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Over-expansion of higher education, ‘useless’ compulsory modules and wider culture of graft blamed

Universities are developing imaginative ways of addressing the educational needs and ambitions of Syrians

Shinzo Abe may face questions over claims that he pushed education department to approve new veterinary school

Study finds dropout rate has remained static over course of decade

After incidents on US campuses where students have called for scholars’ dismissal, professor sees need to update concept of academic freedom

Tens of thousands of students forced to find new places to study, reports say

Vice-chancellor explains traditional offices and teaching styles will disappear at £330 million Waterside project

Forty-one per cent of respondents to ACE survey describe political climate as ‘hostile’ to higher education

International professors on short stays will no longer need a work permit

HEC Paris’ Alberto Alemanno says academics who influence policy ‘often’ do it in return for money

First female leader of the Ivy League institution has championed diversity during her tenure

Peter Cherry knew something was wrong when other applicants arrived in Madrid with several suitcases of documents

International charity flags ‘unprecedented’ numbers of academics sacked since last year’s failed military coup

Popularity of plans to scrap tuition fees in England sparks interest Down Under

Government taking reports ‘extremely seriously’ and seeking ‘additional briefing’

Ivy League institution revoked offers to 10 students after learning they had mocked sexual assault and made racist comments 

Country is latest European state to take action against the garment

After a German university scrapped an intermediate diploma and exam deadlines, results worsened and procrastination increased

Hong Kong student leader defends call to stop vigil in honour of victims of 1989 pro-democracy protests

Jeffrey Beall says he faced 'intense pressure' from the University of Colorado Denver and feared losing his job

Interim evaluation highlights challenges facing researchers in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states

Branch campuses could be forced out of Doha if diplomatic row is not resolved, experts warn

Italian academic says biometric testing could reveal 'secrets of the mind' of potentially lying voters

Attempt at overseas recruitment part of wider bid to internationalise universities

Presidents of 12 "Ivy Plus" institutions reaffirm commitment to tackling global warming

Lobby group says that law requiring classes to be taught in Dutch must be enforced

Fears over youth unemployment and excessive university expansion could be behind weak support as some countries mull shift

UK’s dramatic fall in recruitment from the subcontinent contrasts with success of European rival

Soviet-era links form a basis for extensive further initiatives

Conference hears conflicting views on how to stamp out fraud in research

South African minister says many collaborations amount to little more than ‘visits’

The Deutschlandstipendium, which sponsors students with a mixture of public and private funding, has disappointed some critics

Budapest institution says it will take in students for 2017-18, but its future is still not secure

Huge demand from China drives strong growth in international student numbers

Lecturer warns that government plans to allow foreign universities to open campuses will 'endanger' Thai institutions

New institute will receive €10 million a year for interdisciplinary research

Unions call decision an ‘insult’ to staff in Zimbabwe’s higher education sector

Ahmadreza Djalali is being used as a cautionary example to other scholars working outside Iran, academics claim

Minister puts blame on failure to budget for uncapping student numbers, as opposition mounts

Rotterdam School of Management contract with oil company ‘promised influence over curriculum and admissions’

‘Alex’, set to be rolled out at the Technical University of Berlin, is first chatbot to have benefits to students measured

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

The award-winning professor discusses Yugoslavia’s war, women and engineering, and how nationalism hurts research

Arizona argues delivering dual degrees in branded space is more sustainable than opening a traditional branch campus

Academic who has led Australia’s leading university since 2005 to return to research and teaching

But research organisations say proposed directive does not go far enough and could hinder links with companies

Call from government advisers to evaluate teaching quality, echoing England's TEF, could still go ahead

Undergraduate student numbers at for-profit colleges grows almost 20 per cent between 2013 and 2015

European Commissioner for research sees Jordan investment as contribution to peace and stability

Nana Akufo-Addo tells student audience that country must invest in education to prosper

All-Ireland student visa needed to cope with Brexit fallout, says v-c

European Parliament calls for start of proceedings that could strip Hungary of EU voting rights

Human rights lawyer faces jail for sharing post by exiled academic under Thailand’s lese-majesty rules

Overseas members and evaluators excluded in what critics claim is a power grab

As talks begin on Horizon 2020 successor, advisory body says level of competition prevents open data sharing

Taylor and Francis move to replace editor and withdraw his paper threatens ‘scientific integrity’, critics claim

Group of top Asian institutions aims to boost research collaboration and increase mobility

Analysis finds new bachelor’s graduates do well in labour market, particularly those from more practically focused universities

In Hungary, Poland, Germany and elsewhere, populist politicians are taking aim at the discipline

Understanding reasons for population movements could help European countries forge more effective responses