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7 mai 2018

Police raid Paris university campus to evict protesters

French riot police raided a university in Paris on Friday 20 April to force out dozens of students who shut down the campus for a month in protest over President Emmanuel Macron's higher education reforms, reports AFP.
Around a hundred officers poured into the 22-storey tower dominating the Tolbiac campus of Sorbonne University on the left bank of the Seine, one of several French campuses that students have occupied in an echo of the momentous student revolt of May 1968. Some of the students tried to flee while others threw bottles and other objects at the police, an AFP journalist at the scene said
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7 mai 2018

Higher education body’s budget slashed by 50%

At a time when the government is announcing its budget, the development budget of the Higher Education Commission has been slashed by 50% for the second consecutive fiscal year in order to control expenses, writes Riazul Haq for The Express Tribune. More...
7 mai 2018

Vice-chancellors urge action to stop fall in EU students

Universities in the United Kingdom, including the world-renowned London School of Economics and Political Science, are drawing up lists of courses that could face closure after Brexit and lobbying the government to save them by changing its policy on student fees, writes Anna Fazackerley for The Guardian. More...
7 mai 2018

Government races to integrate student aid scheme

As it prepares for the rollout of free higher education, the South African Department of Higher Education and Training is working on ensuring that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme is integrated into college and university systems, writes Bekezela Phakathi for Business Day. More...
7 mai 2018

Academic leaders discuss quality of university lecturers

Close to 100 academic experts are meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss how they can increase the number of qualified senior university lecturers to meet demands from ever-expanding postgraduate and mentorship programmes, writes Gashegu Muramira for The New Times. More...
7 mai 2018

Digital universities to offer higher education

As part of its Digital India programme, the government has started the process of formulating a policy for digital universities across the country, writes Mansi Taneja for DNA India. More...
7 mai 2018

Universities accused of racial profiling of applicants

Black students seeking a place at university are 21 times more likely to have their applications investigated for suspected false or missing information than their white counterparts, writes Eleanor Busby for the Independent. More...
7 mai 2018

Universities accuse Trump of putting off foreign students

Universities have blamed President Donald Trump for a dip in foreign student enrolment in the United States, citing his anti-immigration stance as a contributing factor, writes Harriet Sinclair for Newsweek. More...
7 mai 2018

Several hurt as army raid forces closure of university

Al-Quds University, the Palestinian university in Jerusalem, suspended classes at its Abu Dis campus outside of the city last Monday following a raid by Israeli forces, students told Middle East Eye. More...
7 mai 2018

Vice-chancellors cannot set their own pay – Minister

The universities minister has said vice-chancellors should not be allowed in discussions around setting their own pay and he wants to see them kicked off remuneration committees, writes Camilla Turner for The Telegraph. More...
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