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Phil Baty addresses the THE World Academic Summit 2016, and raises some fundamental questions about how higher education is viewed worldwide

Study being launched at THE World Academic Summit highlights challenges of collecting comparable data on social mobility

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy

Ana Mari Cauce, who is Cuban-American and gay, aims to improve race and identity relations on campus

LinkedIn co-founder, a Nobel laureate and more than 10 university presidents among high-profile speakers at 51³Ô¹Ï¡¯s flagship event 

Tuition rises have left middle classes ¡®slammed¡¯, and low African American enrolments can cause tensions, warns Gene Block

Former universities minister sees Chinese branch campuses as ¡®prize¡¯ for UK

President Thomas Rosenbaum also defines his role as maintaining a culture ¡®where people dream¡¯

Shanghai Jiao Tong University a model of how China¡¯s universities can transform and put innovation first, says president

Jean-Lou Chameau says new institution has established 'remarkable' research record since opening and has not been influenced by Saudi Arabian cultural issues 

The 2016 THE Asia Universities Summit took place at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology this week

Steve Kang says he wants to challenge East Asian 'uni-directional' tradition of education where students simply 'prepare for the test'

Academics do not always publicise their work, says senior academic administrator at Moroccan university 

Event host Pompeu Fabra University is arguably the greatest legacy of 1992 Games, says Jack Grove

New head of Staffordshire University says sector must think harder about whether classrooms and lecture halls on campus are suited to modern teaching methods

Philanthropic donations to universities seen in the US can be replicated in Europe and the Middle East, argues former University of Chicago president Hugo Sonnenschein

Outdated view that modern universities exert only local influence should be challenged, Hefce¡¯s David Sweeney tells Barcelona event

Summit will take place on 5-7 April and officially launch the 150 Under 50 Rankings 2017, ranking the world's best universities under 50 years old

New universities must seek innovative ways to improve the student experience rather than simply mimicking older institutions, says Peter Coaldrake

Youth is not a bar to excellence, despite older institutions¡¯ rankings success. Jack Grove analyses how some youthful contenders have risen in the ranks

Higher education is booming in parts of the world without a long history of university research and teaching ¨C but development must be sustainable

Recently founded institutions can ¡®leapfrog¡¯ the educational approaches of the past, says former AUC president

Broader-based education addresses concerns over graduate skills, conference hears

Challenge of balancing need for quick decision-making with demand for collegiality debated

Lord Willetts tells event it is hard to see how governments can fund expansion on necessary scale

51³Ô¹Ï rankings editor Phil Baty unveils the results live from the World Academic Summit in Melbourne

Prestigious event will host official launch of the 2015-16 World University Rankings

Nobel laureate among prestigious line-up

A new network of young research institutions in Europe has been launched with the aim of increasing influence in education policy

THE World Academic Summit 2015 to take place in Melbourne, it was announced today.

University of Huddersfield chancellor to step down after 12 years

Institutions from 11 countries feature in a top 30 that previews what a new ranking of universities in the Middle East and North Africa could look like

The 2015 51³Ô¹Ï World Academic Summit will take place in Melbourne, Australia, in partnership with the University of Melbourne, it was announced today

Listen to reporter Chris Parr¡¯s interviews with keynote speakers at the event in Miami

Watch all the keynote speeches from the inaugural Young Universities Summit in Miami

 Agenda confirmed for inaugural THE Young Universities Summit in Miami

THE to host world¡¯s first global gathering dedicated to challenges and opportunities facing young universities.

Academics at leading South Korean universities are the world¡¯s best at attracting funding from business, a new study says.

Details of the agenda for the inaugural THE World Academic Summit in Singapore have been released

President Bertil Andersson outlines new trends in university development to be addressed at Singapore summit