International The Trump administration tried to save a U.S. university by playing nice with an autocrat. It failed. | In an interview this week at the U.S. Embassy, [Ambassador] Cornstein declined to directly criticize Orban — whom he described as his “friend” — and instead blamed Soros for not cultivatingContinue Reading
International Government sets the stage for higher tuition fees | The Kenyan government has ruled out any future increase in funding to universities, setting the stage for a sharp rise in student fees. The country’s Cabinet Secretary for Education Amina Mohamed said the government can no longer afford to increaseContinue Reading
International Higher education can take a lead in fighting inequity | The first World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) is being held on 28 November. The aim of WAHED is to act as a catalyst for regional, national and global action to address inequalities in access to higher education.Continue Reading
International Universities shouldn’t be playing the global rankings game | The ranking system is based on a snapshot of institutional performance in a given year. It’s a zero-sum game: a gain by one institution is necessarily a loss by another. And as Chris Brink, a former university vice-chancellor, shows, theContinue Reading
International The making of university rankings – Has anything changed? | With the academic year now in full swing, and most university rankings published – the latest being the US News and World Report’s 2019 Best Global Universities ranking on 30 October – higher education leaders around the world areContinue Reading
