By Judith Eaton. The Advisory Statement for Effective International Practice: Combatting corruption and enhancing integrity – recently published by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation's International Quality Group or CHEA-CIQG, and the International Institute for Educational Planning or IIEP-UNESCO – was, in many ways, a significant gamble. Read more...

By Peta Lee. Internationalisation strategies and resources are being strengthened at universities across South Africa by a European Commission-supported initiative, IMPALA – Internationalisation and Modernisation Programme for Academics, Leaders and Administrators – which is named after the ubiquitous antelope that graces the country’s game reserves. Read more...

By Gautam Rajkhowa. With a population nearing 1.3 billion, half of which is 25 years or younger, and a projection that by 2030 India will have 140 million people in the college-going age range, the country holds great potential to become a major source for world talent. Read more...

By Nicola Jenvey. Disruptions to higher education systems and deliveries are fundamentally changing the perceptions of access to information and university attendance, while giving developing countries an advantage over the developed world, says Rob Brown of global education group Navitas. Read more...

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. Zimbabwe has officially added two new universities to a bevy of existing ones as the cash-strapped government surges ahead with its policy to establish a university in each of the country’s 10 provinces. Read more...

By Jan Petter Myklebust. A study by the Danish Evaluation Institute has shown that both study-relevant work and participation in project-oriented courses have a significant positive effect upon the chances of Danish masters students landing a job upon graduation and the salary received, while a study abroad period does not have as positive an effect on work chances or salary after graduation. Read more...

By Michael Gardner. Universities Austria, or uniko, has sharply criticised what it regards as an attempt by the Kronen Zeitung, the country’s largest newspaper, to “discredit efforts to integrate refugees”. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Dwindling government funding and graduate unemployment are just two of the factors contributing to the need for African universities to embrace entrepreneurship in teaching, research, and in the way in which institutions are run, according to an African expert. Read more...

By David Jobbins. Campaigners in the United Kingdom are redoubling their efforts to end sexual harassment of students by university academics in the wake of suggestions that non-disclosure agreements are preventing greater awareness of the issue. Read more...

By Karen MacGregor. Two of the biggest and fastest-growing economic sectors in Africa are churches and higher education. This has captured political attention and today the university sector is experiencing a positive turnaround and is seen as key to Africa’s economic development, says Teboho Moja, professor of higher education at New York University. Read more...