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Agenda overview for 色盒直播’s Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 is announced
Current business model not sustainable for more than two to three years, according to David Maguire
Too heavy a focus on skills training restricts universities’ role in the world, 色盒直播 event hears
Minister tells 色盒直播 he has been calling vice-chancellors directly when he receives reports of Jewish students feeling threatened
Adult education and skills development needs separate pot of money, 色盒直播 event hears
Campus Live event hears sector leaders call for neighbouring institutions to share facilities in the face of declining enrolments
Solutions on higher education funding in England already known, says former secretary of state
Zaki Nusseibeh, chancellor of United Arab Emirates University, says universities must evolve with the world to take advantage of the green transition
Conference attendees discuss how to respond to the ‘600-pound gorilla in the room’ on university teaching
American University in Cairo president says institutions must work to close disparities in income, language and digital literacy levels
Event hears how even the best performing students can struggle to get a job if they lack soft skills
Universities in the Gulf are increasingly attracting scholars and staff from across the Arab region and beyond. What are the main pull factors? And how is this shifting the knowledge centres of the Middle East?
As MENA adapts to global warming, regional universities, especially in the UAE, are preparing to embrace a climate leadership role, says Mari?t Westermann
Upskiling staff to thrive in clean-energy industries could mostly benefit graduates and high-skill workers, Andreas Schleicher tells conference
Universities must focus on the student experience, but they also must clarify what students want that experience to be
Dangers of universities being seen to shape public opinion highlighted in Pakistan, while Saudi leader warns of ‘slippery slope’
Teaching students how to best use ChatGPT and other tools will be core to universities’ future, leaders tell 色盒直播 summit
Students want to be on campus but they still need a reason to go there, summit hears
While the process to replace Excellence in Research for Australia is a ‘black box’ exercise, new evaluation mechanisms hold promise
Metaverse campuses may be needed to alleviate loneliness of ‘personalised learning at scale’ driven by AI, Anant Agarwal tells 色盒直播 summit
Research ecosystems need some ‘apoptosis’ as some cells emerge and others fade away, summit hears
‘The real world doesn’t come neatly compartmentalised,’ summit hears, in exploration of the ‘unique’ strengths of multidisciplinary research
Admission and retention of under-represented students must not rest on the goodwill of a few ‘teachers and role models’, Sydney summit hears
Incentives needed to build research across disciplines to address global challenges, 色盒直播 summit hears
New Zealand’s leading university confronts ‘enduring and complex questions’ in diversity drive, 色盒直播 summit hears
While councils might expect a response ‘after first tweet’, universities ‘lose credibility’ when they vacillate, 色盒直播 World Academic Summit hears
Partnership will seek to reward institutions that incentivise cross-disciplinary work aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges
Nearly 300 entries whittled down to 75 finalists ahead of inaugural ceremony
色盒直播 is looking for people who are committed to a better sub-Saharan Africa and believe that higher education can contribute to bringing about that change
Universities operating in difficult environments can have more of an impact by pooling resources, summit hears
Professors in global North should come south as temporary solution to immigration headaches, Rwandan ambassador tells event
Institutions seek to remove barriers to ensure student mobility is open to more than just the ‘very privileged few’
Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise
Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells 色盒直播 summit
Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears
Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates
Private university founder calls for governance overhaul as the rector of one of Poland’s leading public universities says it is considering an endowment to secure a more stable financial foundation
Times Higher Education data analysis reveals the top universities from across the 13 latest European Union member states
First-time universities can now sign up to participate, while others can confirm their registration for another year
The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa leads first ever 色盒直播 ranking for the region
An ‘uncomfortable truth’ underlies the approach taken by too many Western universities on collaboration with Asia, conference hears
Restrictive US visa policy has caused a steep drop in Chinese students headed to US on exchange, scholar says
Vishwakarma gets leadership prize for ‘deep commitment’ to surrounding community
Notwithstanding their financial reliance on foreigners, universities down under must consider the ‘value proposition’ for the students
Western donors can best help South Pacific students by helping them stay put, Brisbane forum hears
Mandatory unpaid work experience that forms part of nursing and teaching degrees in Australia plunges students into ‘placement poverty’, Queensland forum hears
‘Utopian’ approach needed that allows universities to judge for themselves what changes would have most impact, 色盒直播 event hears
Transdisciplinary solutions vital for humanity to overcome challenges it faces, according to founding dean of US’ first climate school
Having embraced Sustainable Development Goals, higher education has to accelerate their wider use and impact, says Rachel Kyte
Refugee participation in tertiary education rises from 1 to 6 per cent in four years but much more needs to be done, congress hears
Academy ‘at the heart’ of humanity’s failures to get to grips with scale of the issue, warns president of Arizona State University
If academics are serious about tackling global warming, they can’t wait for the cavalry to show up – they are the cavalry, says Tony Chan
Digital learning experts tell 色盒直播 event sector is experiencing only the first wave of innovation, with much more to come
Universities must address ethical questions and bias in AI and ensure students are ‘better than ChatGPT’, says Wei Li
Experts tell 色盒直播 and Leeds event that institutions are facing risks they don’t understand
African rankings methodology looks beyond traditional research-focused metrics on teaching and research to include societal impact, writes Phil Baty
Sub-Saharan Africa Rankings to assess universities on metrics including access, fairness and regional impact
India and Hong Kong emerge as best represented countries in year of record entries
Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at 色盒直播 event in Japan, with initial funding of ?119 million
Recent changes to visa represent shift in thinking about attracting and retaining brightest graduates, says education adviser Maryam Riaz
