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東大学長選考、藤垣裕子氏を委員15人中14人が最終承認

東京大学は、次期学長の選考過程を説明する新たな文書を公表し、藤垣裕子教授が選考会議の最終表決で圧倒的多数の承認を得たと明らかにした。

同志社理事長、国際高の平和学習に中立性の問題認める　辺野古事故受け検証へ

辺野古沖の船舶転覆事故を受け、学校法人同志社の八田英二理事長は、同志社国際高校の平和学習に教育の中立性上の問題があったとの認識を示した。

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Cornell president vows review in wake of alleged student gang rape

The president of Cornell University voiced support Saturday for an external review of the institution facing widespread outcry over the alleged gang rape of a student in 2024.

What is fuelling French school protests?

Protests by teenagers outside their schools have shaken France in recent days, with students blockading entrances to their institutions and security forces on occasion responding with tear gas.

Cornell rape case exposes sexual violence at US colleges

An alleged gang rape at Cornell University, detailed in a graphic lawsuit last month, has provoked fury in the United States over sexual violence on campuses and colleges' failure to stamp out the behavior.

NY governor vows to close loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape

New York Governor Kathy Hochul vowed Friday to close a legal loophole allowing offenders to avoid rape charges if their victims were willingly intoxicated, as in the case of an alleged gang rape at Cornell University.

NY attorney general tasked with investigating alleged Cornell gang rape

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor to investigate an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, the state's governor announced, following an outcry over prosecutors' decision not to file charges two years ago.

Hundreds of French high schools shut as new violence erupts

French high school students lit fires outside schools and faced off with police on Friday as a protest movement that has forced the closure of some 400 establishments showed no sign of abating.

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

A handful of pupils puzzled over equations on the blackboard of an Abidjan maths class. Next door, the humanities classes were all packed.

French school protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest

A protest by French secondary school students over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities deepened Thursday, with fires set outside schools and blockades in several cities.

Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

"Let's go to war!" shouted six-year-old Giorgos at his older cousin, Minas, as the two chased each other with claw-like geranium stalks around the schoolyard on the tiny Greek island of Thymaina.

French teens clash with police as school blockades intensify

French teenagers on Tuesday set fire to rubbish bins and hurled projectiles in clashes with police, as they kept up a blockade of some high schools demanding better conditions at their establishments but which has angered the government.

紀藤正樹氏、東大初の女性総長選出過程に説明を要請

紀藤正樹氏、東大初の女性総長選出過程に説明を要請。話題となっているのは学内の意向投票で染谷隆夫副学長が１１０７票に対し藤垣氏は５５３票と２番目だったことだ。

河合塾が西宮北口に東大理類特化校、2027年1月開講

河合塾が西宮北口に東大理類特化校、2027年1月開講。大手進学塾「河合塾」は2026年11月、東大理類へ最上位で現役合格を目指す新ブランド「東大理類特化 MEPLOMETA（メプロメタ）」を創設し、阪急電鉄の西宮北口駅前（兵庫県西宮市）で開校。

South Lebanon children return to school destroyed by Israel strike

In southern Lebanon, eight-year-old Yara Ajami started the academic year this week in a doorless, windowless classroom after her school was destroyed by an Israeli strike.

11 hurt as teen opens fire outside school in western Turkey

A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 pupils, before being detained in the country's third such shooting in six months, officials said.

In Bangladesh, Pakistan's Jinnah photo stirs anger

Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah died nearly eight decades ago, but his photograph has become the centrepiece of a fresh battle over history at Bangladesh's top university.

Global Schools Group Marks 25th Anniversary with S$100,000 Multi-Organisation Community Support

The Group Outlines Ambitious Global Expansion with 20 New Campuses by 2030 and Next-Generation Student Initiatives

Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions

Dozens of Afghans studying to be doctors in Pakistan hope a court hearing on Friday will overturn an order by the country's medical board for them to be expelled from colleges and universities and sent home.

Empty benches as schools reopen in Venezuela's quake-hit Guaira

Schools in Venezuela's quake-scarred coastal state of La Guaira were deserted on Tuesday, a day after the start of the new school year, with many parents opting to keep children home for fear of further deadly tremors.

Kuwait schools restore classroom routines after remote learning

Students returned to Kuwait’s public and private Arabic schools on September 14 as educators prepared to address learning gaps and rebuild classroom routines after months of online education.

Expert proposes phased digital reform for Arab business schools

Arab university business schools need to reform their teaching, administration and use of data together to prepare graduates for changing markets, according to management education expert Prof Dr Mohammed Abdulwahab al-Azzawi.

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors.

寺田和雄氏、花粉研究への関心と金沢大受験を回想　不合格発表後に補欠合格

福井県立恐竜博物館副館長の寺田和雄氏が、高校の生物部で花粉研究に関心を持った経緯と、1986年の金沢大学受験を振り返った。

DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF

A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.

Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo

Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo island are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those having to endure them.

Philadelphia Festival Revisits the Signing and Legacy of the U.S. Constitution

Philadelphia is marking its role in the creation of the U.S. Constitution with a public event at the National Constitution Center, revisiting the document signed at Independence Hall on Sept. 17, 1787.

Philippines holds drills to safeguard students from armed intruders

As an alarm reverberated throughout a Philippine high school on Thursday, students scrambled behind locked doors and police swept corridors in a drill aimed at preparing for an attack once unthinkable in the Southeast Asian country.

Back-to-school in Cuba a grim day with shortages of everything

Cuban children began the new school year Tuesday with shortages of teachers, food and uniforms -- and often no electricity -- as the island endures a crippling US pressure campaign.

Even at Elysee, phones are handed in, Macron tells French pupils

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday told high school pupils that phones and social networks were "not good" for them, arguing that even at the Elysee presidential palace attendees were asked to give up their devices before meetings.

Tamil Nadu and NUS agree to expand postgraduate and research links

Guidance Tamil Nadu and the National University of Singapore have signed an agreement covering exchanges, industry projects, scholarships and advanced study.

Rural Tamil Nadu students present 64 technology projects at IIT-M research park

Students from 13 rural training centres presented coding, robotics and digital projects in Chennai after a statewide competition drew 482 submissions.

Maharashtra Accepts Tribal Students’ Demands After 17-Day Protest

Tribal students suspended a hunger strike after Maharashtra provided written, time-bound commitments on recruitment, residential schools and other demands.

College Values Debate Puts Harvard and Columbia Under Parental Scrutiny

A discussion by Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy about whether their daughter should apply to Harvard has renewed debate over campus culture, family values and how parents choose universities.

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