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By Margaret Andrews. I teach courses and executive programmes in leadership and management and, as part of my introduction to the class, I explain to participants why what they are there to learn is vitally important: these skills are among the most important keys to lifelong career success. Read more...

By Esther Nakkazi. There are 22 universities participating in DRUSSA, which is led by the London-based Association of Commonwealth Universities and delivered in partnership with the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology at the University of Stellenbosch and Organisation Systems Design, both in South Africa. Read more...

By Peta Lee. International students are increasingly seen as ‘designer’ or ‘model immigrants’ for the labour markets of their host countries – perfectly positioned to alleviate future talent shortages, particularly in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. But while most would like to stay and work after graduation, many cannot find employment. Read more...

By Mary Beth Marklein. An abrupt change last autumn in Venezuela’s currency control policy has left potentially thousands of Venezuelan tertiary students worldwide without funds they had earmarked for education abroad, putting them at risk of dropping out and of violating immigration laws. Read more...

By Maina Waruru. Alarmed by the negative impact it may have on the United States president’s visit to Kenya next month, the authorities have hurriedly moved to shut down the private Barack Obama University, saying it does not have Commission for University Education, or CUE, authorisation. Read more...

By Guillaume Gouges. Leading scientist Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was sworn in as the first female president of Mauritius this month. Although not politically active, she was selected by the Indian Ocean island’s new Prime Minister, Sir Anerood Jugnauth, to hold the position of head of state. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. Tunisia is planning a 10-year reform initiative for higher education and research that will kick off this year and will focus on improving the employability of graduates and revitalising research. Read more...

By Keith Nuthall. The League of European Research Universities, LERU, has attacked a European Parliament committee for weakening a copyright reform statement, which had earlier clarified academics’ rights to data-mine and publish extracts from copyright protected material. Read more...

By Jan Petter Myklebust. Up to the end of February 2015, after 14 months, Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-20, had received 45,000 applications. This represents a large surge in the number of applications. Read more...

By Nic Mitchell. Under the Erasmus+ Master Loan Guarantee Scheme launched this week, up to 200,000 postgraduate students are in line for loans of up to €12,000 (US$13,700) to help them study for a one-year masters degree in another European country or €18,000 for a two-year masters. Read more...