The European Union (EU) provides a €2 million grant towards a UNDP programme that will enable Afghan women to graduate …
Taiwan to see largest university merger in its history
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, and National Yunlin University of Science …
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 …
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 …
World Reputation Rankings 2019
The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2019 are based on the world’s largest invitation-only opinion survey of senior, published …
Indian finance minister allocates £46.6m to create “world class institutions”
India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to allocate £46.6 million to create “world-class institutions” in a bid to attract …
Turkey aims to host 200,000 international students
Turkey is aiming to enrol 200,000 international students by 2023, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said at an event in …
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 …
Career is key motivator for students choosing to study abroad
Better employment prospects and work experience during and after their studies are the key motivators pushing prospective students to look …
Student exchange, staff mobility still gaining popularity
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) supported more academics and students in 2018 than ever before, with figures peaking at …