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class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=ThePublishingCrisis">The Publishing Crisis</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> There is a crisis in academic publishing – too much pressure on top journals, too many books of marginal quality, the rise of predatory journals and publishers that publish low or marginal quality research and tremendous pressure on academics worldwide to publish, according to <a href="https://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20180905095203579" target="_new" class="bluelink">Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit</a>. Their argument has triggered a continuing debate among higher education experts. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=GoingGlobal2018">GoingGlobal 2018</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=GoingGlobal2018">Going Global 2018</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> The British Council’s Going Global 2018 conference for leaders of international education was held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia last week. The theme was ‘Global Connections, Local Impact’. <I>University World News</I> covers the event. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=StudyportalsAcademy2018">Studyportals Academy 2018</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=StudyportalsAcademy2018">Studyportals Academy 2018</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> The Studyportals Academy 2018, held in Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 25-26 April, brought higher education stakeholders together to look at embracing change in higher education and international student recruitment. <I>University World News</I> covers the event. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=NextEinsteinForum2018">Next Einstein Forum 2018</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">AFRICA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=NextEinsteinForum2018">Next Einstein Forum 2018</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering, held every two years, is a unique international science forum with a strong focus on Africa. The forum connects science, society and policy in Africa and the rest of the world – with the goal to leverage science for human development. This year, the NEF Global Gathering was held in Kigali, Rwanda from 26-28 March under the theme “Connecting Science to Humanity”. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=CGHE2018Conference">CGHE 2018 Conference</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=CGHE2018Conference">The role of universities in an era of authoritarianism</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Michael Ignatieff</div> The turn towards authoritarian rule in Russia, China, Turkey and Eastern Europe, among other places, has led to attacks on academic freedom. The role of universities is to stand up for truth. It is vital at this moment in history that universities believe in this role and have the courage to defend it. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=TenYearsofChangesandChallengesinHE">Ten Years of Changes and Challenges in HE</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=TenYearsofChangesandChallengesinHE">Ten Years of Changes and Challenges in HE</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> To celebrate our 500th edition, <I>University World News</I> asked its correspondents and commentators around the world to pick the most significant change or challenge facing their country or region in the 10 years since our first edition, or the one that will have the most impact in the 10 years ahead. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=TenYearsofUniversityWorldNewsAfrica">Ten Years of University World News – Africa</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">AFRICA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=TenYearsofUniversityWorldNewsAfrica">Ten Years of University World News – Africa</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> <I>University World News – Africa</I> was launched on 30 March 2008. 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The theme was ‘Thriving in a Shifting Global Environment’. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=ReinventingHigherEducation">Reinventing Higher Education</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=ReinventingHigherEducation">Reinventing Higher Education</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> The ninth annual international IE University conference on ‘Reinventing Higher Education’ was held on 5-6 March at Madrid-based IE University, which is a private non-profit business owned by the Instituto de Empresa SL in Spain. <I>University World News</I> reports. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="section-head-white-on-black botmar8"><a href="?publication=global&report=OpenEducationalResourcesintheGlobalSouth">Open Educational Resources in the Global South</a></div> <div style="" class="botmar12 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="?publication=global&report=OpenEducationalResourcesintheGlobalSouth">Open Educational Resources in the Global South</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12"></div> ‘Open educational resources’ are the focus of a growing field of inquiry, particularly in the Global South where, up until now, research has been relatively limited and isolated. 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