Five nations dominate global innovation – WIPO report
Five nations accounted for nearly half of all scientific activity around the world as well as the great the majority
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UAE claims world first with AI-focused university
The United Arab Emirates claims to have opened the world’s first graduate-level university focusing on artificial intelligence. The Mohamed bin
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Nigerian universities embrace alternative power sources
With assistance from the federal ministry of education and international donors, Nigerian universities are taking advantage of alternative energy production
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Blockchain set to be vital tool for ASEAN HE mobility
Blockchain has been proposed as a technology to revolutionise everything from farming to pharmaceuticals and to create digital data depositories
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Huawei plans to spend more than US$300 million in research funding for universities
Huawei plans to spend more than $300 a year in research funding for universities, a senior company executive said on
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Turkish university leads in open access publications
Turkey’s Bilkent University has taken a lead in digitizing a maximum number of publications and making them available to readers
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Israel, Korea share thoughts on startups and higher education
Representatives from Israel and Korea discussed how to bolster cooperation on startups and higher education during Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
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Uni portal aims to be “TripAdvisor” with job focus
A new university search site, UniAdvisor, has been launched by the entrepreneur aimed at internationally educated graduates, CTurtle. Shane Dillon,
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Universities address demand for AI in Japan
Many universities are establishing departments to help foster students in the age of artificial intelligence and big data, which refers
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China surges forward in renewable energy research
Increasing lead over US and Europe may raise questions over who controls future of green technology China is pulling ahead
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