{"id":149036,"date":"2025-09-11T13:42:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/149036\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:42:27","slug":"global-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/149036\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\tA higher-than-expected decline in the numbers of international students, whose tuition and fees have buoyed university and college bottom lines for years, has pitched many Canadian colleges and universities into deficit and caused layoffs and the closure of programmes across the country.
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GLOBAL<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAlthough unsparing in her critique of United States President Donald Trump and some of his key cabinet appointees, Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, is not blind to the contribution of American higher education to its own \u2018crucible moment\u2019.
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\n\t\t\t\tUniversity bodies welcomed this week\u2019s landmark ruling by a district judge that the Trump administration\u2019s freezing of billions of dollars in federal research grants meant to be allocated to Harvard University was unlawful \u2013 a finding the White House quickly announced it will appeal.
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MOROCCO<\/p>\n

Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

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INDIA<\/p>\n

Shuriah Niazi<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFor the first time since it was launched 10 years ago, India\u2019s recently released national university rankings introduced penalties for research paper retractions \u2013 the first ranking system, national or global, to do so. But exactly how such penalties affect this year\u2019s ranking is unclear.<\/p>\n

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INDONESIA<\/p>\n

Kafil Yamin<\/p>\n

\t\t\tPolice used tear gas on crowds of protesters near two universities in the capital of Indonesia\u2019s West Java province this week, according to authorities and student groups, amid ongoing nationwide protests over government spending that have thus far resulted in multiple deaths.<\/p>\n

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DENMARK<\/p>\n

Jan Petter Myklebust<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Tserayi<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tStudents should use generative AI tools as prompts for critical thinking and research, not for quick answers. AI is a game-changer when seen as a means to an end, not a solutions provider \u2013 otherwise, it risks becoming a short-changer, undermining research and effective learning.
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Academic Affairs Division<\/p>\n

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Aray Saniyazova<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAmid the geopolitical fallout from the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, Kazakhstan is increasingly being seen as a stable, neutral and safe alternative for international students, particularly for those from countries such as Iran, Afghanistan and a growing number of African nations.
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James Yoonil Auh<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tMusic has a vital role to play in the Sustainable Development Goals if reimagined as being about co-creation, dialogue and dignity. But too often formal music education excludes the kind of community music that reflects the lives of the most marginalised.
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AFRICA<\/p>\n

Desmond Thompson<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tPlanting trees is often hailed as a simple solution to climate change. But, when done indiscriminately in Africa, the practice can cause more harm than good, according to Professor Guy Midgley, the principal investigator of an ambitious research initiative working to tackle this problem \u2013 the Southern African Trees for Climate Adaptation and Resilience project.<\/p>\n

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CAMEROON<\/p>\n

Elias Ngalame<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Higher Institute for Growth in Health Research for Women Consortium in Cameroon has become an incubator for female leadership in health and other scientific research, with a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. It recently celebrated a decade in which much has been achieved.<\/p>\n

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AFRICA<\/p>\n

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Elias Ngalame<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAfrican oral literature is more than an academic subject; it is a living intellectual ecosystem that should be academically legitimised, according to Professor Mirabeau Enongene Sone, a Cameroonian-born scholar and lecturer in African literature and cultural studies at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa.
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Riyad A Shajahan and Aik Paung Seinn<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAs calls to decolonise curricula and pedagogy in higher education grow, engineering education remains a vital yet often overlooked area of reform. However, there are several persistent challenges to implementing it, including student resistance, lack of institutional support and systemic barriers.
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Louise Nicol<\/p>\n

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Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tDespite a 12.05% annual growth in global productivity of scientific research papers related to Sustainable Development Goal 4 \u2013 quality education \u2013 over 10 years, its impact, as measured by the number of citations, is low, and various aspects of the goal remain underexplored.<\/p>\n

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SUDAN<\/p>\n

Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tSudan\u2019s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has unveiled a new strategy, including the reconstruction of universities and research centres that have been affected by the war that started in mid-April 2023, involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

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Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUnited States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson hits out at a Supreme Court decision to support the termination of hundreds of millions of dollars of medical research, saying it will have a devastating impact and put scientific progress into reverse.<\/p>\n

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Kreangchai Rungfamai<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tChinese students dominate Thailand\u2019s international student cohort and the numbers are growing. But there are challenges and risks unless Thailand looks to improve higher education quality and diversify its student body, led by a strategic vision for its role as a regional higher education hub.<\/p>\n

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