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This follows the 90-day freeze on US foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump, writes Lameck Masina for <I>Voice of America</I>. However, Malawi’s government says it is working to ensure that students can continue their education.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214144446800" style="color:#000;">Universities about to settle on definition of antisemitism</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Australian Financial Review</div>Universities are poised to settle their differences over a contentious definition of antisemitism that special envoy Jillian Segal and a scathing report warned was needed to protect Jewish staff and students on campus, writes Julie Hare for <I>Australian Financial Review</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214143937155" style="color:#000;">Calls for a major cross-party review of higher education</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>There are calls for a major review of how universities in Wales are funded and structured. Plaid Cymru has called for a “cross-party” effort to look at how students are supported and how Welsh universities are structured, reports <I>BBC News</I>.<br /> <br /> </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214143104249" style="color:#000;">Universities included DeepSeek AI ban on state devices </a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Richmond Times-Dispatch</div>Governor Glenn Youngkin is banning use of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence application on state devices and networks, writes Dave Ress for the <I>Richmond Times-Dispatch</I>. In a new executive order, he said he is taking this action to protect the state’s information technology systems and sensitive data they contain.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214142714246" style="color:#000;">Automated interviews attract ‘deepfake’ student applicants</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian</div>British universities seeking to save time and money by automating their interviews with international students face a new threat: “deepfake” applicants, writes Richard Adams for <I>The Guardian</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">BELGIUM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214142053860" style="color:#000;">Visa restrictions will strain university budgets – Students</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Brussels Times with Belga</div>The new federal government’s proposed student visa restrictions are raising concerns about the financial impact on higher education institutions in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB), according to the Federation of Francophone Students (FEF), reports <I>The Brussels Times with Belga</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">KENYA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214141610961" style="color:#000;">Private universities put forward reforms to funding model</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Star</div>Private universities have proposed significant policy and legal reforms to the university funding model, calling for the establishment of a state agency to oversee student financing, writes James Mbaka for <I>The Star</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214140400916" style="color:#000;">Universities urged to align with antisemitism definition</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian Australia</div>A report on antisemitism on Australian campuses has recommended universities adopt a definition of antisemitism that “closely aligns” with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition, which has been contested by Palestinians and some international civil society groups for effectively muting criticism of Israel, writes Caitlin Cassidy for <I>The Guardian Australia</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CANADA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214135642988" style="color:#000;">Ontario universities face financial crisis as deficits mount</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CTV News</div>Some universities in Ontario are racking up multimillion-dollar deficits, including institutions in Waterloo Region, writes Jeff Pickel for <I>CTV News</I>. Experts said the provincial government holds many of the answers, but with an election just 16 days away, it’s unclear whether the issue will get much political attention.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">NORWAY</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214135026670" style="color:#000;">Scientists fight language law, warning of talent exodus</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nature</div>Researchers in Norway have mounted a major legal challenge to the introduction of mandatory Norwegian language classes for foreign PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, arguing that the requirement violates labour laws and threatens to harm the country’s ability to compete internationally in research.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">BELGIUM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214134403963" style="color:#000;">University apologises after exam scripts vanish and reappear</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Brussels Times</div>The University of Ghent (UGent) has apologised to a large group of its students for incorrectly telling them they would have to resit an exam after their copies ended up in the bin, reports <I>The Brussels Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">RWANDA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250214133929279" style="color:#000;">Rwanda to establish model TVET centres in every district</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">KT Press</div>The Rwanda Technical and Vocational Education and Training Board (RTB) has announced plans to construct modern model technical schools in each district, writes Daniel Sabiiti for <I>KT Press</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025021211180786" style="color:#000;">State approves bill for opening of private universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">PTI</div>The left government in the state of Kerala in India on Monday 10 February approved a draft bill for the establishment and management of private universities in the state, reports <I>PTI</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH KOREA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212111558295" style="color:#000;">Multiculturalism: Teacher training curricula to be revised </a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Korea Times</div>As the number of students from immigrant and mixed families continues to rise, the South Korean government announced new measures on Tuesday 11 February to improve tailored education programmes, with the goal of boosting academic support and enhancing the overall learning environment, writes Jung Da-hyun for <I>The Korea Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA-MIDDLE EAST</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212111051985" style="color:#000;">India hosts first India-Arab university leaders’ conference</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Egyptian Gazette</div>Academic leaders from across India and the Arab world convened in New Delhi for the first-ever India-Arab Universities’ Presidents’ Conference, held from 5 to 6 February, reports <I>The Egyptian Gazette</I>. </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212110733690" style="color:#000;">Chicken or beef? University menu ‘typing error’ sparks row</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Hindustan Times</div>A controversy broke out at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) after a notice was shared saying that chicken biryani would be replaced with beef biryani for Sunday lunch, reports <I>Hindustan Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212110022160" style="color:#000;">County university libraries open to public for first time</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>Universities in Leicestershire have launched a scheme to open their library doors to non-students for the first time, writes Jude Winter for <I>BBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212105804656" style="color:#000;">Republicans mull taxes on scholarships, student loan changes</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Associated Press</div>As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments, writes Cheyanne Mumphrey for <I>The Associated Press</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212105513519" style="color:#000;">St Paul woman expands HE access, one college tour at a time</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CBS News</div>Making sure young people have access to a quality education has been the mission of one St Paul woman for more than 35 years, writes Reg Chapman for <I>CBS News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250208074350703" style="color:#000;">Higher education hailed as key to UK’s soft power drive </a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Pie News</div>The UK’s foreign secretary has launched a new Soft Power Council to help boost the country’s economic growth and security, coordinating cross-sector efforts to enhance the country’s global influence, writes Polly Nash for <I>The PIE News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH AFRICA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250208073838327" style="color:#000;">Focus shifts to vocational training in higher education </a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">IOL</div>Amid ongoing challenges and delays in finalising disbursements from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a transformative strategy aimed at overhauling South Africa’s higher education landscape. The new initiative emphasises a greater focus on Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) colleges, which are increasingly viewed as vital avenues for equipping young South Africans with essential marketable skills, writes Siyabonga Sithole for <I>IOL</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250208073323198" style="color:#000;">Average vice-chancellor pay tops £340,000 amid redundancies</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Telegraph</div>Analysis has revealed that average pay packages for British university bosses hit £340,000 (US$423,000) last year despite the sector making sweeping redundancies, reports Poppy Wood for <I>The Telegraph</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207110437281" style="color:#000;">Top universities warned against unfair research partnerships</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nature</div>“Helicopter research” doesn’t happen just when researchers from rich countries swoop in and exploit the resources of low-income ones – rich universities are increasingly taking advantage of poorer institutions in the same country, and often in the same neighbourhood, writes Holly Else for <I>Nature</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207110203668" style="color:#000;">University rejects claim it was sued for race discrimination</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian</div>A newly formed group dedicated to fighting what it calls the covert use of affirmative action in admissions decisions by colleges in the University of California system announced on Monday that it was filing a lawsuit, aiming for an injunction to prohibit any consideration of race in student admissions, writes Robert Mackey for <I>The Guardian</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">JAPAN</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207105953968" style="color:#000;">University to give fee cut to poorer students outside city</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Asahi Shimbun</div>The University of Tokyo, Japan’s most prestigious university, will offer a 25% tuition reduction for students of low-income parents who reside outside the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, writes Fumio Masutani for <I>The Asahi Shimbun</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">MALAWI</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=202502071057005" style="color:#000;">Student financial aid body to increase beneficiaries by 15%</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nation Online</div>Higher Education Students’ Loans and Grants Board says it will in the next fiscal year increase the number of beneficiaries by 15%, drawing praise from students’ representatives and education activists for the equalisation efforts, writes Ralph Mvona for <I>Nation Online</I>.<br /> </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH KOREA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207095427234" style="color:#000;">Students at distant universities to receive housing support</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Chosun Biz</div>Starting this year, basic and low-income students who have enrolled in universities located in different regions from their parents’ registered residence can receive a monthly housing stability scholarship of up to KRW200,000 (US$137). This scholarship can be used for expenses such as rent, including deposits, and utility bills, writes Kim Yang-hyeok for <I>Chosun Biz</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">JAPAN</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207095207906" style="color:#000;">Universities to form cores of 7 new semiconductor centres</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Yomiuri Shimbun</div>The education ministry will begin developing about seven education centres across Japan, starting in fiscal 2025, toward promoting the training of semiconductor specialists, reports <I>The Yomiuri Shimbun</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">BANGLADESH</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207094808175" style="color:#000;">Taskforce recommends one admission test for all universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Financial Express</div>The Economic Reform Taskforce recommended introducing a unified admission test for public and private universities, reports <I>The Financial Express</I>. The information comes from the report submitted to Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on 30 January, according to local media reports.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH KOREA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=202502070945523" style="color:#000;">Statement requirement for overseas applicants reinstated</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Korea JoongAng Daily</div>Universities are bringing back personal statements for international undergraduate admissions starting with the fall 2025 intake, writes Lee Tae-hee for <I>Korea JoongAng Daily</I>.<br /> </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">BELGIUM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207094050247" style="color:#000;">Flemish universities adopt new approach to Israeli partners</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">European Jewish Press</div>The Flemish universities will no longer enter into new cooperation agreements with Israeli partners ‘’involved in serious human rights violations,’’ the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) announced on Friday 3 February, writes Yossi Lempkowicz for <I>European Jewish Press</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207093803767" style="color:#000;">Modern language courses at risk as universities cut jobs</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The i Paper</div>The deepening university cash crisis has led to over half of UK institutions now running redundancy or restructuring schemes, putting thousands of higher education jobs at risk, writes Connie Dimsdale for <I>The i Paper</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">ZIMBABWE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207093330498" style="color:#000;">Matabeleland Province to get its first private university</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">News Day</div>The Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (Zimche) has approved the proposed University of Matopo, a development which has been applauded by the people of Matabeleland, writes Silas Nkala for <I>News Day</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">WALES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250207092932681" style="color:#000;">‘Universities not going bust, but the situation isn’t great’</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>Cardiff University confirmed plans to cut 400 full-time jobs amid a funding shortfall earlier this week Welsh Universities are not close to going bust, according to Universities Wales. However, the group that represents all Welsh universities said it “hasn’t seen a financial situation like this in decades”, write Teleri Glyn-Jones and Rhodri Lewis for <I>BBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206181612635" style="color:#000;">Ministers warned rental reforms will limit access to HE</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Independent</div>Flagship reforms of the private rented sector will limit access to higher education and stifle social mobility, landlords and student housing providers claim, writes Jonathan Bunn for <I>The Independent</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">PHILIPPINES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206181245133" style="color:#000;">Public university in hot water over English-only policy</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Philippine Star</div>A government-run university in Cabuyao, Laguna is under fire for its language policy that requires everyone who steps on campus to communicate exclusively in English in the name of producing “globally competent” graduates, writes Neil Jayson Servallos for <I>The Philippine Star</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CHINA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206180841842" style="color:#000;">HE institutions join efforts to foster elite football talent</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Xinhua</div>Universities and colleges are expected to do their part in developing China's elite football coaches and referees, reports <I>Xinhua</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206180032340" style="color:#000;">Trump casts campuses into turmoil, but few protest openly</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The New York Times</div>The opening weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term have cast America’s campuses into turmoil, with upheaval that threatens to erode the financial foundation of higher education in the United States, writes Alan Blinder and Stephanie Saul for <I>The New York Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206175124977" style="color:#000;">Record donation to university aims to boost STEM diversity</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian Australia</div>The University of Sydney is now the largest beneficiary of philanthropy in New South Wales after a billionaire donated AU$100 million (US$62.7 million) to drive young girls into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), writes Caitlin Cassidy for <I>The Guardian Australia</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM-INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206172809737" style="color:#000;">University criticised for India campus bid amid job cuts</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>Queen’s University Belfast has been criticised for its decision to open a campus in India, after it announced 270 job cuts in Northern Ireland through a voluntary redundancy scheme, writes Eimear Flanagan for <I>BBC News NI</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">ESTONIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250206172149269" style="color:#000;">Government cuts end universities’ performance-based grants</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">ERR</div>In a move expected to save the Ministry of Education and Research €2.4 million (US$2.5 million) annually, Estonian universities have discontinued awarding performance-based scholarships (PBS) to students with good grades as of this year, reports <I>ERR</I>.<br /> </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UGANDA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250201123424569" style="color:#000;">Makerere University blocks ‘illegal’ joint staff meeting</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nile Post</div>Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has blocked a planned joint staff meeting, declaring it illegal and instructing security to prevent it from taking place, writes Bridget Nsimenta for <I>Nile Post</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">NAMIBIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250201123300868" style="color:#000;">Student union proposes a reduction of registration fees</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Windhoek Observer</div>The Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has called for a drastic reduction in registration fees at all tertiary education institutions across the country, writes Stefanus Nashama for the <I>Windhoek Observer</I>. </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250201123134842" style="color:#000;">Universities, staff to avoid taking political positions</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The National</div>A new report says universities and staff in the United Kingdom have said they will avoid taking a stance on issues affecting global politics in the future, after pro-Palestinian students accused them of double standards, writes Lemma Shehadi for <I>The National</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250201123015712" style="color:#000;">Universities pushed to ‘monitor’ protesters on student visas</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The New York Times</div>Universities in the United States have set up task forces, tightened discipline policies and used surveillance cameras to track protesters’ movements. They have hired private investigators to examine cases of anti-Israel speech and activism. These are just a few of the measures administrators have taken to curb criticisms that they have allowed antisemitism to fester as pro-Palestinian demonstrations spread across campuses during the last academic year, write Sharon Otterman and Anemona Hartocollis for <I>The New York Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UAE-UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131131028221" style="color:#000;">Dubai’s growing student population fuels TNE expansion</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The PIE News</div>Following the January 2025 launch of a new British Council report examining transnational education (TNE) opportunities in the Middle East, delegates of a conference hosted by Middlesex University Dubai heard about the country’s growing demand for branch campuses, writes Polly Nash for <I>The PIE News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131130852561" style="color:#000;">As Trump targets universities, schools plan counteroffensive</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The New York Times</div>With a now-rescinded White House directive that threw millions of federal dollars for education and research into uncertainty, United States President Donald Trump and his allies tried to prove they were not bluffing with their campaign threats to target universities. But before President Trump even returned to office, many of the nation’s well-known universities were already preparing to fight back, write Stephanie Saul and Alan Blinder for <I>The New York Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131130652989" style="color:#000;">Newcastle University looks to cut some ‘unfunded research’</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>Newcastle University in the United Kingdom has told its lecturers they will need to cut down on some “unfunded research” as part of budget cuts. More than 1,000 staff are currently being balloted over strike action amid attempts to plug a £35 million (US$43.5 million) shortfall, writes Jason Arunn Murugesu for <I>BBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CYPRUS</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131130538933" style="color:#000;">Parliament divided over degrees in English at universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">en.philenews</div>The House Education Committee in Cyprus met on Thursday 30 January to discuss a contentious government bill that would allow state universities to offer undergraduate programmes in English, reports <I>en.philenews</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">MOZAMBIQUE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131130415143" style="color:#000;">Chinese firm to support students in strategic fields</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Xinhua</div>The Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), Mozambique’s largest higher education institution, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company on supporting its academic initiatives in strategic fields, reports <I>Xinhua</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025013108102052" style="color:#000;">Ex-chancellor fired over porn career files federal lawsuit</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Associated Press</div>A former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired over his involvement in the adult entertainment industry filed a federal lawsuit on Monday 27 January in the hopes of getting reinstated as a professor at the campus, reports <I>The Associated Press</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">EGYPT</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131080828790" style="color:#000;">Fate of students on US-funded scholarships hangs in balance</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Ahram Online</div>Immediately after taking office, newly elected United States President Donald Trump froze all foreign aid the world over, including for development, health and education, for 90 days to review the effectiveness of the assistance. As a result, Egyptian university students and researchers who are studying using scholarships paid by USAID have found themselves in limbo not knowing the ramifications of the decision on their studies, writes Reem Leila for <I>Ahram Online</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH AFRICA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131080627306" style="color:#000;">University could lose funds over pro-Gaza stance – Lecturer</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">News24</div>The stance of South Africa’s University of Cape Town (UCT) on the Middle East conflict could cost it ZAR200 million (US$10.8 million) in funding, claims one lecturer in his court application to overturn the university’s council resolutions on Israel, writes Nicole McCain for <I>News24</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131080458544" style="color:#000;">Fears mount for hundreds of jobs at Cardiff University</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC Wales News</div>Meetings are being held with staff and unions amid concern that hundreds of jobs are under threat at Cardiff University in Wales, writes Bethan Lewis for <I>BBC Wales News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131072017581" style="color:#000;">University of Kent seeks more job cuts to save £19.5 million</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>More jobs will be cut at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom in a bid to save nearly £20 million (US$24.8 million), writes Patrick Barlow for <I>BBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UKRAINE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131071829476" style="color:#000;">Education ministry denies plans to sell state universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Interfax-Ukraine</div>Deputy Minister of Education and Science Mykhailo Vinnytsky says Ukrainian legislation does not provide for the possibility of privatising state universities, and changes to the legislation are not currently being considered, reports <I>Interfax-Ukraine</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">NAMIBIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250131071705777" style="color:#000;">Students say curriculum must prepare pupils for university</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Namibian</div>The Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO) is urging the country’s education ministry to change the new school curriculum so that pupils can be better prepared for university, writes Feni Hiveluah for <I>The Namibian</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM-CHINA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250130143810585" style="color:#000;">Scale of Chinese investment in UK universities revealed</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Independent</div>Top British universities have received tens of millions of pounds from Chinese organisations as experts warn the United Kingdom is increasingly becoming a target for Beijing as it looks to increase its global influence and stifle criticism, writes Jabed Ahmed for the <I>Independent</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025013014365044" style="color:#000;">New graduates struggle for jobs in highly competitive market</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CNN</div>A recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported the widest unemployment gap between new graduates and experienced degree holders since the 1990s, writes Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata for <I>CNN</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250130143529579" style="color:#000;">California university leaders assess grant reviews pause</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Los Angeles Times</div>Leaders of the University of California (UC), the top higher education recipient of United States federal research funding, are raising questions and voicing concerns about the ramifications of a temporary Trump administration pause on research grant reviews announced this week, write Teresa Watanabe, Susanne Rust, Jaweed Kaleem and Corinne Purtill for the <I>Los Angeles Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">VIETNAM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250130143406797" style="color:#000;">Government presents ambitious plan for higher education</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">VietnamNet Global</div>Vietnam has set a goal to be among the top four Southeast Asian countries and top 10 Asian countries with the best higher education systems, reports <I>VietnamNet Global</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">GHANA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250130143224161" style="color:#000;">University of Ghana faces backlash over 20% hall fees hike</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">My Joy Online</div>The University of Ghana’s decision to increase traditional hall fees by 20% for the 2024-25 academic year has sparked widespread discontent among students and parents, reports <I>My Joy Online</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125130407387" style="color:#000;">Columbia University suspends student after class disruption</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CNN</div>Columbia University in the United States says it has suspended one student after “expediting” its investigation into a group who disrupted a class on Israeli history, writes Jeff Winter for <I>CNN</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CANADA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125130255145" style="color:#000;">Ontario’s 2025 international student allocations drop again</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Global News</div>The Ford government in Ontario, Canada, has announced a new approach to its cap on the number of international students attending Ontario’s colleges and universities as a further tightening of the federal rules trickles down, write Isaac Callan and Colin D’Mello for <I>Global News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">EGYPT</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125130127291" style="color:#000;">University assesses plan to ‘Arabise’ medical sciences</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Ahram Online</div>Egyptian social media has been abuzz with debate about Al-Azhar University’s potential plan to Arabise medical sciences amid concerns about its possible impact on students and medical education quality, writes Ahmed Mostafa for <I>Ahram Online</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125124034297" style="color:#000;">Outrage after university finds student video not antisemitic</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Sydney Morning Herald</div>A probe into antisemitism at the Australian National University (ANU) found there was no case to punish a student who was videoed making an apparent Nazi salute, even though a deputy vice-chancellor conceded the gesture was made “on a superficial level”, writes Olivia Ireland for <I>The Sydney Morning Herald</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH AFRICA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125123923876" style="color:#000;">Student aid fund urged to settle debt to housing providers</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">IOL</div>The financial troubles of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) continue as it fails to pay accommodation for students, writes Manyane Manyane for <I>IOL</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM-UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125123717334" style="color:#000;">Former PM Sunak takes up Oxford, Stanford university roles</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">BBC News</div>Rishi Sunak is set to return to his former universities as he takes up two new jobs in the United Kingdom and America, writes Ethan Gudge for <I>BBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125123601438" style="color:#000;">Trump orders universities to end all diversity initiatives</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Harvard Crimson</div>United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday 21 January challenging diversity, equity and inclusion programming at colleges and universities in the US in the latest blow to Harvard’s administration, write Dhruv T Patel and Grace E Yoon for <I>The Harvard Crimson</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES-CHINA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125123124516" style="color:#000;">Cleared of hiding China ties, axed academic sues university</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nature</div>A chemical engineer arrested in 2019 under the controversial China Initiative, which aimed to protect United States laboratories and businesses from espionage, is suing his former university, writes Neil Savage for <I>Nature</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">GREECE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125071704910" style="color:#000;">In digitalisation move, universities to cut paper use by 80%</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Greek City Times</div>Greek universities are set to significantly reduce their reliance on printing paper as part of a new push for digital modernisation, according to a draft law recently unveiled by the Ministry of Education, writes Kowalenko Charlie for the <I>Greek City Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH AFRICA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125071555905" style="color:#000;">Portfolio committee on HE probes university application fees</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">IOL</div>South Africa’s parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is probing the application fees charged by universities in the country. This was revealed by Sanele Zondo, a member of the parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, writes Gcwalisile Khanyile for <I>IOL</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125071447320" style="color:#000;">Harvard settles antisemitism cases a day after Trump returns</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CNN</div>One day after the inauguration of United States President Donald Trump, who has said he would “remove the Jew haters” if re-elected, Harvard University has settled two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitic bullying and harassment on campus, writes Nicquel Terry Ellis for <I>CNN</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">MALAYSIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250125070609340" style="color:#000;">Over MYR600 million allocated to improve WiFi at universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Bernama</div>The Communications Ministry, through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, is set to invest over MYR600 million (US$137 million) to improve WiFi access at all public universities across the country, reports <I>Bernama</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">IRAQ</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124123019424" style="color:#000;">First Quran competition of universities launches in Iraq</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">International Quran News Agency</div>The first Quran competition for Iraq’s universities and academic centres has been launched by the Astan (custodianship) of Hazarat Abbas (AS) holy shrine, reports the <I>International Quran News Agency</I>. The participants compete on Quran memorisation and recitation along with interpretation, according to Al-Kafeel website.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDONESIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124122853404" style="color:#000;">Minister denies abuse allegations at reshuffled HE ministry</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Jakarta Globe</div>Indonesia’s Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro addressed recent protests by employees at his ministry following a large-scale staff reshuffle, reports the <I>Jakarta Globe</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">IRAN-IRAQ</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124122722309" style="color:#000;">Tehran, Baghdad ink action plan for scientific cooperation</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">IRNA</div>Iran and Iraq have signed an action plan to give a boost to their scientific collaborations. The action plan was signed by Omid Rezaei-Far, an official with the Iranian Ministry of Science, and Haider Abd Dahed, Iraqi deputy minister of higher education and scientific research, on the first day of the second Iran-Iraq Science Week being held in the city of Karbala, Iraq, reports <I>IRNA</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CHINA-HONG KONG</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124122558703" style="color:#000;">Hong Kong universities ramp up fraud prevention efforts</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Standard</div>Several universities in Hong Kong are taking significant steps to enhance students’ awareness of fraud prevention, reports <I>The Standard</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">ZIMBABWE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124122426112" style="color:#000;">Minister calls for entrepreneurship hubs in higher education</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Zimbabwe Mail</div>Zimbabwe’s Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has called for the establishment of entrepreneurship centres within higher learning institutions to nurture entrepreneurial talent and drive economic growth, reports <I>The Zimbabwe Mail</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">EGYPT-UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124083110700" style="color:#000;">University of Exeter to establish first African campus </a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Daily News Egypt</div>Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Sunday 19 January attended the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding to establish the first-ever African campus for the University of Exeter, a member of the United Kingdom’s prestigious Russell Group of universities. This pioneering campus will be located in Egypt, marking a significant milestone in academic collaboration between Egypt and the UK, reports <I>Daily News Egypt</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124082949240" style="color:#000;">State teacher associations complain about budget delays</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Times of India</div>Though less than 10% of Bihar state’s annual budgetary allocation on education is meant for the higher education sector, the budgeted grants are never released to the universities and colleges on time, causing a delayed payment of salaries and pensions to the teaching and non-teaching staff, sources said on Sunday 19 January, writes BK Mishra for <I>The Times of India</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124082809932" style="color:#000;">University degree still best route for youth – Lord Willetts</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian</div>A university degree is still the best route for the United Kingdom’s young people to boost their life chances, despite attacks by “edu-sceptics” over debts and costs, according to a former Conservative minister, writes Richard Adams for <I>The Guardian</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UKRAINE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124082651712" style="color:#000;">Students who fail army exam cannot continue HE – Official</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Kyiv Independent</div>Ukrainian university students who fail the basic military training exam or refuse to swear the military oath will not be permitted to continue their studies, Deputy Defence Minister Serhii Melnyk said on 18 January, writes Abbey Fenbert for <I>The Kyiv Independent</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">TURKIYE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124082344967" style="color:#000;">Türkiye leads Europe in university student numbers – Report</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Hurriyet Daily News</div>With 8.5 million students enrolled in higher education, Türkiye boasts the most university students of countries in Europe, according to a 2024 report from a European higher education association, reports the <I>Hurriyet Daily News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">CANADA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124082220772" style="color:#000;">India tops list of ‘no-show’ students granted study permits</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Firstpost</div>Close to 50,000 international students who received study permits for Canada were reported as ‘no-shows’ at their designated colleges and universities, with Indian nationals making up the largest group at 19,582, according to a report citing government figures for two months last spring, reports <I>Firstpost</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">SOUTH AFRICA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118153429453" style="color:#000;">Universities receive 30 times more applications than places</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">IOL</div>As the 2025 academic year resumes, universities in South Africa received applications that were more than 30 times higher than they could accommodate, writes Gcwalisile Khanyile for <I>IOL</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118153233543" style="color:#000;">Three universities barred from enrolling PhDs for 5 years</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Hindustan Times</div>India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday 16 January barred three Rajasthan-based universities from enrolling students under PhD programmes for the next five years, from the academic year 2025-26 to 2029-30, a statement by the higher education regulator said, reports the <I>Hindustan Times</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">RUSSIA-VIETNAM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118153054144" style="color:#000;">Russia to transfer marine science research vessel to Vietnam</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Baird Maritime</div>The governments of Russia and Vietnam have formally entered into an agreement on the transfer of a research vessel to the joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropcenter), reports <I>Baird Maritime</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">EUROPE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118152909770" style="color:#000;">War prompts rethink about universities’ defence research</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Nature</div>A drive to increase university participation in military research is gaining pace across Europe – and meeting resistance, writes Elizabeth Gibney for <I>Nature</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">BELGIUM</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118150616121" style="color:#000;">Thousands of academics call for end to Israeli collaboration</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Belga News Agency</div>A coalition of more than 6,600 professors, researchers, university staff and students have signed an open letter urging Belgian universities to end all collaborations with Israeli institutions. Among the signatories are prominent figures such as outgoing deputy prime minister Petra De Sutter and war correspondent Rudi Vranckx, reports <I>Belga News Agency</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">NIGERIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118150128158" style="color:#000;">State scraps tax clearance requirement for HE registration</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Punch</div>The governor of Kogi State in Nigeria, Usman Ododo, has directed the immediate removal of a tax clearance certificate as a prerequisite for students’ registration in state-owned tertiary institutions, writes Gbenga Odogun for <I>Punch</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">NAMIBIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118145850892" style="color:#000;">Technical, vocational education emerges from starting blocks</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">New Era</div>After years of lurking in the shadows of conventional school subjects, national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) courses are making their presence felt in Namibia, writes Aletta Shikololo for <I>New Era</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118145720717" style="color:#000;">University of Wollongong academics fight to keep their jobs</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">ABC Illawarra</div>Dozens of academics are fighting to keep their jobs as Australia’s University of Wollongong enters the next phase of a dramatic restructure designed to claw back lost revenue from declining international student enrolments, write Tim Fernandez and Kelly Fuller for <I>ABC Illawarra</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118145549121" style="color:#000;">Biden forgives debts for students of now-defunct university</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">CNBC News</div>The Biden administration announced on Wednesday 15 January that it would forgive US$4.5 billion in student debt for 261,000 borrowers who attended the now-defunct Ashford University, writes Annie Nova for <I>CNBC News</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">FINLAND</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118145437886" style="color:#000;">Entrepreneur funds research into AI at 13 universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Yle News</div>Academic research into artificial intelligence (AI) has received a significant financial boost with the announcement that €10 million (US$10.3 million) in funding will be distributed to 13 Finnish universities, reports <I>Yle News</I>. The foundation run by Peter Sarlin, founder and CEO of the artificial intelligence company Silo AI, said the funding will be used to create professorships focusing on AI research at each of the universities.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118145304465" style="color:#000;">Ministry to set up career counselling in major universities</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Business Standard</div>In an effort to guide youth towards meaningful career choices and improve employment opportunities, India’s Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced the labour ministry plans to establish career counselling centres in all major universities across India, writes Shiva Rajora for the <I>Business Standard</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">MOROCCO</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118135259329" style="color:#000;">Spanish universities see rise in Moroccan student numbers</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Morocco World News</div>Spanish universities have seen a rise in Moroccan students, according to newly released numbers from a government study, writes Adil Faouzi for <I>Morocco World News</I>. </div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">UNITED STATES</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118134612712" style="color:#000;">New Florida bill seeks to restrict undocumented students</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Associated Press</div>A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some public colleges and universities from admitting immigrants who are in the country without legal permission. The proposal comes the day after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called for a special legislative session to help implement President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies, reports <I>The Associated Press</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025011813444811" style="color:#000;">Religious institution becomes Australia’s 44th university</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">The Guardian</div>A college that describes itself as Australia’s largest provider of theological education has become the nation’s 44th university, ending years of costly appeals and demonstrating the growing power of small religious providers, writes Caitlin Cassidy for <I>The Guardian</I>.</div> <div style="padding-bottom:12px;border-top: 1px solid #a2b6c9;padding-top:10px;"><div class="byline-country countries">GREECE</div><div style="padding-bottom:4px"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250118134321569" style="color:#000;">Education report shows graduates study in low-demand fields</a></h1></div><div class="byline-country botmar2">Ekathimerini</div>The latest annual report by the National Authority for Higher Education has unveiled significant disparities in Greek higher education compared to EU averages, reports <I>Ekathimerini</I>.</div> <div style="width:715px;height:0px"></div></td> <td style="width:261px;margin-left:10px;border-left:1px solid #999;padding-left:10px" valign="top"> <div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=uaeuoct2024"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=uaeuoct2024" style="" alt="uaeuoct2024"></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=abetsympjan2024"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=abetsympjan2024" style="" alt="abetsympjan2024"></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=uukifeb2025"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=uukifeb2025" style="" alt="uukifeb2025"></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=stelunijul2023"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=stelunijul2023" style="width:250px;height:400px" alt="stelunijul2023"></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=nafsafeb2025"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=nafsafeb2025" style="" alt="nafsafeb2025"></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id="><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=" style="" alt=""></a></div><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerclick.php?id=hetl"><img src="https://ads.universityworldnews.com/bannerview.php?id=hetl" style="width:250px;height:250px" alt="hetl"></a></div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </td> </tr></table> </div> <div id="footer" class="wdiv p8px" style="font-size:16px;line-height:24px;background:#000;color:#fff"> <a href="page.php?page=UW_Main">Global</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Africa_Edition">Africa</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Asia_Hub">Asia</a> | <a href="page.php?page=SDGs_Hub">SDGs</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Edtech_AI_Hub">Edtech/AI</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Commentary_Hub">Commentary</a> | <a href="topic-page.php?topic=World_Blog">World Blog</a> | <a href="special-report.php?publication=global">Special Reports</a> | <a href="page.php?page=subscribe">Subscribe</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Careers_at_UWN">Careers at UWN</a> <br> <a href="bookmarks.php">Bookmarks</a> | <a href="page.php?page=About_Us">About Us</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Advertising">Advertise</a> | <a href="page.php?page=sponsor-partner-profservices">Sponsorship</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Terms_Conditions">Terms & Conditions</a> | <a href="page.php?page=Contact_Us_Intro">Contact</a> | <a href="https://www.universityworldnews.com/fb/">Facebook</a> | <a href="version-force.php?ver=mobile">Mobile Site</a> </div> <div id="footer" class="wdiv p8px" style="font-size:12px;background:#000;color:#fff;border-top:1px solid #444">Copyright 2025 University World News</div> </div> </div> </div> <script> </script> <script> var bb = new BankersBox(1); 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