
30 mai 2017
Hong Kong universities a ‘super connector’ to China

Government to ease rules on foreign investment in HE

Minister allows foreign universities in special zones

Calls for release of students jailed over Boko Haram joke

STEM focus to drive ‘world-class’ universities scheme

Universities set on building new bridges post-Brexit

Universities and cities – Key drivers of sustainability

Professor, teacher arrested on day 75 of hunger strike

Micro-campuses offer a new model to deliver quality transnational education

In our World Blog, Roger Chao Jr calls on the UNESCO Asia-Pacific member states to ratify the Tokyo Recognition Convention, which could help launch the Asia-Pacific region as the next powerhouse in international higher education.
In a Special Report on the British Council’s Going Global 2017 conference, Brendan O'Malley writes that the 900 delegates from 80 countries left the opening session with a stark warning from the keynote speaker of the challenges facing universities and cities in the near future; while Nicola Jenvey reports that a key message emerging from a discussion on innovation districts was that universities and innovation hubs should take care not to widen the social divide; and Yojana Sharma reports on Hong Kong’s aim to act as a ‘super connector’ to China and the Asian region through deepening international collaborations that include universities.
In Features this week, Karen MacGregor focuses on the scaling up of the Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship Program with the implementation of an initiative that will support 10,000 diaspora academics across the world over 10 years to partner with African universities. More...