This ambitious initiative aims to provide consumers with a multifaceted platform to engage with content, characters, and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and beyond. Through the utilization of Unreal Engine, players will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in customized experiences, expressing their fandom in a distinctly Disney manner. Additionally, users will … Read more
EUROPE A new ranking of engineering programmes offered by some of the main universities inside the European Union aims to create a “common market for engineering education” to help students pick the right courses, and employers find the best graduates, according to its founders. The European Ranking of Engineering Programmes, or EngiRank, was launched at … Read more
MAURITANIA The West African nation of Mauritania plans to establish its first university that will specialise in science education in the capital, Nouakchott. It aims to supply the labour market with the academic, technical and professional competencies necessary for achieving sustainable development. The Mauritanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced its plan in … Read more
DENMARK 12 research groupings across five Danish universities have been selected to investigate and recommend concrete strategies to enhance gender diversity and inclusion in Danish research settings specialising in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields. A collaboration between the non-profit Villum Foundation, the strategic innovation agency IS IT A BIRD and the Novo Nordic … Read more
DENMARK As commander of the International Space Station (ISS), Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has become the face of European space exploration and leadership and is helping to promote the idea of space science and research as key drivers of technology and innovation in Denmark. Watched by Danish Minister of Higher Education and Science Christina Egelund, … Read more
GLOBAL Student-staff collaboration, as well as motivated student leaders, has been critical in driving bold sustainable development initiatives at Toulouse Business School (TBS), according to both faculty and students at the institution. Many have been inspired by students – the business leaders of the future. TBS has a strong history of student participation that goes … Read more
EUROPE European universities are facing a multitude of challenges, necessitating innovative and effective leadership. Today’s university leaders must navigate major transformational issues, including the green and digital transition, evolving student and public expectations and shifting labour market demands, not to forget multiple ongoing crises. Recognising the pivotal role of university leadership in this context, the … Read more
UNITED STATES-GLOBAL The Synthetic University: How higher education can benefit from shared solutions and save itself, by James L Shulman, is published by Princeton University Press, 2023. ISBN 9780691190990. James L Shulman, the vice president and chief operating officer for the American Council of Learned Societies, can tell a good story, actually, several of them. … Read more
GLOBAL Last month’s United Nations report on Transforming Education, which highlighted the lack of progress towards SDG 4, the Sustainable Development Goal associated with access to education, should come as no surprise where the access to tertiary education component of this goal is concerned. We undertook research with over 300 organisations across the world in … Read more
NIGER-BURKINA FASO-FRANCE Students in Burkina Faso and Niger, who have been blocked from studying in France through that country’s withdrawal of visa facilities, are being urged to consider alternative higher education options for the upcoming academic year. With the French government standing firm over its closure of consular services in these countries, as well as … Read more