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PM Shehbaz Sharif announces Daanish University will offer world-class education based on merit, focusing on technology, research, and emerging fields.
Non-academic staff unions at Kaduna State University (KASU) have rejected the state government's plan to selectively implement a new Federal Government agreement for academic staff only, demanding equal pay for all workers.
The Transformative Education (TrEd) program at the American University of Beirut (AUB), founded in 2011, celebrates its alumni who have become leaders and mentors, emphasizing collaborative learning.
A professor at MS University, Vadodara, has written to the Vice-Chancellor seeking a ban on religious practices on campus, citing constitutional principles of secularism.
A telescope worth ₹4 lakh was stolen from Calicut University's Madhava Observatory, but university authorities only discovered the theft when police recovered it from a mobile phone theft suspect. The incident has prompted an audit of valuable equipment across university …
University of Bristol’s new £500m campus opens near Temple Meads station, offering easier commuting and public access. The Sloane Robinson building is a £241m centerpiece for teaching and research.
Unpaid Arrears: Plateau varsity lecturers begin indefinite strike
Lecturers at Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, have initiated an indefinite strike due to the university management's failure to address outstanding salary-related arrears and six other demands. The industrial action by the ASUU chapter follows the expiration of a…
The University of Sharif has expelled six students and filed charges against 115 students over protests that took place in December 2023. The university's deputy of student affairs, Mahmoud Bahman Abadi, defended the decision, stating that the students were involved in an…
ESUT lecturers suspend strike
Lecturers at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) have suspended their two-week warning strike after the state government increased the university's monthly subvention to ₦276 million.
University suspends professor stripped over attempted sexual assault
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Nigeria has suspended Professor Ifeanyi Odinye of the Chinese Studies Department following allegations of attempted sexual assault on a female student. The professor was reportedly physically assaulted and stripped by angry students o…
Lagos State University (LASU) has launched an investigation into allegations that lecturers failed to upload students’ results, potentially causing delayed graduation and extra years for over 100 students. The controversy gained traction on social media, prompting the uni…
Thousands gathered in London to hold a vigil for Jason Arday, a black academic who became Cambridge's youngest black professor in 2023. Arday was found dead on Friday after accusations of plagiarism.
More than 200 academic staff have resigned from Kaduna State University (KASU) due to poor conditions and the non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU Agreement, prompting the ASUU-KASU chapter to issue a two-week strike ultimatum.
Jason Arday, a Black former Cambridge university professor, has been found dead at his home after facing relentless public scrutiny and accusations of being a 'DEI hire'. The 41-year-old professor resigned as a professor of sociology of education at the university on Augu…
A shooting at Virginia State University's campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown. The shooting occurred near the university's Quad Annexes, and multiple suspects are involved.
The University of Cambridge said it would review its hiring process for senior roles as it probes claims of plagiarism by a professor who resigned this week.
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ASUU strike stalls examination in Nigerian university
An indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) in Ondo State has halted second-semester examinations due to the non-payment of lecturers' May and June salaries by the state government.
HKU president Xiang Zhang will step down in 2028 after completing a second five-year term. He wishes to return to laboratory work and described his time as president as a 'defining honour'.
Singaporean host Diana Ser shared that two of her three children will be heading off to university in 2027. She gave them life advice, such as telling them to always iron their clothes, unless it's an emergency.
The Saint Simeon monastery in northern Syria has suffered damage during the country's civil war, with looting, illegal excavation, military use, and neglect causing irreparable harm. Archaeologists are working to restore the site, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Texas Tech has secured a $70 million, 15-year naming rights deal with Galaxy Digital to rebrand its football stadium. The partnership establishes Galaxy as the official digital assets partner and creates new NIL opportunities for student-athletes.
The University of Melbourne's interim vice-chancellor told the royal commission into antisemitism that pro-Palestine sit-ins on campus led to the institution 'quite sharply' changing its response to protests.
The EU’s Georgetown? Top French university Sciences Po eyes Brussels campus
French university Sciences Po is considering opening a campus in Brussels, arguing that the EU capital is missing its own elite academic institution.
A ProPublica investigation into the 1981 rape of Alice Sebold and the subsequent conviction of Anthony Broadwater reveals a flawed justice system in Syracuse, where police and prosecutors botched the case, and the university suppressed media coverage of the rape epidemic.
Mount Royal University in Calgary has confirmed a breach after hackers claimed an attack. The incident occurred on June 17, and the attackers stole and deleted data from the university's file storage systems.
Ripple, the payments company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the University of Kansas Athletics to feature the XRP logo on the jerseys of all Kansas athletic teams. XRP also becomes the official cryptocurrency of Kansas Athletics.
The Northern Metropolis university town in Hong Kong can deliver innovation by breaking down silos and aligning academia with industrial goals. The project's success depends on creating a new type of university governed through a consortium model.
Ministers consider requiring students to pass GCSE English to access university loans, affecting over 30,000 students without formal qualifications. Critics say this would harm students from poorer backgrounds and non-traditional backgrounds.