International student flows extend fallout from coronavirus outbreak

Mimi Leung and Yojana Sharma
With internationalisation of higher education, the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak – combined with larger than usual international student movements to and from China during the January holiday period – has meant that a large number of universities in different countries have had to bring in contingency measures to help control the spread of disease.

GLOBAL Do we share worldwide a common university identity? Akiyoshi Yonezawa The rise of East Asian knowledge economies has driven national leaders and higher education researchers to seek identities for their universities and higher education systems that are distinct from the West. This trend may lead to a crisis of the identity that universities have in common, as autonomous academic bodies.

UNITED KINGDOM Why UK universities may be bargaining chips in Brexit negotiations Anne Corbett and Claire Gordon After three-and-a-half years of regret and frustration, universities in the United Kingdom have a plan for dealing with Brexit. However, this could well be derailed by negotiations on the future trading relationship with the European Union, where the outcome is unpredictable.

GLOBAL

Building bridges between cosmopolitans and populists

Ulrich Grothus
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UNITED KINGDOM

Prime minister announces fast track visa for scientists

Brendan O'Malley
Days before leaving the European Union, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a fast track visa for scientists, mathematicians and researchers would be launched in February, hoping to send a message to the world that the United Kingdom is “open to the most talented minds in the world”.

EUROPE British, European universities pledge post-Brexit collaboration Karen MacGregor

INDIA Sedition charges against JNU scholar for citizenship speech Shuriah Niazi

SWEDEN Twice as many foreign academics are in temporary positions Jan Petter Myklebust

AFRICA Social scientists fight back against freeloader accusations Wachira Kigotho

SOUTH AFRICA HE sector readies for 2020 amid threats and challenges Edwin Naidu

GERMANY Merkel stresses academic freedom in Istanbul Michael Gardner

INDONESIA

Universities will shift or be built in new capital

Kafil Yamin
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GLOBAL

International partnerships – Don’t forget the social element

Nita Temmerman
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EUROPE

Brexit – What now for universities?

The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. In a briefing on implications and the road ahead for higher education, the European University Association points out that both sides agree on the end goal of a close relationship in research and education – but achieving this will be complicated by a short timeframe and complex EU policy processes.

UKRAINE Ukraine says goodbye to a Soviet era funding formula Kateryna Suprun

PALESTINE Brain drain versus motivation drain in Gaza Mona Jebril

TANZANIA

What Tanzanian students say about studying in China

Hezron Makundi
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GLOBAL

Dream Jobs – OECD finds teens out of touch with work trends

Karen MacGregor
Half of 15-year-olds in 41 countries expect to work in one of 10 popular jobs that are ‘traditional’, with some at risk of becoming automated out of existence, says an OECD survey. It found inequalities in career choices and options, confusion about how qualifications relate to careers, and some ‘negative misalignment’ in the qualifications young people aspire to versus what they need to achieve job goals.

INDIA Blockaded academics, students board ‘Internet Express’ train A UWN correspondent in Srinagar

NORWAY Welfare fraud scandal – Universities neglected EU law Jan Petter Myklebust

UGANDA

Should university teachers be required to work in industry?

John Agaba
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CHINA-UNITED STATES

Harvard academic charged with lying about China links

BRAZIL

Pick of a creationist to lead HE agency rattles scientists

CROATIA

Croatian EU presidency to back equal pay pilot

IRAN

Universities to teach US ‘crimes and conspiracies’ course

UKRAINE

Nigerian student’s death raises mistreatment concerns

EGYPT

Court upholds niqab ban for Cairo University teaching staff

MOROCCO

Government set to tackle university reforms

UNITED KINGDOM

Top universities to give more places to disadvantaged

TURKEY

Minister encourages more students to attend vocational schools

BANGLADESH

Private universities fined for admitting students beyond limit

ZIMBABWE

Universities in fresh bid to hike fees

SOUTH AFRICA

A shutdown won’t solve historical debt – Universities SA

UNITED STATES

University asks students to download app to curb truancy