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By Yegor Stadny. The political situation in Ukraine is far from stable. ‘Terrorists’ in the east still control small areas. The main problem is that recently they managed to block the presidential elections in some cities, so those who wanted to vote were unable to do so. Despite the political instability, reform of higher education is still among governmental priorities. Read more...

By Jason Scorza. Put most simply, the ‘American Dream’ is the belief that everyone has a reasonable chance – although not a guarantee – of achieving success through means under their own control. It is the assurance that personal qualities such as hard work, frugality, honesty and self-discipline can make for a good life, however you (or I) may define thats. Read more...

By Grace Karram. University programmes are not typically designed to ensure student confidence, but confident graduates have an advantage in a reserved culture like Malaysia. For students at Sunway College in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, increased confidence and the ability to navigate the professional world are intentional outcomes of their Victoria University degree course. Read more...

By Wachira Kigotho. Countries that are members of the Arab Maghreb Union in North Africa have on average made greater strides in expanding tertiary education than their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to an African Union regional report on education. Read more...

By Geoff Maslen. More than five months of fighting between the government and rebel forces in South Sudan has further devastated the country's already neglected higher education system.
Two of South Sudan’s five public universities fell in the path of some of the war’s heaviest clashes. Read more...

By Emilia Tan and Yojana Sharma. Singapore has been rising in international university rankings, spurred by strong research and an international outlook. That comes down to a will to attract academics and students from overseas to its shores. Read more...

By Jan Petter Myklebust. As of Monday, Sweden’s new university chancellor will be Professor Harriet Wallberg, Minister for Education Jan Björklund announced at a press conference last week. Her appointment is seen as part of a sectoral shuffle ahead of general elections on 1 August. University Chancellor Wallberg will be in charge of the Swedish Higher Education Authority and its 90 staff members. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. In an effort to deliver world-class education to millions of Arab-speaking students and academic communities around the globe, the first not-for-profit Arab platform for MOOCs – called Edraak – has been launched.
Arabic is one of the top six languages of the United Nations and is the mother tongue to more than 350 million people in 22 Arab countries including eight in Africa, six in the Arabian Gulf and eight in Asia. Arabic is the seventh most used language on the internetafter English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese and German. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. A three-year higher education Tuning Middle East and North Africa – Tuning MEDA – initiative was launched last month in the fields of law and good governance including human rights, healthcare and nursing, engineering and architecture, and tourism.
The project was unveiled at an event in Jordan from 2-4 May and is outlined on the website of the Association of Arab Universities. Read more...

By David Jobbins. Mio presented a number of existing initiatives that offered pointers to the process, including Principles for Responsible Management Education, the UN Global Compact, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, and the only existing international sustainability ranking for universities, the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking. Read more...