Steep rise in military attacks on higher education globally

Steep rise in military attacks on higher education globally

‘It does seem that this is being used as a weapon of war’

There has been a significant increase in violent attacks on higher education facilities globally and on professors, students and staff from 2022 onwards, a period of rising conflict. UWN Editor in Chief Brendan O'Malley reports on the latest Education under Attack report published by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack .

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Mary Dana Hinton. Image: Hollins University.

I am not a tall, white male with privilege. But I can lead

'I am a leader who emerged from the margin. A leader who longed to hear from others like me – people who, perhaps unexpectedly, found themselves in leadership roles wondering how to navigate when one’s core perspective is not centred by others,' writes Mary Dana Hinton .

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Go8 warns of ‘disastrous’ effect of foreign student cap

In the wake of a proposed limit on the number of international students by the Australian Labor government, the country’s leading universities have voiced concerns about the future of the country’s multi-billion-dollar higher education industry, writes Shadi Khan Saif.

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Jim Murphy, former secretary of state for Scotland, warns of the plight of universities in relation to funding. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Offer reforms if you want extra cash, universities told

British universities have been told to “try their very best” to break out of the higher education “funding box” and stop simply moaning to politicians that they need more money without offering any reforms in return, as Nic Mitchell reports.

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Can Northeast Asian countries lead the new waves of TNE?

Kyuseok KIM explores what it will take for Northeast Asian countries to compete with established Western education powerhouses in transnational education. Read the full article.

Universities must help counter the growing threat of AI extremism

Our Special Report: AI and Research presents two new articles this week: this one by Jan Myklebust and Karen McGregor , and a second: 'Artificial intelligence, research and internet blah blah', by Chantelle Gray. Click here to access the full Special Report.


Also in this week's edition, the following stories - and more:

  • On student recruitment, Louise Nicol asks: is increased agent regulation the best path forward, or is demanding total transparency from all universities and agents regarding their relationships the better approach? Read the full World Blog.
  • Shuriah Niazi reports on a move by India’s Ministry of Education that leaves nearly one million people having to re-sit a key national exam. Read the full article.
  • Desmond Thompson writes about a pioneering pan-African research platform that aims not only to offers solutions but also to inform and support processes of profound systems change. Read the full article.
  • Gilbert Nganga reports on a surge in demand for private university places in Kenya. Read the full article.

The University World News Global edition is out now with the latest from the world of higher education: read these and many more articles in this week's edition. Click here to visit our website to read the full edition.

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Louise Nicol

LinkedIn Top Higher Education Voice, publisher of International Employability Insight (IEI) & founder of Asia Careers Group SDN BHD

9 个月

While agent regulation may be necessary, transparency would be far more beneficial for everyone involved. With governments in #Australia #Canada & the #UK emphasising increased #agent regulation within #internationaleducation, we must consider how we arrived at this point & whether regulation is the best path forward, or if demanding total transparency from all #universities & agents regarding their relationships is the better approach. Regulation would add further costs & administrative burdens to universities, which already have access to agent contracts, financial data, student numbers & completion rates. So why regulate when compelling transparency is the better course of action? Over the last decade, the agent market has ballooned, with federal government data showing that over 75% of #Australian #internationalstudents & an estimated 60% of UK international students come through agent referrals. In the UK, there is no data to provide an accurate picture of the number of students #recruited through agents, despite voluntary schemes. This lack of transparency results in hefty commission payments to overseas actors, amounting to millions of pounds, with little if any oversight. University World News

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