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By Karin Goodwin. The European Union’s Erasmus+ international staff and student exchange programme will respond to high levels of over-subscription by a modest increase in funding, the European Association for International Education, or EAIE conference heard last week. Read more...

By Karin Goodwin. Higher education professionals need to call ‘Out’ the commodification of their education institutions and universities, Britain’s Baroness Helena Kennedy told delegates at the European Association for International Education, or EAIE conference in Glasgow, Scotland last week. Read more...

By Margaret Andrews. I’m preparing to speak at the Graduate Management Admission Council or GMAC Asia Pacific Conference in November and thought I’d preview one of the topics here to get your reaction and input. Read more...

By Jaana Severidt. Welcoming international students at the start of the semester is definitely one of the highlights of my working year. I feel privileged to be able to provide the opportunity for an international academic experience, a life-changing experience, and to see enthusiastic young people meet at the northernmost university of the European Union, the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. Read more...

By Anthony Welch. Extremism has long been part of higher education. The suppression of Arabic and Jewish scholars in Spain during the 15th century, the Nazi persecution of Jewish and communist intellectuals and the mass murder of scholars in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge, are potent reminders of the tyranny of intolerance. Read more...

By Hans de Wit and Philip G Altbach. The rapidly escalating refugee crisis in Europe has been dominating the international news for several weeks, but surprisingly it is only very recently that the higher education community has become alert to its role and to the considerable dilemmas it will have to face. It is relevant to speculate about the needs and challenges of higher education as a result of this crisis. Read more...

By Wachira Kigotho. The United States is by far the most popular destination country for potential students from Sub-Saharan Africa, with high quality education being the main drawcard, according to a recent study. Interestingly, America’s African-born population has higher levels of education attainment than the overall foreign population. Read more...

By Yojana Sharma. More than seven million students about to enter China’s universities are undergoing several weeks of intense annual military training that is compulsory for all students, male and female. But the purpose of military training for students is changing, as students and others consider whether the gruelling routines are really necessary. Read more...

By Yojana Sharma. As the world conference of the International Council for Open and Distance Education approaches, ICDE President Tian Belawati – rector of Indonesia’s enormous open institution Universitas Terbuka – says that the twin messages of open, distance and flexible learning are “access and success”. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. Morocco’s new Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Technology or INSA Euro-Méditerranée, which is part of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez and was developed in collaboration with top engineering schools in France, received its first intake of students this month. Read more...