https://higheredsignal.com/topics/leadership-governance/ Appointments, governance, strategy and institutional change. en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:06:11 GMT https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:06:20 GMT Algeria's higher education ministry has reissued a draft grid for assessing promotion to full professor. It says the grid will apply from the November 2028 session, affecting academics seeking the rank. Original source: Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche scientifique (Algerie) — https://www.mesrs.dz/fr/2026/10/projet-de-la-grille-devaluation-pour-la-promotion-au-grade-de-professeur Higher Ed Signal academic-workforcepolicy-regulationleadership-governance https://higheredsignal.com/news/hrk-and-cews-project-to-monitor-gender-equality-measures-in-german-pro-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/hrk-and-cews-project-to-monitor-gender-equality-measures-in-german-pro-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:56:16 GMT A joint project by the German Rectors' Conference and CEWS that examines equality measures in professorial appointment procedures moves into intensive data collection this winter semester. Original source: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz — https://www.hrk.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/meldung/mehr-geschlechtergerechtigkeit-bei-der-besetzung-von-professuren-hrk-und-cews-nehmen-mit-verbundpr Higher Ed Signal academic-workforceleadership-governancepolicy-regulation https://higheredsignal.com/news/chilean-and-spanish-rectors-bodies-sign-11-commitments-on-university-c-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/chilean-and-spanish-rectors-bodies-sign-11-commitments-on-university-c-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:49:59 GMT Chilean and Spanish rectors' bodies have signed a joint declaration of 11 commitments covering training, research and academic mobility, after two days of talks in Tenerife. Original source: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas — https://consejoderectores.cl/2026/10/21/cruch-y-crue-acuerdan-11-compromisos-para-fortalecer-la-cooperacion-universitaria-entre-chile-y-espana Higher Ed Signal internationalisation-tneleadership-governanceresearch-innovation https://higheredsignal.com/news/costa-rican-university-presses-warn-over-threatened-cuts-to-2027-fees-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/costa-rican-university-presses-warn-over-threatened-cuts-to-2027-fees-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:49:19 GMT Costa Rica's public university presses have issued a statement on possible cuts to FEES 2027, as 2027 funding for state universities is due to be settled this week. Original source: Consejo Nacional de Rectores — https://www.conare.ac.cr/las-editoriales-universitarias-ante-las-amenazas-de-recortes-al-fees-2027 Higher Ed Signal finance-fundingpolicy-regulationleadership-governance