Higher education
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The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’
Universities face growing restrictions and loss of academic freedom. Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghan students describe a higher education system increasingly shaped by religious control and…
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China’s graduate glut: millions enter a job market with little use for them.
Record graduate numbers intensify competition for jobs. China is experiencing its largest graduating class on record, with 12.7 million university graduates in 2026, an increase of 480,000 compared with 2025.…
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Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years.
The United Kingdom has cancelled the Strengthening Higher Education for Female Empowerment (SHEFE) programme only two years after its launch. The initiative had a £45 million budget and aimed to…
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China’s universities cut 12,000 ‘obsolete’ degrees amid race to embrace AI era.
Universities are reshaping academic programmes to match economic priorities. Chinese universities are carrying out a broad restructuring of their academic offerings to align higher education with national development goals and…
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Refugees remain severely underrepresented in higher education globally.
Refugee participation in higher education remains far below global levels. The article highlights the persistent gap between refugees and the general population in access to higher education. According to data…
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Celebrating 75 Years of Global Cooperation in Higher Education.
The IAU celebrates a milestone in international higher education. On 4 May 2026, the International Association of Universities (IAU) celebrated its 75th anniversary at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The event…