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each other amplifies universities’ success</a></h1></div> <table><tr><td valign="top"> <div class="botmar4 strapline" style=""></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Thomas Chow and Nicholas Fisk</div> A new analysis shows that one-third of the world’s top 100 universities lie within 25 kilometres of another leading university and considers the power of geographical proximity in underpinning institutional success, not only within academia but more broadly for the wider communities served. </td> <td style="width:357px" valign="top"> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250212083057433_5.jpg" style="float:right;width:357px;padding-left:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:33%" class="padright8" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250212084118956_5.jpg?r=293478733" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">SYRIA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212084118956" style="color:#000;" class="">Exiled scholars have a critical role in rebuilding the nation</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Hiba K Massoud and Rami M Ayoubi</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:34%" class="padleft8 padright8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250211161002365_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250211161002365" style="color:#000;">Academic publishing could be facing a watershed moment</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Peter Barr</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:33%" class="padleft8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250212092016724_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">AUSTRALIA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212092016724" style="color:#000;">Everyday interactions affect overseas students’ well-being</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Hannah Soong and Guanglun Michael Mu</div> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:100%" class="" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250212090541782" style="color:#000;" class="">Could polytechnics be an answer to the problems facing HE?</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country">Nnamdi O Madichie</div> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 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="post.php?story=20250204143654905" style="color:#000;" class="muchbiggerheading">Students have been sold a dream by agents and universities</a></h1></div> <table><tr><td valign="top"> <div class="botmar4 strapline" style=""></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Louise Nicol</div> While many universities claim to value education for education’s sake, they and their agents primarily use work opportunities to attract international students. Moreover, while universities are happy to promote post-study work opportunities, they offer little support for international students returning to their home countries. </td> <td style="width:357px" valign="top"> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250204143654905_5.jpg?r=827188323" style="float:right;width:357px;padding-left:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:33%" class="padright8" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250205072240365_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250205072240365" style="color:#000;" class="">Transnational academic solidarity: From chaos to action</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Anatoly Oleksiyenko</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:34%" class="padleft8 padright8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/2025020506321851_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">VIETNAM</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025020506321851" style="color:#000;">A promising strategy for HE, with some important omissions</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Hiep Pham</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:33%" class="padleft8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250204142523968_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">UNITED KINGDOM</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250204142523968" style="color:#000;">Freedom of speech changes mean students will be the losers</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Dennis Hayes</div> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%" class="padright8" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">INDIA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250205072836928" style="color:#000;" class="">Latest reforms could signal the end of HE as we know it</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Malish CM and Akshay CC</div> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250205072836928_5.jpg" style="float:left;height:112px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> The latest round of higher education reforms in India, which are portrayed as ‘student-centred’ and upholding the mantra of ‘flexibility’, is likely to accelerate commercialisation, widen inequalities and dilute quality. These reforms could also lead to the disappearance of the colleges and universities we are familiar with today. </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:50%" class="padleft8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">EAST AFRICA</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250127094538554" style="color:#000;">Intra-Africa mobility yet to yield ‘desired’ outcomes</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Tibelius Amutuhaire</div> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250127094538554_5.jpg" style="float:left;height:112px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> A study on internationalisation and student mobility in East Africa, which focused on Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda, has highlighted some of the factors driving mobility in the region and calls for greater cooperation between countries to ensure that intra-Africa mobility practices benefit all partner states. </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 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="post.php?story=20250129070108480" style="color:#000;" class="muchbiggerheading">Universities have a role in forging tomorrow’s ideologies</a></h1></div> <table><tr><td valign="top"> <div class="botmar4 strapline" style=""></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">James Yoonil Auh</div> Three dominant forces – neo-nationalism, tribalisation and technological innovation – are driving the transformation of our world, redefining how universities function, whom they serve and what they represent. By promoting inclusivity, critical dialogue and leveraging technology thoughtfully, higher education can still lead society towards shared progress. </td> <td style="width:357px" valign="top"> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250129070108480_5.jpg" style="float:right;width:357px;padding-left:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:33%" class="padright8" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/2025012113202379_5.jpg?r=347165181" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">VIETNAM</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=2025012113202379" style="color:#000;" class="">National rules for global agents: Challenges of regulation</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Phuoc Hoang, Ben Fenton-Smith and Ly Tran</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:34%" class="padleft8 padright8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250124104134608_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">PALESTINE</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250124104134608" style="color:#000;">A new intervention model is needed to rebuild HE in Gaza</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Mona Jebril</div> </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:33%" class="padleft8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250129065150482_5.jpg" style="float:left;width:100%;margin-bottom:8px;;" alt="PHOTO"> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250129065150482" style="color:#000;">Unlocking the hidden curriculum: The key to full inclusion</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar2">Duncan Cross and Brian Smith</div> </div> </div> </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="" class="botmar12 bordertopgrey padtop8 botmar8"> <table><tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%" class="padright8" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">CHILE</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250129095644141" style="color:#000;" class="">HE accreditation reforms will need to put students first</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Carlos Olivares</div> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250129095644141_5.jpg" style="float:left;height:112px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> Many higher education institutions at financial risk in Chile have institutional accreditation results that place them between the categories of ‘advanced’ and ‘excellent’, which indicates that the current accreditation processes are not as effective as the affected students and the taxpayers would expect and deserve. </div> </div> </td> <td style="width:50%" class="padleft8 borderleftgrey" valign="top"> <div class="article-brief"> <div class=""> <div class="byline-country countries">GLOBAL</div> <div class="botmar4"><h1><a href="post.php?story=20250129064744369" style="color:#000;">Reflexivity can help PhD students manage their mental health</a></h1></div> <div class="byline-country botmar12">Jayne Carruthers</div> <img src="https://www.universityworldnews.com/images/articles/20250129064744369_5.jpg" style="float:left;height:112px;padding-right:8px;padding-top:3px" alt="PHOTO"> Doctoral candidates often face uncertainty and enter a state of liminality, feeling caught between old beliefs and new insights, which can lead to discomfort and feeling ‘stuck’. 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