Around 200 German universities will lose their subscriptions to Elsevier journals within weeks, because negotiations have failed to end a long-term contract dispute, writes Quirin Schiermeier for Nature. More...
In November Germany’s renowned Max Planck Society launched a women-only hiring initiative to help tackle the underrepresentation of women in scientific research. Over the next four years, the society will put more than US$35 million (€30 million) towards the ‘Lise Meitner excellence programme’ – named after the distinguished 20th-century chemist, writes Katarina Zimmer for The Scientist. More...
Hundreds of students at several major Iranian universities protested last week against higher tuition fees and what they claim is political suppression and gender discrimination, reports Radio Farda. More...
Universities and business schools are grappling with the ethics curricula they teach to professionals and future professionals, following damning revelations of state capture involving accountants, auditors and consultants at major international companies, reports News24. More...
Government is being asked to extend the Ghana Education Trust Fund support to private universities in Ghana to reduce the burden of running the institutions, writes Prince Appiah for Luv FM. More...
Significant policy reform and innovation are needed to make radical but necessary changes to the traditional education ecosystem, says Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. The Perak ruler said a more entrepreneurial approach to higher education must be fostered to bring about these changes, writes Amanda Yeap for The Star. More...
The head of one of South Korea's most prestigious universities has warned Korean universities of their demise as early as 2018 unless they wake up and break free from the hackneyed educational methods used for decades, writes Ko Dong-hwan for The Korea Times. More...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said higher learning institutions have an obligation to contribute to economic development through innovative research, writes Stephen Chadenga for NewsDay. More...
China Education Group, a leading private higher education provider, said it was seeking an initial public share offer of up to HK$3.4 billion (US$435 million), with part of the proceeds to be used to acquire schools in the United Kingdom and Europe, writes Jane Li for South China Morning Post. More...
Aberystwyth University is planning to close its overseas campus on the island of Mauritius just two years after it opened after the institution’s governing body decided it will "not enrol further intakes of students" at the branch campus from March 2018, reports BBC News. More...