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A new joint PhD programme is part of a ‘new era of close collaboration’ between the UK and Australian universities, say v-cs

Nanyang Technological University president Bertil Andersson says Singapore has been much better at improving universities

Almost half of defectors drop out of higher education in South Korea

France's École Polytechnique among the institutions signing agreements in aftermath of nuclear deal

Collaboration with Europe has grown dramatically since 2000, according to analysis

State's new campus concealed carry law leads to warnings for academics on handling students who may have guns

Third of country’s higher education institutions were closed in 2014 after criticism of standards

Researchers hail separatism as a way for region to escape Spanish bureaucracy 

Consultant downplays fears that leaving the EU could see overseas sources of funding dry up

The school was launched by four students who met on an online course at McGill University

But universities warned to beware the predicted fall in China’s student population

Classes suspended at Pretoria and Free State following clashes over language and outsourcing

Student protesters at the US institution want the name of the gardens at the university changed, reports Ellen Wexler for Inside Higher Ed

University academics answer an appeal for help from country's inspirational leader

Barry Winn, former University of Bradford deputy v-c, criticises short-term ‘colonial’ approach of UK universities to global partnerships

Civil society groups attack move as ‘gross violation’ of academic autonomy

Chinese Ministry of Education directive wants students abroad to have a ‘positive patriotic energy’

The House of Representatives approves legislation that dictates NSF grants can be awarded only to projects in the ‘national interest’

University announces major strategic planning initiative to address long-term budgetary concerns. Colleen Flaherty reports for Inside Higher Ed

Techniques used by scientists led by Ruth Gates and backed by Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen are coming under the microscope. Jon Marcus reports from Hawaii

Rector Ralf Hemmingsen warns job losses will see some services ‘cut to the bone’ as 7 per cent of staff exit Denmark’s most highly regarded university

Thailand’s institutions want to develop joint degrees with the UK, but hurdles remain in visa red tape and political instability

Interviews with MA students in UK suggest that although few agree with Chinese government line, compulsory courses dull development of independent thought

Some universities have already overturned a ban on marriage and children among undergraduates, but it is still upheld in places

Canadian university admits video aimed at promoting energy saving by showing a female teacher receiving suggestive compliment was sexist

Political theorist Andrei Stavilă explains how a comment on a friend’s Facebook page led to exit from Turkish university

Recently founded institutions can ‘leapfrog’ the educational approaches of the past, says former AUC president

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

Many black and ethnic minority staff at universities are also downbeat about their promotion chances, according to a new University and College Union survey

Women in Leadership conference host says schools must ‘deconstruct’ curricula to combat gender bias

Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated

China, fostering links with future leaders through its universities, is now playing the same game as Western nations, researcher says

Lord Willetts tells event it is hard to see how governments can fund expansion on necessary scale

A Glasgow student has returned to his native city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan inspired to embrace the ideals of a ‘learning city’

The Kurdistan regional government in Iraq is streamlining its higher education system – and still looking for far more help from British universities

Government adviser says country is being transformed into a 'learning society'

Continuing conflicts will limit collaboration between universities in Iran and in neighbouring Gulf nations, says scholar

Institutions from eight countries feature in a snapshot university ranking for the region

British academic’s book describes life at Edwardes College in Peshawar, one of the world’s most dangerous cities

Allegations of mistreatment by university raises questions of discrimination against 'untouchable' caste

New instructor questions whether she was hired 'because I'm Indian'

British-Turkish academic who signed petition for peace is one of hundreds of academics who could face legal action in crackdown

Committee of MPs hears that effort to conduct vaccine and treatment trials during outbreak in West Africa was ‘uncoordinated’

‘Bold move’ wins praise from one expert who says there is ‘excessive inefficiencies and waste’ in US higher education marketing

Universities told to mitigate dangers by providing pre-travel training to students

A paper argues that China’s one-child policy helped women to break into higher education. With the demise of the policy, could female progress go into reverse?

Four gunmen killed in battle at Bacha Khan University in north-west Pakistan

Tsinghua University web page was changed to feature terrorist group fighters on horseback

An American student who was on an intensive language programme affiliated with the University of Tehran is among the prisoners released following nuclear deal

Students at Eduardo Mondlane University will have the chance to visit Chinese universities

Two networks in Australia and the US backed by the same start-up technology are blazing a new teaching trail

Comments come amid debate over whether to permit for-profit institutions to operate in the country

British catering bosses have flown East to learn how to feed what is an increasingly vital student market. Richard McComb reports from China

Astronomer comes with experience of running winery and pitches salary so he is not seen as ‘outsider’ by staff

The former university rector has been praised as one of the country’s most effective politicians for driving his ambitious reform programme forward

Jon Marcus reports from the famous military academy in New York state on an unusual student exchange

New study suggests 150,000 jobs in Ireland are dependent on the sector – with each role in HE supporting another seven elsewhere

Country’s standardised test shows improvements in undergraduates’ general and subject knowledge

One of Ukraine’s most highly regarded institutions has decamped to a new home 100km away to escape fighting in the war-torn region close to Russian border

Student leaders warn cuts to support funds will increase financial pressure on those at university