By Hans de Wit. The selection of Donald Trump as Republican candidate for the presidency in the United States and the Brexit result in the European Union referendum have highlighted a trend already developing in other countries over the past years: the dramatic strengthening of populist parties in Austria, Hungary, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece and elsewhere. More...
Video to play growing role in higher education – Survey
By Peta Lee. Video use in education has increased dramatically over the years, says leading video technology provider Kaltura, which published its third annual State of Video in Education report on 12 July. More...
Universities respond to indigenous student needs
By Nicola Jenvey. Canadian universities have scaled up programmes and services specifically designed for indigenous students, raising academic programming to accommodate this group by 33% between 2013 and 2015. More...
Fulbright University Vietnam – ‘Put this war behind us'
By Mary Beth Marklein. Bob Kerrey, a veteran of the war in Vietnam who has been in the public eye as a United States governor, US senator and university president, is no stranger to controversy. More...
Graduating in style – Universities abandon mortar boards, robes
By Yojana Sharma. The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, or IIT Bombay, has become the latest in a raft of Indian universities to abandon Western mediaeval-style black graduation robes and mortar boards for their graduation ceremonies, switching to traditional Indian garments. More...
Universities to vet foreign students for ISIS links
By Yojana Sharma. The Malaysian government has told universities in the country – including private universities and foreign branch campuses – to step up monitoring of students to prevent Islamic radicalisation after recent attacks in Malaysia and Bangladesh. More...
Governance at heart of government’s universities survey
By Jan Petter Myklebust. A consulting firm has secured a mandate from the government of Denmark to interview 35 stakeholders as part of a broader investigation into universities’ compliance with government policy frameworks. More...
New institute to fund research and innovation
By Makki Marseilles. An initial sum of €240 million (US$265 million) will be made available to a newly created national institute that will fund research and innovation in Greece, and will support government efforts to pull the country out of prolonged recession and create new jobs. More...
Use social media to recruit refugee students – Experts
By Michael Gardner. German universities should do more advertising on social media to get refugee students to enrol, says the Wissenschaftsrat – German Council of Science and Humanities, the country’s chief science policy advisory body. More...
Accord spreads French higher education influence abroad
By Jane Marshall. Double degrees, joint research and courses, and promoting massive open online courses are among the priorities of a partnership signed last week by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie – the huge international French language higher education and research association – and the leaders of France’s universities, écoles and engineering schools. More...