{"id":224092,"date":"2025-10-19T07:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224092\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:42:22","slug":"global-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224092\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018University leaders need to reimagine HE \u2013 with urgency\u2019<\/p>\n

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Amber Wang<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAs artificial intelligence and global insecurity challenge university leaders worldwide, universities must remain true to their fundamental principles of independence, intellectual inquiry, academic excellence and inclusion, American Council on Education President Ted Mitchell told the International Association of University Presidents\u2019 meeting in Seoul.
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UNITED STATES<\/p>\n

Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n

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UNITED KINGDOM<\/p>\n

Brendan O\u2019Malley<\/p>\n

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SAUDI ARABIA<\/p>\n

Annalisa Pavan<\/p>\n

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CANADA<\/p>\n

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Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tThe impact of Canada\u2019s decision to drastically slash the number of new student visas has had a disproportionate impact on Canada\u2019s poorest region, the four Atlantic provinces, causing several universities to restructure and damaging the economy of the communities around them.
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MIDDLE EAST-TURKIYE<\/p>\n

Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

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MADAGASCAR<\/p>\n

Villen Anganan<\/p>\n

\t\t\tProtests by students at Madagascar\u2019s largest university have helped bring down the embattled former president of the island country, replaced on 14 October by army troops. Observers noted that the spontaneous student-led movement, coordinated through social media, has been unprecedented in both organisation and reach.<\/p>\n

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MOROCCO<\/p>\n

Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMorocco\u2019s Generation Z movement nationwide protest for \u2018dignity, justice and freedom\u2019 is set to continue on 18 October, despite the alleged police killing of three people, including a Moroccan film student, during the uprising that started at the end of September to demand wide-ranging social reforms.<\/p>\n

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NIGERIA<\/p>\n

Afeez Bolaji<\/p>\n

\t\t\tStakeholders in the higher education sector have blamed the Nigerian government for not properly managing the longstanding issues that have now culminated in a new round of industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, which has disrupted academic activities across the country.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tThe provision of micro-credentials around the world has grown phenomenally, spurred on by employer and learner demand, massive online learning platforms and a pandemic that accelerated digital and short course learning. Credit recognition is the new frontier, as universities and countries work to make micro-credentials matter.
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INDIA<\/p>\n

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Shuriah Niazi<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tArtificial intelligence is no longer an experimental, futuristic tool for India\u2019s universities but is transforming how institutions teach, manage and innovate. Once a buzzword, AI now drives academic planning, administration and student support, according to a new report.
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JAPAN<\/p>\n

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Yan Li, Xiao Chen and Justin Sanders<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tJapanese universities need to embrace one of the most basic drivers of student satisfaction and retention: a physical campus environment that promotes \u2018third places\u2019 which offer a space for international and domestic students to mix and feel comfortable outside of the lecture theatres.
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AFRICA-EUROPE<\/p>\n

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Dominik Fischer<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tCould African-European partnerships pave the way for the foundation of a transcontinental university? Existing research clusters, models of co-creation and joint scientific and economic initiatives could help move towards a jointly governed, innovation-driven institution built on equal ownership, transdisciplinary research and shared infrastructures.
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AFRICA<\/p>\n

Clemence Manyukwe<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tA three-year fellowship programme for 400 young African researchers has kicked off, covering themes such as indigenous medical sciences and healing practices, as well as indigenous pedagogies and curriculum development, targeting young Africans below 35 years. Women will constitute 70% of the cohort.<\/p>\n

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JAPAN<\/p>\n

Suvendrini Kakuchi<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tWomen leaders in science face deep-rooted gender-based societal barriers. To boost the low number of female scientists and researchers in Japan, research excellence, which relies heavily on publications and citations, needs to be redefined, a new report by the Elsevier Foundation and RIKEN states.<\/p>\n

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ZIMBABWE<\/p>\n

Clemence Manyukwe<\/p>\n

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Min Bahadur Bista<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tGlobal patterns show that widening participation in higher education does not guarantee completion. As enrolment expands, policy-makers must recognise that large numbers of students leave without a credential, threatening both equity and economic productivity. The policy focus must shift from access alone to access plus success.
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Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n

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GLOBAL<\/p>\n

Peter Salden<\/p>\n

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UNITED KINGDOM-INDIA<\/p>\n

Brendan O\u2019Malley<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUnited Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that two more universities have been given approval to open new campuses in India, under a major expansion of UK universities\u2019 footprint in India and a strategy to raise international education revenue to \u00a350 billion (US$66 billion).<\/p>\n

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GLOBAL<\/p>\n

Frank Ziegele<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe opportunities for differentiated universities have never been greater. The universities that thrive in the future will not be those that try to be everything to everyone, nor those that cling to a disappearing past. It will be those that remain authentic while adapting.<\/p>\n

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SEYCHELLES-AFRICA<\/p>\n

Andreia Nogueira<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe higher education system of Africa\u2019s least populous country \u2013 the Indian Ocean archipelago of Seychelles \u2013 is increasingly reaching out to universities across Africa to explore possibilities for partnerships with a view to expanding its educational offerings, strengthening its competitiveness and attracting more students.<\/p>\n

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NIGERIA<\/p>\n

Hussain Wahab<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhen most Usmanu Danfodiyo University students had left Sokoto for their home states during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, Zakariya\u2019u Dauda battled with long holidays in his room. One afternoon, he stumbled upon a global health crisis that would shape his life\u2019s mission in advocacy.<\/p>\n

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