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Higher Ed Signal

Regional Signals

Regional editions

Higher education is organised differently in every system. Each edition brings national context, local sources and the cross-regional picture together.

Global

Cross-regional developments: intergovernmental policy, global research systems, mobility flows and sector-wide shifts that touch universities everywhere.

1 stories in 7 days13 active sourcesRSS

Africa

Higher education across the African continent: expanding systems, funding and quality assurance, research capacity, and continental and francophone networks.

2 stories in 7 days35 active sourcesRSS

Asia-Pacific

East Asia and the Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and neighbouring systems, from research investment to international education.

0 stories in 7 days17 active sourcesCoverage gapRSS

Central Asia

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: reforming systems, new institutions and growing international partnerships.

0 stories in 7 days9 active sourcesCoverage gapRSS

Europe

European higher education and research: national systems, the European Education and Research Areas, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and the UK.

6 stories in 7 days72 active sourcesRSS

Latin America and the Caribbean

Universities across Latin America and the Caribbean: public funding, access and equity, research agencies and regional cooperation.

6 stories in 7 days28 active sourcesRSS

Middle East and North Africa

The Gulf, the Levant and North Africa: fast-growing systems, national visions, research investment and transnational campuses.

3 stories in 7 days27 active sourcesRSS

North America

United States and Canada: federal and state or provincial policy, finance, research funding, enrolment and student outcomes.

1 stories in 7 days21 active sourcesRSS

South Asia

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and neighbours: regulation, expansion, quality, research and international collaboration.

0 stories in 7 days7 active sourcesCoverage gapRSS

Southeast Asia

ASEAN higher education: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and beyond.

1 stories in 7 days19 active sourcesRSS