By Marion Lloyd. In the decade since Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa declared a 'citizens' revolution', the South American country has undergone a radical transformation of its higher education system. Read more...

By Mark Ashwill. Words are the fundamental building blocks of communication. Imprecision in the use of language creates confusion and misunderstanding. Read more...

By Marguerite Dennis. Regional hubs, especially in Southeast Asia and in the Middle East, are enrolling a greater share of international students with regional governments working together to create strong economic and political ties to attract students from the region to study there. Read more...

By Esther Nakkazi. Just weeks after Uganda’s flagship Makerere University recommenced operations after a government-ordered shutdown, thousands of its final-year students now face the possibility of failing to graduate as they struggle to meet stringent new fee payment policy requirements. Read more...

By Michael Gardner. Higher education funding in Austria is to be based more strongly on enrolment and performance agreements, according to a new paper submitted by the country’s Chancellor Christian Kern. Entry restrictions would be applied where necessary, although tuition fees are ruled out. Read more...

By Christabel Ligami and Gilbert Nganga. In what is being billed as one of the most comprehensive institutional reviews in Kenyan higher education history, the Kenyan Commission for University Education, or CUE, is to start the process of auditing all public and private universities on 23 January. Read more...

By Maina Waruru. A massive drop in the number of secondary school leavers qualifying for entry into universities in 2017 means that Kenyan private universities may have to turn to fee-paying foreign students or offer more diploma courses to keep themselves afloat. Read more...

By Yojana Sharma. A new technology park is to be set up on formerly disputed territory along Hong Kong’s border with China to enhance research collaboration between universities on both sides and establish an international higher education and technology hub. Read more...

By Beckie Supiano, The Chronicle of Higher Education. There has been no shortage of predictions about what to expect under the administration of President Donald J Trump. But any forecast of how a man with no experience in elected office, no demonstrated interest in the process of policy-making, and a record of contradictory and dishonest pronouncements will govern should be read with caution. Read more...

By Ameen Amjad Khan. After a United States court charged Umair Hamid, an executive of Axact, a Pakistan-based IT company that allegedly defrauded tens of thousands of people in many countries including the US by selling fake diplomas and degrees, Pakistani authorities decided this month to revisit the case. Read more...