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Enrolments on humanities degrees teeter on the edge
History and social sciences tick upwards but languages and creative arts continue to fall, while vocational subjects rise
UK universities may have to ditch degrees, ex-Ucas boss warns
Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education
Australian university funding bill set to pass Senate
Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments
Trump’s four-year student visa cap blocked in courts
The judge’s ruling could be overturned in the higher courts, but international education experts are encouraged by the last-minute stay
Innovation Act misses ‘unique’ university commercialisation role
Regulation overlooks barriers such as mobility between universities and companies stalling research’s move to market, EUA says
Populists’ ‘net negative migration’ plan slashes student visas
Overseas admissions slashed by two-thirds in One Nation’s move to wrest back primacy in immigration debate
‘Universities could go under’: sector responds to UK study visa data
Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say
Malaysian female liberal arts college addresses ‘critical gaps’
First leadership college of its kind in region aims to ‘uplift women’ through critical thinking and personal development, says vice-chancellor
DfE ‘considering’ exemptions from international student levy
The United Kingdom Department for Education (DfE) is “considering the merits” of extending exemptions from the international student levy to group...
Involve students in fair use of AI in university admissions
A review of six leading universities in Japan and the United Kingdom revealed clear policies on the acceptable use of AI by students seeking admission...
Students abandon HE as degrees no longer seem worth the cost
India’s higher education system is facing a worrying trend as fewer students are choosing undergraduate degree programmes. Data from the All India S...
Graft scandals expose flaws in university admissions
Indonesia’s ‘independent’ university admission system is facing renewed scrutiny following the arrest of senior officials at a state university,...
Realising SDG4 is more than creating university places
At the University of the South Pacific students are being forced to skip meals or walk to university due to skyrocketing costs of living, and many oth...
Trump’s ‘extortion’ is destroying university autonomy – AAUP
Under the second Trump administration, university autonomy is being sacrificed to authoritarian state power by means of aggressively extortionate deal...
When a university name becomes a battleground for status
The debate about South Korea’s Kangwon National University is not really about wording. It is about status, and highlights the problems of mergers a...
Universities agree to impose international student cap
Dutch universities have signed an agreement with the government to self-impose a cap on international student recruitment and not offer new undergradu...
Fake ranking sites target Global South universities – Study
Fake Webometrics University Rankings are targeting universities in the Global South, leading to the rise of dissemination of inaccurate ranking data t...
US$3.4 billion loss from drop in international students
The loss of 111,000 international students in the school year that has just begun will cost the United States US$3.4 billion and almost 40,000 job...
Korea’s plans to decentralise higher education meet pushback
Effort to redistribute power outside Seoul and boost regions sparks concern among private universities and questions over selection criteria
UK student visa applications fall sharply in key month of August
Drop follows small rise in the equivalent month last year and is likely to sound alarm bells around cash-strapped sector
UK university entry rate declines everywhere bar Scotland – Ucas
Scotland manages to slightly increase number heading into higher education, and international enrolments rise 3 per cent on last year
New university levy will cover Australian complaints body’s costs
The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says
All undergraduates should get work-based learning, v-cs say
Bold plan to support graduate employment would require placements for 1.4 million students annually
Changes proposed to Australian university funding overhaul
Opposition amendments would curtail ministerial powers and penalties for over-enrolment, while imposing controversial definition of antisemitism
Xenophobia row as South African university ‘cancels’ seminar
King’s College London vice-president says she was told event was called off over ‘institutional concerns about the participation of international academics’
Argentinian universities on strike as Milei dodges funding law
Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education
Update poverty data and widen student discounts, say universities
Proposal reflects trade-off between making benefits reasonably accessible and spreading them too thin
UK universities’ civic role ‘held back by stop-start funding’
Institutions will be unable to play full role in advancing local economic growth without more stable support, report says
Conditions placed on Australian National University registration
‘Dubious distinction’ for national university, as regulator raises question marks over licence to operate