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30 mai 2017

Disgruntled university staff strike over unpaid bonuses

By Wagdy Sawahel. Libya’s higher education teaching staff – already fed up with what they believe is inadequate government funding for higher education as well as the general lack of security and political instability – began an indefinite strike on 23 May over the issue of overtime and bonus payments, effectively shutting higher education institutions throughout the country. More...

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30 mai 2017

Foreign PhD candidates in battle against bureaucracy

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The Swedish Association of University Teachers and Researchers, or SULF, is now asking international doctoral candidates in Sweden to report if they have been treated unfairly by the Swedish Migration Agency. More...

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30 mai 2017

Restrictions eased on postgraduate scholarships abroad

By Maria Elena Hurtado. The approximately 2,000 beneficiaries of Becas Chile, the country’s largest provider of postgraduate scholarships for studying abroad, have mostly welcomed changes to the conditions attached to the scholarships, except for the failure to scrap the requirement to return to Chile after graduation. More...

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30 mai 2017

Ministry to close 25% of its research laboratories

By Laeed Zaghlami. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has announced the dissolution of 25% of the research laboratories in the country following a “thorough and complete” evaluation of the structure of the current national research system. More...

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30 mai 2017

Hong Kong universities a ‘super connector’ to China

By Yojana Sharma. Hong Kong will act as a ‘super connector’ to the Chinese mainland and Asian region through deeper international collaborations that include universities, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Education Eddie Ng told the Going Global conference in London last week, which had "Global cities: connecting talent, driving change" as its main theme. More...

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30 mai 2017

Government to ease rules on foreign investment in HE

By Yojana Sharma. A new government decree to ease the way for foreign investment in education in Vietnam, likely to be approved by the country’s leadership as early as June, will streamline procedures and reduce bureaucracy for setting up foreign branch campuses in the country. More...

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30 mai 2017

Minister allows foreign universities in special zones

By Yojana Sharma. Thailand is poised to issue a new decree that will allow foreign universities to operate in its special economic zones under a plan approved last week by the cabinet and military junta, also known as the National Council for Peace and Order, led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha. More...

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30 mai 2017

Calls for release of students jailed over Boko Haram joke

By Tunde Fatunde. Amnesty International has called for the release of three students sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by a military tribunal in Cameroon after they shared a joke among each other about the recruitment criteria of Nigeria-based extremist Islamic group Boko Haram. More...

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30 mai 2017

STEM focus to drive ‘world-class’ universities scheme

By Ranjit Devraj. India’s plan to develop 20 world-class universities will favour institutions strong in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM subjects, experts said last week as the human resource development ministry sent its proposals for the new Institutions of Eminence scheme to the cabinet for approval. More...

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30 mai 2017

International student numbers up 15% on last year

Australia has bolstered its popularity as a world class education destination with new data showing international student numbers jumped up by 15% in the first three months of this year compared to 2016. More...

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