By Yojana Sharma. University of Hong Kong Vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson, who defended the rights of students to protest in favour of Hong Kong’s democratic values, unexpectedly resigned for a new post in the United Kingdom before his tenure at one of Asia’s top universities was due to expire. More...
By Kudzai Mashininga. Zimbabwe’s universities are reeling under crippling cuts to funding which have seen the salaries of lecturers cut by half as the country’s economic situation continues to worsen. More...
By Jan Petter Myklebust. A White Paper produced by Norway’s government, aimed at boosting quality in higher education, provides universities with a “toolbox and framework” to raise standards. There is stress on improving teaching, and on introducing practical training and compulsory international collaboration in all study programmes. More...
By Geoff Maslen. Export earnings from selling Australian higher education to foreign students reached a record high of nearly A$22 billion (US$16.8 billion) in 2016 – an astonishing 17% increase on the total for the previous year and the biggest annual growth rate since 2010. More...
By Dinesh De Alwis. The Sri Lankan government received the green light to allow private universities after a landmark court judgment last week ruled that the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine or SAITM – the country’s first private medical university – is legally eligible to issue medical degrees. More...
By Ranjit Devraj. The Indian government will put more money into quality higher education – especially its prestigious medical, technological and management institutes, in a bid to propel them towards ‘world-class’ status – according to budget plans announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley last week. More...
By Wagdy Sawahel. United States president Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, including the three African nations of Libya, Somalia and Sudan, is a blow not only for African students and academics, but for the US itself, according to North African and Middle East academics. More...
By Ian Wilhelm, The Chronicle of Higher Education. As reports of the impact of the Trump administration’s travel restrictions emerge, one population in higher education seems disproportionately affected – Iranian academics and students. More...
By Matthew Hartley. There’s a surprising winner in United States President Donald Trump’s travel ban for people from seven predominantly Muslim countries: research universities in China – and their counterparts in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Mexico. More...
By Gerard Postiglione. Like never before, universities have become instruments of national competition, but diplomatic relations between large and powerful nations can have major repercussions. More...
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