By Kalinga Seneviratne. With one of the world’s lowest fertility rates, Singapore is seeing falling student numbers. But the key role of universities in the government’s lifelong learning initiatives could mean that Singapore's universities will be less affected by declining numbers than those in other countries in Asia with declining populations, like Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. More...

By Marguerite J Dennis. International higher education is a big business. In 2015-16 international students contributed US$32 billion to the world economy and that amount is projected to reach US$1 trillion over the next decade. More...

By Denise Jackson. Work integrated learning helps prepare students for the world of work. It involves students collaborating with industry and community partners as part of their degree programme. More...

By John K Hudzik, Bernhard Streitwieser and Francisco Marmolejo. Higher education internationalisation is not dead, nor dying, but under significant pressure to change. These are the conclusions of a panel of three of NAFSA’s five current Senior Fellows who presented at the recent 2018 conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators on 30 May and who co-authored this article. More...

By Nader Habibi and Gholamreza Keshavarz Haddad. In recent years Iran’s labour market has failed to generate adequate employment for the growing number of university graduates. As a result, not only has the unemployment rate among university graduates sharply increased, but a growing number of university graduates who have found employment are working in occupations that do not require university skills. More...

By Tatiana Belousova. ‘South to South’ student migration has, arguably, different ‘push and pull’ factors compared with ‘North to North’ (or ‘South to North’) migration. In the former, international students are driven by incentives such as geographical proximity, low fees and cultural similarities. More...

By Ashraf Khaled. An Egyptian state-run university has sacked a lecturer, a year after she posted a video on her Facebook page of herself belly-dancing in her own home, in an alleged violation of academic traditions. More...

By Wagdy Sawahel. Twenty-two Middle East and North African countries are to benefit from the launch in 2020 of the first Arabic Citation Index (ARCI), which aims to facilitate access to Arabic scientific research, thereby enhancing the Arabic academic footprint and ultimately improving university rankings. More...

By Shadi Khan Saif. Aspiring female students rushing to obtain application forms for this year’s Afghan university entrance exam, known as the Kankor, resulted in a stampede that left one dead and more than 20 injured last week in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, bordering with Uzbekistan. More...

By Gilbert Nakweya. The disconnect between institutions of higher learning and industry is proving to be a serious inhibitor of the development of local skills needed to ensure the extractive industry takes off in East Africa, according to some of the region’s experts. More...