{"id":66662,"date":"2025-08-08T03:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T03:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66662\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T03:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T03:24:23","slug":"global-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66662\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HONG KONG<\/p>\n

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Yojana Sharma<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tHong Kong\u2019s eight publicly funded universities have signed three-year \u2018accountability agreements\u2019 with the city authorities, aligning them more closely with the national and education goals of the Beijing government. The agreements also increase government control over university budgets, which experts say undermines university autonomy.
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Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n

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CHINA-UNITED STATES<\/p>\n

Denis Simon<\/p>\n

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AFRICA-CHINA<\/p>\n

Clemence Manyukwe<\/p>\n

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In 2023 US$208 million flowed overseas via UK<\/p>\n

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Andrew Wigley<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAt a time of rising populism and anti-immigration sentiment, an analysis of United Kingdom-based charitable trusts shows that alumni are continuing to give \u2013 and are giving more \u2013 to their alma maters in recognition of the impact higher education has had on them.
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Nathan M Greenfield<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tCiting \u2018national interest\u2019, the United States announced on 22 July that it would be withdrawing from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO is the third multilateral organisation President Donald J Trump has withdrawn from since returning to the Oval Office.
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Nic Mitchell<\/p>\n

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CHINA<\/p>\n

Amber Wang<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTo support the country\u2019s plans to transition to high-end manufacturing and technology, China\u2019s Ministry of Education this month unveiled plans to strengthen and accelerate the reform of engineering education and cultivate more \u2018elite\u2019 talent, particularly in shortage areas such as semiconductors and other strategic areas.<\/p>\n

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SOUTH AFRICA<\/p>\n

Edwin Naidu<\/p>\n

\t\t\tThe head of South Africa\u2019s representative vice-chancellors\u2019 body has welcomed the appointment of Buti Manamela as the country\u2019s new minister of higher education and training following President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s removal of the incumbent Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, who allegedly lied to parliament.<\/p>\n

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Special Report: HE at the UN High-Level Political Forum<\/p>\n


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\n\t\t\t\tThe United Nations High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development, or HLPF2025, was held in New York from 14 to 23 July. University World News explores the growing roles of universities and research in advancing global sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals, as debated at the forum, which focused on advancing science- and evidence-based sustainability solutions.
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Karen MacGregor<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tScience was in the spotlight at this year\u2019s main United Nations event monitoring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals \u2013 advancing science-based solutions was in its theme. Global higher education gathered to craft a greater role for universities in shaping the post-2030 sustainability agenda.<\/p>\n

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Eve Ruwoko<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAt a time when multilateralism is under pressure and the global community faces overlapping crises from climate disasters to biodiversity loss, geopolitical tension and misinformation, science continues to emerge as a reminder of the urgent need for collective action in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

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James Yoonil Auh<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tArtificial intelligence can serve not as a threat but as a co-intellectual partner in reimagining university structures, pedagogy and public purpose. Given accelerating shifts in climate, technology and democratic institutions, what must higher education confront, and what might it become in the future?
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ISRAEL<\/p>\n

Naomi Hausman, Oren Rigbi and Sarit Weisburd<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAn Israeli study tracking 36,000 students shows that easy access to ChatGPT boosts course grades but blurs the information grades convey about underlying skills. The most productive graduates of the AI era will combine robust domain knowledge and critical thinking with the ability to deploy AI judiciously.<\/p>\n

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Wagdy Sawahel<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation in Tunisia has adopted a code of ethics for the use of artificial intelligence in the Arab world to preserve cultural and traditional values while integrating generative AI tools and technologies into university education and scientific research.<\/p>\n

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Dara Melnyk<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tMEF University in T\u00fcrkiye is an example of innovation in action, responding to modern higher education challenges by closing the gap between ever-evolving industry needs and graduates\u2019 skill sets through using flipped learning and AI to adapt to a fast-changing world that gives students guided control.
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\n\t\t\t\tA new book aims to stimulate debate on the democratic mission of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, discussing the history of global higher education cooperation on ideas of democracy, as well as working with local communities and developing inclusive, democratic values.
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Nic Mitchell<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tUniversities are in danger of becoming a footnote in a planned skills revolution if the United Kingdom government presses ahead with equating skills with the further education sector and axes masters-level degree apprenticeships as it shifts funding to lower-level qualifications for 16- to 21-year-olds.
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Jan Petter Myklebust<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tNew reports from Denmark show a changing higher education landscape, with student applications to study French and German in free fall, applications for humanities falling by 42% in the past decade, and international students \u2013 notably non-European ones \u2013 on the rise.<\/p>\n

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Burtram C Fielding<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe current PhD system in South Africa encourages researchers to complete their studies in three to four years, which is seen as efficient, affordable and internationally competitive. But, are we creating researchers who can only do research or professionals who can teach, lead and drive change in society?<\/p>\n

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Brent Ramdin<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tAmid ongoing cutbacks in higher education budgets around the world, defending the status quo is not the answer. Universities must stop treating revenue like a dirty word and start to focus on clarifying their sustainability mission and responding pragmatically to modern economic demands.
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\n\t\t\t\tIn an age where the demands of the workplace evolve faster than traditional curricula can adapt to, universities are rethinking one of their most fundamental components: assessment. This requires a mindset shift where employers are viewed as collaborators in the teaching and learning process.
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Shuriah Niazi<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\tThirty-two Indian universities have been flagged as being among the most \u2018at risk\u2019 worldwide by a new Research Integrity Risk Index, which identifies academic institutions with systemic research irregularities. This is a notable increase from the initial seven universities flagged with the most publications.
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