This issue of IAU Horizons offers a selection of thought-provoking papers on Leadership challenges and strategic management, thus fueling a reflection on one of the key thematic areas of work for the Association.
Higher Education for sustainable Development and the Transition to the SDGs and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
The IAU Leadership for Higher Education Reform Programme (LEADHER) creates opportunities for learning partnerships and collaborations among IAU Member Institutions. It gives expression to the IAU mission to strengthen higher education worldwide by facilitating exchange among its Members. Funding for this programme is made available through a special grant that IAU has received from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). The programme aims to increase and improve South-South as well as South-North cooperation among higher education institutions with a view to strengthening research capacity and research management in developing country universities. More...

By Andrew Norton. Christopher Pyne's surprise launch of fee deregulation and the confused mix of reforms and cuts meant unis had no chance to make a case to students, writes Andrew Norton. More...