Penn State University looks to cut 47 undergraduate degrees
Administrators at Pennsylvania State University in the United States issued a final proposal on Monday to eliminate 47 undergraduate programmes after ...
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Student debt policy puts Rhodes University, students at odds
After protests over upfront fees at South Africa’s Rhodes University, a University of South Africa (UNISA) business school expert says the fix is no...
UK universities withdraw offers to Nigerians as visa refusals rise
Universities in the United Kingdom are withdrawing admission offers to prospective Nigerian students as a sharp rise in study visa refusals puts insti...
Curtin ‘vigorously opposed’ to Perth ‘mega-university’
Merger of three public universities ‘would create cost, waste and loss of choice’ while ushering ‘complexity rather than competitiveness’
International student cuts risk ‘very significant hole’
Australia’s higher education sector was already grappling with a decline in foreign students before the Coalition revealed its plans this week to sl...
More universities end Turnitin contracts as concerns mount
Newcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how once-ubiquitous service is adapting to AI age
French university leaders condemn campus blockades by protesters
Presidents say they agree with concerns over ‘opaque’ admissions but won’t deal with ‘masked individuals ordering people to leave’
Disadvantaged ‘gain more from degrees’ than better-off peers
Social mobility charity urges universities to double down on access efforts after releasing new analysis showing benefits of higher education
University of Colorado Denver to open branch campus in India
Research institution will be first public American university to offer US degrees on Indian soil
UK student visa applications fell sharply in September
Latest Home Office statistics show student visa bids hit five-year low for pivotal recruitment month
Labour unprepared for universities going bust, says Tory peer
Party’s higher education spokesperson calls for all university students to have at least English and maths GCSEs
More UK universities ‘at risk’ over soaring visa refusal rates
University leaders split over how much of the sector has been hit by tighter immigration compliance rules, although financial fallout may force rethink on HE funding model
Indian universities under fire over response to sexual assaults
Female students may be forced to leave country because they do not feel safe amid string of alleged incidents connected to campuses, experts warn
Nine universities will be investigated over foreign visas
American Vice-President JD Vance announced a probe on Thursday into multiple colleges over their use of the J-1 Visa Program that allows foreign stude...
Glasgow and Lincoln latest universities to face strikes over cuts
Union calls on institution to rule out compulsory redundancies as fears grow over state of Scottish sector
Bad degrees ‘eating up’ young people’s lives – shadow minister
Students left underoccupied and ‘kicking their heels’ at university, according to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman
Copenhagen university turns to anthropologist to lead AI strategy
Morten Axel Pedersen says challenge of adapting to new technologies on same scale as industrial revolution
University excellence in Africa, for Africa, and by Africa
What does university excellence mean? The All-Africa Higher Education Xchange, which was recently convened by the University of Cape Town in partnersh...
Can the Central European University make a comeback?
What happens next to the Central European University will show whether an exiled institution can return to a region, not just a city, on terms that me...
Community knowledge belongs at the heart of higher education
Recently, universities in the United Kingdom have scrutinised their relationships with neighbouring communities, exploring what they should look like....
Drone strike kills five at university dormitory in El Obeid
A drone strike carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed five civilians and wounded 47 others on Thursday at a university dorm...
International students exempt from equivalence entrance exams
According to a ministerial memorandum that Higher Education Minister Azzedine El Midaoui sent to Morocco’s university presidents, newly admitted int...
University and polytech staff vote to strike together
New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Union (TEU) says university and polytechnic staff are fed up with insecure work and insulting pay offers, writes El...
UK universities told to implement 2 per cent pay uplift
Employers' body instructs members to implement final pay as further negotiations fails to resolve impasse with unions
UK universities ‘driven into China’s arms’ by funding woes
MI5 warning underlines need for ‘tougher’ research security measures and more resources to guard against espionage risks, MPs and research managers warn
Spanish universities say China is a ‘natural partner’ for expansion
University leaders say they are drawn to China’s research strength and fast-growing technology sector
Scottish universities face enduring deficits – funding council
Worse is predicted in coming years, and hopes of an eventual reversal may be driven by excessive optimism about international enrolments, funding council warns
Australia ramps up student visa immigration risk ratings
With record visa refusals and a metric-driven system, the rise in countries considered high risk was a foregone conclusion
China urges universities to differentiate in top-down reforms
The litmus test will be whether a more stratified system improves graduate employment, observers suggest
Student visa changes: October 2026 update
Find out what is changing under the new Student visa application rules, and what it could mean for you.