By Sungula Nkabinde. A civil society movement to collectively address a ‘systemic’ crisis in South Africa's education system was launched last week. More...

By Ashraf Khaled. Several Egyptian universities have changed their examination systems in an attempt to curb mass cheating, a shift that has triggered mixed reactions. More...

By Yojana Sharma. Officials from at least one university in Iran tried to eliminate traces of ongoing religious discrimination, as at least 15 students belonging to the Baha’i religious minority were expelled from universities during December 2016 and January 2017, the United States-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran or ICHRI has reported. More...

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...