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‘High-risk’ student visa settings for India raise concerns Australia’s decision to reclassify Indian student visa applications as ‘high risk’ has reignited debate over the country’s use of migration po...

Australia’s decision to reclassify Indian #studentvisa applications as ‘high risk’ reignites debate on using #immigration policy to manage international education, Shadi Khan Saif reports from Melbourne
#HigherEducation #auspol
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New phase in HE internationalisation puts onus on quality After four years of rapid growth in new international branch campuses in Kazakhstan, the focus is set to shift to quality across the entire sector, ev...

After 4 years of breakneck growth in new international campuses in #Kazakhstan, focus is shifting to quality across the HE sector, even if some institutions are forced to close, science & education minister Sayasat Nurbek tells @yojanasharma.bsky.social
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Top court puts hold on new university-based equity rules New regulations by India’s higher education regulator aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions have been put ...

New UGC regulations in India to prevent caste-based discrimination in highed put on hold by the Supreme Court following opposition from students and politicians @shuriahn.bsky.social reports
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Study undercuts state’s doubts over international students A new analysis showing that international masters students in Denmark perform just as well educationally as their domestic counterparts and contribute...

Study showing international masters students in #Denmark contribute towards the country's economy after graduation undercuts government hesitation over #internationalstudents, say academics. Jan Petter Myklebust reports
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Coastal city research steps up amid record super typhoons As extreme weather events become more frequent, Hong Kong has stepped up research into the impact of climate change on coastal cities with the inaugur...

Hong Kong universities selected for new China State Key Laboratory on #climate resilience and coastal cities as powerful, record breaking storms and super typhoons battered the city in the past year, @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports
#HKUST #PolyU
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President calls on academic diaspora to help fuel growth Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, who is pushing for a national economic growth rate of 8%, has urged members of the Indonesian diaspora, part...

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto urged the country's diaspora, particularly doctors and academics, to return to contribute to national development, saying he is easing red tape to facilitate this, Kafil Yamin reports from Jakarta
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Students are at the centre of Iran’s struggle for reform Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future. What happens inside Iran’s universitie...

Iranian universities have long been places of political reform and imagination – and where the Islamic Republic’s authoritarian impulses collide with people’s demands for freedom, writes Pardis Mahdavi
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Swiss army seeks more academic involvement in arms research Switzerland’s army is ramping up arms research, raising its spending in this area to 2% of the total federal army budget by 2030. Universities, whic...

Switzerland’s army is seeking to massively ramp up arms #research via the country’s Federal Office for Defence Procurement, Michael Gardner reports
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Promotional image for the Expert Voices article by Helene Peterbauer, European University Association. It includes the author's picture, a text overlay "Five principles to help boost academia as a career choice [Op-ed]" and the EUA logo.

For @uniworldnews.bsky.social , EUA’s Helene Peterbauer reflects on:
- why academic careers are receiving more attention of late,
- why there is need for urgent action within universities,
- how EUA’s key principles can help set this in motion
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New rules aim to tackle campus-based caste discrimination Under new regulator rules, all higher education institutions in India are required to establish dedicated ‘equity committees’ in a move aimed at f...

Following a directive from India's Supreme Court, new regulations require all highered institutions to establish 'equity committees' to tackle longstanding concerns about caste bias, @Shuriahn reports
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Foreign talent visa remains stalled months after launch China’s ambitious K-type visa scheme targeting foreign STEM talent remains conspicuously absent from official government application portals more th...

China’s visa for foreign #STEM talent remains conspicuously absent from official application portals since its official launch, raising questions of implementation hurdles amid domestic concerns about grad unemployment, Amber Wang reports from Beijing
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Indian students abroad: Numbers fall after three-year surge The number of Indian students pursuing higher studies abroad has declined for the first time in three years, according to Indian government data, poin...

The no. of #Indianstudents pursuing higher studies abroad declined for the 1st time in 3 years, according to latest Indian government data, @shuriahn.bsky.social reports
#studyabroad #internationalstudents
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Interim authority acts to limit political influence in HE Nepal’s non-partisan interim government, formed following September’s short, violent Gen Z movement, which led to the resignation of the country�...

Nepal’s non-partisan interim government formed following September’s short, violent #GenZ movement is working on new measures to limit political interference in higher education,
Binod Ghimire reports from Kathmandu
#genznepal
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A seventh Australian university to open India branch campus The University of New South Wales will open its first overseas campus in India’s technology hub Bengaluru in 2026 – the seventh Australian univers...

University of New South Wales to open its first overseas campus in India’s technology hub Bengaluru in 2026, bringing the number of Australian universities in India to 7,
@shuriahn.bsky.social reports
#UNSW
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When should university leaders speak out or remain silent? When and with what words should a university speak as a corporate entity – in the United States and across the world? This is the problem interrogat...

When university leaders should speak out purposefully or maintain a principled silence - Steven G Poskanzer, former president of Carleton College , Nathan Greenfield reports
#leadership #academicmatters
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After a year of monsters, a reckoning for HE seems close The year 2025 has seen international higher education across the world grappling with monsters – from United States President Donald Trump and his a...

"The most obvious #monster was United States President Donald Trump and the #fascist troupe that accompanied him to occupy Washington...The American saga is without question the story of the year – probably the decade – in higher ed.", writes @alexusherhesa.bsky.social for @uniworldnews.bsky.social.

Mixed response to university funding for European languages The Danish government has received a mixed response to its announcement that it will allocate DKK68 million (US$10.6 million) to universities for ...

Mixed reception for Danish government's announcement to allocate universities DKK68 million (US$10.6 million) for European language skills to equip students for regional cooperation, Jan Petter Myklebust reports
#languages #languagelearning
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Government expands support for online degree programmes In a significant shift, the Japanese government is strengthening its support for online four-year college degrees as a way to introduce more flexible ...

The Japanese government is strengthening support for online degrees as a way to bring in more flexible curricula, Suvendrini Kakuchi reports from Tokyo
#elearning #onlinelearning
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Promotional image for the Expert Voices article by Helene Peterbauer, European University Association. It includes the author's picture, a text overlay "Five principles to help boost academia as a career choice [Op-ed]" and the EUA logo.

For @uniworldnews.bsky.social , EUA’s Helene Peterbauer reflects on:
- why academic careers are receiving more attention of late,
- why there is need for urgent action within universities,
- how EUA’s key principles can help set this in motion
🔗 buff.ly/ZjT6H4R
#EUAExpertVoices

Student union suspended after ‘Democracy Wall’ fire posts Messages on a student noticeboard calling for justice and accountability in the wake of a deadly fire that ripped through seven Hong Kong residence to...

Why did a university in #HongKong block a student union notice board from view when the union posted notices calling for accountability for the #HongKongFire? & why did they suspend the union a day later? By me for
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Student union suspended after ‘Democracy Wall’ fire posts Messages on a student noticeboard calling for justice and accountability in the wake of a deadly fire that ripped through seven Hong Kong residence to...

Student messages calling for justice & accountability over #HongKong's devastating fire in 7 residential towers led to a crackdown on the student union by HK Baptist University's administration, @yojanasharma.bsky.social reports
#academicfreedom
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Ministry lays out plan for 30 universities hit by floods Severe flooding in Indonesia’s Sumatran region has damaged at least 30 universities and affected thousands of members of the academic community. Man...

Severe flooding in #Indonesia’s #Sumatra region has damaged at least 30 universities and affected thousands of members of the academic community, Kafil Yamin reports from Jakarta
#floods #climatechange
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Student lawsuit sparks sweeping private universities’ audit In an unusually broad move, India’s Supreme Court has ordered a nationwide audit of all private, non-government and deemed universities to ensure th...

A student's Supreme Court petition against a private university in India has unexpectedly sparked a sweeping court-ordered audit of all private universities in the country, @shuriahn.bsky.social reports
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Part 2 of our Space and #highered Special Report is now live with 10 more stories from our correspondents and commentators around the world
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State Department to impose Trump agenda on scholarships The transfer of 12 international scholarship programmes from the all-but-defunct United States Department of Education to the Department of State is s...

Transferring 12 international #scholarship programmes from US Dept of Education to Department of State will increase ideological control over disciplinary areas that receive funding, Nathan Greenfield reports
#internationalstudents #research
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The return on investment test has now become unavoidable Whatever the final shape of the United Kingdom’s Autumn Budget, the implications for international recruitment and institutional sustainability are ...

UK's #RussellGroup of universities may feel they secured a win with a flat-rate #internationalstudent levy. But every university loses without evidence that they provide a return on investment in a UK degree, writes Louise Nicol

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Universities and schools close amid spike in kidnappings At least 10 higher education institutions in Kebbi and Bauchi states in Nigeria have been closed indefinitely, owing to escalating security challenges...

At least 10 #highereducation institutions in #Kebbi and #Bauchi states, #Nigeria closed indefinitely due to escalating security challenges that included the abduction of students and schoolchildren, Abdulganiyu Abdulrahman Akanbi reports
#kebbigirls
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Europe plays catch-up with larger budget for space agency An unprecedented 30% budgetary increase has buoyed the European Space Agency, giving some hope of enabling Europe – together with some non-European ...

An unprecedented 30% budget increase, fueled by geopolitics and an increased focus on defence, has buoyed the European Space Agency which hopes to narrow the gap between with the US & China in #space #research and exploration, @yojanasharma reports #ESA
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Part 2 of our Special Report on how #highered is shaping the global #Space economy is out on Tuesday.
Part 1 is here:
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Al-Falah University faces multiple probes after fort blast Al-Falah University, a private institution on a 70-acre campus in Faridabad in India’s Haryana state known for its medical college and engineering p...

Al-Falah University faces multiple probes after Red Fort blast this month including into accreditation claims, financial dealings and links to individuals involved in recent terror incidents,
@shuriahn.bsky.social reports
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