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SOUTH KOREA
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Yumi Jeung
A concession by the government of South Korea, which cuts back its planned increase in the number of medical school places available annually, is unlikely to end the protest action by thousands of medical students, trainees and professors that has included class boycotts, resignations and strikes.
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UNITED STATES
Nathan M Greenfield
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SWEDEN
Jan Petter Myklebust
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UNITED STATES
Andreia Nogueira
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PHILIPPINES-CHINA
Elvira Ramirez-Cohn
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UNITED STATES
Jack Goodman
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AUSTRALIA
Elizabeth Finkel
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GLOBAL
Libing Wang and Tianchong Wang
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UNITED STATES
Nathan M Greenfield
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Top Stories
SINGAPORE
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Faculty are often the first to recognise students at risk
Dave Stanfield and Andrew Tay
As the global mental health crisis in higher education persists and university counselling services face ongoing demand, Singapore’s holistic and proactive approach of creating varied pathways to wellness and viewing mental health support as a collective responsibility offers a promising framework for others.
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GLOBAL
Nathan M Greenfield
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NIGERIA
Jesusegun Alagbe
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UNITED KINGDOM-EUROPE
Brendan O’Malley
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News
UNITED KINGDOM
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Nic Mitchell
An umbrella organisation representing Indian students and alumni in the United Kingdom has urged the Migration Advisory Committee to protect the post-study Graduate Route, which allows international students to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to work and gain experience.
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SWEDEN
Jan Petter Myklebust
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TUNISIA
Wagdy Sawahel
The Tunisian government is working on amendments to the existing Private University Act of 2000 to ensure the law meets the needs of a changed and growing academic environment as well as improving education quality and governance within the private sector.
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NORTH KOREA-RUSSIA
Yojana Sharma
Following a rare meeting of education ministers, some experts say that Pyongyang’s request to step up the number of North Korean students going to study in Russian universities could be a way for Pyongyang to bypass United Nations sanctions on North Korean workers.
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POLAND
Wojciech Kosc
A Polish school offering postgraduate Master of Business Administration courses to members of the country’s political and military elites has been raided by anti-corruption police, following the detention of leading officials, including the rector, who were charged with setting up a “criminal organisation”.
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Special Report: AI and Research
GLOBAL
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Research that uses generative AI is expanding rapidly across fields, and is said to be accelerating and transforming scientific knowledge. University World News is publishing a weekly series of articles on AI and Research exploring the multiplying ways in which AI is involved in higher education research. The series will culminate in a special briefing in June.
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LATIN AMERICA
Karen MacGregor
A new continental collaboration around AI in science and research was the unanimous outcome of a gathering of experts from countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, led by the International Science Council. Only by listening to all regions can there be a proper global conversation about generative AI.
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CANADA
Nathan M Greenfield
A team at the University of Ottawa in Canada has produced a mathematical equation that reveals how dendrites in the human body process the information they receive from other neurons. The work has implications for AI, understanding learning, and treatment of diseases such as Parkinson’s.
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World Blog
GLOBAL
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Kevin Ebenezer
International qualification provider Cambridge has established three global higher education advisory councils which cover its international reach across 160 countries and 10,000 schools. The councils’ aim is to ensure that Cambridge qualifications are adaptable and applicable to an ever-broader spectrum of international students.
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SDGs
SOUTHERN AFRICA
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Eve Ruwoko
The Southern African Regional Universities Association, or SARUA, has launched a project to identify the incentives for and barriers to conducting meaningful, solutions-driven research in countries in the Southern African Development Community. It is funded by the Canadian International Development Research Centre.
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BANGLADESH
Mohiuddin Alamgir
Bangladesh is likely to miss the Sustainable Development Goal of equal access to tertiary education for all women and men by 2030 unless there is proper planning and increased financing to ensure an increase in women in higher education, according to experts.
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AFRICA
Wagdy Sawahel
PhD programmes that form part of research consortia offer positive outcomes, ranging from improved infrastructure and equipment to access to international networks and professional development opportunities, all of which help to create an environment in which students are well-supported and can flourish.
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YEMEN
Mohammed Almahfali and Abdulghani Muthanna
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Features
AFRICA
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Wachira Kigotho
Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa are worried about shisha smoking among university students and their total disregard for the health risks involved. Aggressive marketing on social media platforms contributes to the popularity of ‘hubbly bubbly’, as it is also commonly known.
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Top Stories from Last Week
GLOBAL
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Hakan Ergin and John Brennan
The increasing popularity of micro-credentials could lead to a drop in demand for higher education or people turning to non-university providers that can offer more practical and market-driven training. The efficiency of micro-credentials in quickly equipping learners with skills suggests a promising future.
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GLOBAL
Wachira Kigotho
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GLOBAL
UWN Reporters
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Augustin Sadiki
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DENMARK
Jan Petter Myklebust
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GLOBAL
Lisa Ruth Brunner, Bernhard Streitwieser and Rajika Bhandari
As higher education, migration and mobility intertwine in increasingly complex ways, we need a new way to analyse international student mobility that better explains privilege in international education and highlights students from displaced backgrounds.
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GLOBAL
Brian G Rubrecht
At first glance, the process of taking attendance looks simple: confirming a student’s physical presence at a particular place and time. However, the intricacies of the practice of taking student attendance involves far more, and the implications of its use can be profound.
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Sponsored Article
Jessica Silwick
The fast-changing developments in artificial intelligence, a field that is dominated by men, are threatening to disrupt many economic and professional sectors worldwide. ABET has developed comprehensive guidance which it hopes will boost the role women play in STEM education and professions, including in AI.
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Sponsored Article
UAE University staff
In support of both national and global initiatives to address climate change, the United Arab Emirates University launched the ‘Green Research Projects’, a programme designed to finance and bolster research endeavours focused on sustainability and climate change.
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Sponsored Article
UAE University staff
In support of national and global efforts to find innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change and within the UAE University’s roadmap toward COP28 and beyond, the university has aligned its research priorities with the UAE’s (COP28) historic consensus.
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Sponsored Article
University of the Free State staff
The University of the Free State in South Africa has excelled over recent years as a research-led, student-centred and regionally engaged university that contributes to development and social justice through the production of globally competitive graduates and knowledge.
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Sponsored Article
The Education Collaborative staff
The Education Collaborative, an initiative started by Ashesi University in Ghana in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is one of Africa’s biggest platforms of higher education stakeholders. Since 2017, the Collaborative has led a new model for collaboration in African higher education that is helping to grow the strength of the ecosystem.
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An innovative initiative centred around the direct involvement of students in scholarly activities beyond traditional coursework is based on the recognition that students, as future leaders of academia, must be actively involved in shaping a culture of honesty and scholarly rigour.
While Australia’s student loan system is better than the one in the United States and has been copied around the world, it’s far from perfect. But there are measures the government can take to reduce the debt burden and even get more people into housing.