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OECD education adviser Dirk van Damme highlights disappointing maths and literacy scores of university leavers

World Economic Forum economist Saadia Zahidi says campuses must prevent ‘hollowing-out of the middle class’ for sake of social stability

Italian mathematician Alessio Figalli says falling short demonstrates the testing and unknowable nature of research

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’

Harvard professor says universities must take on responsibility for morality in a post-institutional and post-religious world

UK universities struggle in latest league table, as institutions in Germany, China and Australia make progress

Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties

Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding

Analysis of the backgrounds of leaders in the world top 400 reveals turnover is high but diversity low among presidents and vice-chancellors

Event will host the launch of the 2020 Wall Street Journal/����Vlog US College Rankings

Publishing deals need to acknowledge the reality that most research is not yet gold open access, says Elsevier’s Gemma Hersh

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

Two-day event to focus on how UK universities can ‘change the story’

Universities fuel governments’ appetites for metrics when they brag about their rankings, summit hears

'We have budget troubles too', provost of China’s leading university insists

Event hears how machine learning can aid student progress and curriculum design – and that academics should let AI ‘take over’ admissions

Forum mulls the merits of external experience, elected leaders and 10-year term limits

In times of conflict it is best to meet students on their own turf, University of Cape Town leader says

Former universities minister says institutions do not always succeed in maintaining founding diversity as he predicts ‘growth agenda’ will win in the UK

Physicist and broadcaster says academics must have freedom and support to communicate with society, to ‘avoid mistakes of past’

UK’s public research funding overseer argues debate over political control of public finances is a ‘false dichotomy’ and distracts from bigger societal issues

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Economist Lord Jim O'Neill warns political ‘nonsense’ a barrier to urgently-needed research

Head of fledgling college created by alliance of major research universities talks of ambition to diversify subject

Event will include launch of Young University Rankings 2020

Jessica Wade tells THE summit that younger institutions can create better equality policies from scratch

There are plenty of pluses in being the only campus in town, new Australian v-c insists

Event will include launch of THE Europe Teaching Rankings 2019

The president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University says be prepared to answer endless questions and learn to control your ego

Vice-provost for academic affairs at Nazarbayev University says the post-Soviet country is supporting higher education to break new ground in international research  

Asia Universities Summit 2020 will take place in partnership with Fujita Health University in Nagoya

University’s emphasis on creativity, not exam scores, aims to help shift China away from ‘degree factory’ model, THE summit hears

National University of Singapore takes top accolade at inaugural ceremony

Tsinghua University overtakes National University of Singapore in regional table

Minister tells THE summit that space project on which she works typifies national priority to diversify economy

Both sides talk about maintaining the fine balance between university neutrality and delivering on private research investments 

Artificial intelligence experts discuss the role of government, universities and tech companies in making sure AI has a positive impact on society 

US university president tells THE summit that institutions need to ‘rethink’ their operations

YS Chi claims publisher’s shift to recognise research quality over quantity left a void that has been filled by others happy to publish insubstantial work

University of Auckland tops first global ranking to measure institutions’ social and economic impact

Bin Yang tells THE summit that Chinese universities lack ‘original, innovative ideas’

Former ETH Zurich president tells THE summit there has been a ‘huge inflation’ in university enrolments, coupled with a ‘substantial mismatch between what universities teach and what society needs’

Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology has integrated sustainability into all parts of its business, says Göran Finnveden

More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears

Future steps require a future, first-time China summit hears

Event at Nankai University will discuss rapid rise of Chinese research institutions, and upcoming threats and opportunities

How can universities and industry improve the talent pipeline to meet 21st-century economic and social needs? 

Vice-chancellors turn on businesses for not doing enough to educate and retrain their workforce

Presidents of the next three ����Vlog World Academic Summit host partner institutions discuss global talent in the 21st century 

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Higher education leaders reflect on the challenges universities face during times of national conflict  

Institutions in developing world told to take lead on tackling major global challenges

Higher education institutions who are developing AI have a responsibility to ensure that it is not biased against developing nations, conference hears

Universities and their international connections are integral to national resilience, conference hears

Inaugural ceremony to build on success of long-running UK-focused awards

Forum of top university leaders will share best practice on management strategies 

Universities around the world can participate in new ranking based on UN Sustainable Development Goals 

Leaders of universities around the world consider how to advocate for international higher education amid rising nationalist agendas 

In an unpredictable, increasingly digital age, Singapore’s universities are rethinking how to equip alumni with relevant skills throughout their lives