldnews.com/page.php?pag...

Our recent panel in Science integrity at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum was covered in this article on @uniworldnews.bsky.social Read it here: universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

International interest in studying for a masters degree in the US has fallen by 61% since 6 January, Nathan Greenfield reports #Studyportals #studyabroad #internationalstudents www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#Argentina's public university system is at breaking point. What is being destroyed in a few years took decades to build. Reconstructing it will take much longer – if it ever happens, writes Mónica Marquina @Conicet www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

🔍What if we all used our skills to call out fraud in academia? Here’s a compelling argument in @uniworldnews.bsky.social: www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... We share the responsibility to safeguard integrity of the scholarly record. #AcademicIntegrity #ResearchEthics #ScholarlyPublishing

#Afghanistan's two day Internet blackout this week alarmed students & sparked fears of full blackout, Manija Mirzaie reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto... #afghanistanoffline

A US district court judge delivered a blistering critique of government efforts to deport #internationalstudents lawfully living in the US who had protested in support of #Palestine, Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

A new #ranking of South Korean universities which focuses on internationalisation indicators is intended for #internationalstudents looking to study in #Korea, Yumi Jeung reports from Seoul #intled www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Post #CharlieKirk, support for violence against campus speakers has risen among students, with major implications for #academicfreedom. So how to protect free speech? Nathan Greenfield reports @thefireorg.bsky.social #IACLEA www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#Highered leaders lose their fight to prevent a new levy on universities in England for recruiting #internationalstudents – with the funds earmarked for new maintenance grants for disadvantaged domestic students, Nic Mitchell reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

South Korean #medicalstudents ended their 18 month strike on 1 September but they paid a high price as resuming #medicaleducation faces major challenges, write Anna de Beer @QMULBartsTheLon & Frederike Jenne @uni_regensburg www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Many Indonesians graduate with #STEM degrees confident of meaningful employment, yet find their hopes dashed. They require what researchers call ‘employability capital' wites Ali Yasfi @monashuniversity.bsky.social #Indonesia #skills #employability www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Attacks on institutional autonomy in authoritarian states is combined with “historic levels” of pressure on #academicfreedom in liberal democracies, mainly the US, says @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social 's #FreetoThink2025 report, Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Put off by rising costs at Western universities, a depreciating yen and difficulty obtaining #studentvisas for US #studyabroad, Japanese students are shifting to universities in #Asia, Suvendrini Kakuchi reports from Tokyo #Japan #internationalstudents www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Just dropped 🌍 Changemakers II! This special report dives into how IHE Delft is making a global impact through water education & sustainability. Take a look 👉 www.universityworldnews.com/page.php?pag... #ChangemakersII #Sustainability #SDGs #HigherEd

#h1bvisa chaos sends #internationalstudents in India & China into panic, while academic pathways are at risk with many US universities using the visa to fill academic posts, @shuriahn.bsky.social, Amber Wang & @yojanasharma.bsky.social report www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Academics at US universities with branch campuses in China report nervousness & fear of possible closures amid heightened congressional scrutiny @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports @kevinkinser.bsky.social @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social @thefireorg.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#h1bvisa $100,000 price tag sends shockwaves through #highereducation & #Tech sectors, report @shuriahn.bsky.social in India, Amber Wang in China & @yojanasharma.bsky.social @politicsanded.bsky.social @kevinkinser.bsky.social www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

#highereducation, long-perceived as a liberal bastion, is being blamed by the right wing for #charlieKirks death raising the political stakes for HE, Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

A surge in #internationalstudents this year, particularly from India and #Nepal, helped fuel anti-Indian sentiment in large anti-immigration rallies across Australia, Kalinga Seneviratne reports #Auspol #Indianstudents #immigration www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Australian universities call for funding policy overhaul as hundreds of courses in teaching, #languages, media, #archaeology, and #humanities are being eliminated, Shadi Khan Saif reports from Melbourne #Auspol #Go8 www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Rather than pulling back from cross-border collaboration, Beijing is extended it, approving 16 new joint institutions and 30 joint programmes with overseas institutions this month. But it is on its own terms, writes Futao Huang www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

A #Palestine study centre was launched at Universitas Indonesia amid row over #freedomofexpression and academic neutrality after the university invited a pro-Israel activist academic, Kafil Yamin reports from Jakarta www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

AI meets tradition: #HongKong is ramping up #research into Chinese medicine, with universities analysing centuries of treatments to modernise their scientific credibility. #AIandHE #HigherEd- @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

After the bombing of Sumy State University’s main library, Ukrainian librarians remain determined to continue their work. #UkraineWar #Education- Nathan Greenfield reports www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...