China sets out roadmap to become ‘leading education power’

International exchanges and cooperation to be intensified

China has set out a new action plan to become a ‘leading education power’, with ‘global influence’. Universities will play a more strategic role and international exchanges and cooperation, including joint programmes – especially in science and engineering – will be strengthened, the education minister says. Amber Wang reports. Read the full story in UWN Global.

Research stakeholders fight for future of EU research

Academics and political stakeholders have joined forces to fight plans to cut the EU’s research and innovation budgets, and are calling for a funding boost to programmes like Horizon Europe, which they claim will make the continent more competitive. Nic Mitchell reports. Read the full story in UWN Global.

Millions of euros in Erasmus+ funds meant for Africa not used

The African academic community is dragging its feet in applying for scholarships and research funding opportunities provided by the Erasmus+ project, despite the programme allocating millions of euros to the continent under various categories, as Maina Waruru reports. Read the full story in UWN Global.

Scale of university damage in wars is ‘disturbing’ – Report

Damaging attacks on universities’ infrastructure during armed conflict over the past year has been described as a ‘disturbing trend’ by the Scholars at Risk Network, as Nathan Greenfield reports. Read the full story in UWN Global.

Education, science and communication vital for Africa’s future

The need to strengthen interdisciplinary and collaborative research capacity in Africa was one of the focus areas of the International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners: Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future. Evelyn Ruwoko reports. Read the full story in UWN Global.

New IAUP president faces some new, some older challenges

Both the outgoing and incoming presidents of the International Association of University Presidents will have assumed their positions in a time of different but, at the time, unimaginable challenges, writes Nathan Greenfield . Read the full story in UWN Global.

Interdisciplinary research grabs policy-makers’ attention

A recent study indicates interdisciplinary research receives more attention from policy documents in almost all fields when compared with research focused on a single discipline, write Liangyu Hu , Win-bin Huang & Yi Bu . Read the full story in UWN Global.

Also in the latest University World News Global Edition:

Norway: Anger over proposed cuts to HE, research, education aid - Jan Myklebust

Indonesia: Professorships revoked over ‘predatory’ publishing scandal - Kafil Yamin

S Korea: Medical school faces audit for defiance over students’ leave - Yumi Jeung

Global: IAUP report examines the challenges women face as HE leaders - Nathan Greenfield & Brendan O'Malley

Denmark: Politicians urged to renegotiate masters degree reforms - Jan Myklebust

Africa: AU challenges universities to drive African self-reliance - Desmond Thompson

UK: Oxford University top in global ranking for ninth year - A UWN Reporter

Plus: New stories in the UWN Commentary Hub, including: The current China-phobia is harming US national interests - Denis Simon, PhD

Plus: Fresh additions to the UWN SDGs Hub, including: Leveraging universities to achieve the Pact for the Future - Kevin Wong , Meg Harris & Isabel T.

And much more!