University officials and the union representing university staff have agreed to hold further talks in a bid to end the strikes which have seen staff walk out of 61 universities in the United Kingdom because of planned changes to their pensions, writes Harry Cockburn for the Independent. More...

Universal access to public services and improved educational opportunity hinge on the reversal of a AU$2.2 billion cut to universities, the chair of Universities Australia said in a speech last Wednesday, writes Paul Karp for The Guardian. More...

Universal access to public services and improved educational opportunity hinge on the reversal of a AU$2.2 billion cut to universities, the chair of Universities Australia said in a speech last Wednesday, writes Paul Karp for The Guardian. More...

A number of university graduates protested in front of the ministry of labour in Gaza last month, preventing Labour Minister Mamoun Abu Shahla from entering the building. They were demanding solutions to the unemployment crisis, writes Hana Salah for Al-Monitor. More...

The number of Indian students enrolling for graduate-level programmes in computer science and engineering in the United States declined by 21%, or 18,590, in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by the National Foundation for American Policy, a Virginia-based non-profit public policy research organisation. The report is based on data from the US Department of Homeland Security, writes Sushma U N for Quartz. More...

Universities say the government's zero-fee policy for new tertiary students has increased administration costs, but is having little impact on enrolments. Universities said their staff had spent extra time explaining the zero-fee scheme to students and some had also had to change their IT systems, reports John Gerritsen for RNZ News. More...

Swiss universities need to be more efficient if they are to compete internationally, says think tank Avenir Suisse, which warns that regional aspirations have taken priority over excellence, threatening standards, writes Isobel Leybold-Johnson for Swissinfo.ch. More...

Two courses – the history of the emergence of independent Bangladesh, and Bangla language and literature – have been included in all universities from this year, writes Rashid Al Ruhani for Bangla Tribune. More...

The university became a focus last year of a broad campaign against Soros by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, although the institution has consistently maintained that he no longer plays a role in its operations. More...

By Stephen Coan. The African Leadership Academy (ALA), currently celebrating its 10th birthday since opening its doors in 2008, embodies the vision of its co-founder and executive chairperson, Fred Swaniker, who admits to having never been interested in education for education’s sake but wanting to address leadership issues in Africa. More...