Education
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United Russia Sets New Student Family Support Standard for Universities
The ruling party’s “gold standard” includes one-stop aid, subsidies and entrepreneurial support, rolling out across Russ...
SKRAU Declares Rajasthan JET, Pre-PG and PhD 2026 Results
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University released the Rajasthan JET, Pre-PG and PhD 2026 scorecards on July 29...
How UNSW Sydney’s short-term ‘overseas electives’ could fix the broken exchange model
A decade-long experiment at UNSW’s law faculty shows that two-week, faculty-led trips can revive student mobility, rebal...
German Science Organisations Prepare for Potential AfD State Victories
With the far-right AfD leading polls in two eastern states, the DFG and Max Planck Society are drawing up plans to prote...
McClaran on OfS Reset, St Mary’s Strategy, and Why Smaller Universities Must Stay Multidisciplinary
Outgoing St Mary’s vice-chancellor Anthony McClaran draws on Teqsa experience to urge OfS towards proportionality, while...
Southern Oregon University’s $15M Hole: A Public Campus on the Brink of Closure
A surprise $15 million budget shortfall has pushed 150-year-old Southern Oregon University to the edge of closure, forci...
NY School Pauses $60,000 Robot Teacher Pilot Amid Sex Doll Ties and Privacy Fears
Salamanca City Central School District halts its AI-powered classroom robot plan after state officials, teachers and par...
UNAM Rector Warns ‘No Help Will Be Tolerated’ as Expert Panel Investigates Exam Irregularities
A 16-member technical commission of eminent scientists and education specialists will scrutinise the 2026 undergraduate ...
Burnham's Inner Circle: The Ministers Shaping the Future of UK Higher Education
From Lucy Powell at education to Jonathan Reynolds on growth, we decode the new cabinet's signals for universities.
UNAM Freezes Admissions as Exam Cheating Scandal Escalates
A surge in perfect scores, TikTok cheating guides, and fears of a hacked system have forced Mexico's largest university ...
Sebastian Kortmann Takes Over WU Executive Academy, Shifts Leadership Focus to Asking Better Questions
Strategy expert and entrepreneur Sebastian Kortmann becomes dean of Vienna's top executive education school, promising f...
Study: Alumni Say College’s Greatest Value Is Helping Them Identify and Live Their Values
A long-term study of Northeastern University graduates finds that, contrary to political critics, higher education's cor...
AI Agents, Autonomous Threats, and Campus Readiness: What Higher Ed IT Leaders Need to Know
Meta, Microsoft, and security researchers make moves that reshape AI in higher education, while Auburn and Stony Brook o...
Nobel Laureate Fred Ramsdell Says Biotech, Not Universities, Drives Breakthrough Medical Science
Immunologist Fred Ramsdell argues that biotech’s team-oriented mission beats university labs’ fragmented incentive struc...
NELFUND Begins Clearing Backlog of June and July Upkeep Allowances, Students Confirm Payments
After weeks of delays and student frustration, Nigeria's education loan fund NELFUND has started disbursing June and Jul...
PM Modi Appoints Nandan Nilekani to Lead Task Force on Exam Reforms After NEET Leak Protests
High-powered committee, including ex-ISRO chief and IIT Madras director, tasked with leak-proof and tech-sound exams. Ed...
AATCC Offers Advanced UV Calibration Digital Training in July
Led by Carrie Gray, the live online sessions on July 29-30 will cover UV calibration best practices, spectrophotometer a...
Poland’s Medical School Boom Can’t Fill Residency Slots — Here’s Why
The number of Polish medical schools has surged 150% since 2020, yet over 2,000 state-funded residency positions remaine...
Egypt’s 2026 Thanaweya Amma Results Still Pending as Ministry Warns Against Fake News
Egypt’s Ministry of Education says final corrections are underway and warns that no date or result has been approved yet...
Australia Raises Student Visa Fees 25%, Shields ASEAN in Diplomatic Push
Canberra sharply increases international student visa costs but exempts Southeast Asian nations, balancing migration con...
Global Universities Face Uneven Post-COVID Recovery as China Policy Shifts and US Enrollment Stagnates
New data shows international student mobility rebounding but unevenly, while domestic enrollment drops and China’s regul...
Police Bust Proxy TOPIK Exam Fraud Ring Targeting University Admissions
Seoul police have charged 113 individuals in a proxy test scheme that helped Chinese students obtain high Korean profici...
London Launches 'Londonmaxxing' Campaign to Crown Itself World’s Higher Education Capital
Mayor Sadiq Khan joins universities, conservatoires and research centres to showcase London’s unmatched scale and econom...
South Dakota's Education Waiver Unlocks $19M in Flexible Funds for District-Led Priorities
The U.S. Department of Education approved South Dakota's 'Returning Education to the States' waiver, allowing the state ...
Bulgarian Students' Financial Literacy Soars After Practical Finance Program
A Junior Achievement program saw the share of Bulgarian students scoring top marks in financial literacy leap from 13.6%...
Half of College Leaders Rely on PR to Fix Public Trust Crisis, Survey Suggests
A new survey of 430 college presidents finds only 2% think higher ed has been highly effective at rebuilding trust, and ...
How Higher Ed Metaphors Evolve—and Why the Words Professors Use Matter
From 'broadening horizons' to 'rearranging intellectual furniture', the language academics pick to describe teaching sha...
Colleges Struggle to Define AI Policy as Technology Outpaces Governance
Rapid AI advances frustrate faculty calls for clear rules; administrators weigh academic integrity, workforce demands, a...
Why DEI Practitioners Are Urged to Question Institutional Shrinking — and Stay Grounded
As anti-DEI laws reshape campus programs nationwide, a Florida State professor outlines four strategies to preserve equi...
Jensen Huang’s $75M Gift Names Vanderbilt’s New San Francisco College
The NVIDIA CEO and his wife Lori have donated $75 million to Vanderbilt University’s future San Francisco campus, their ...