A new scholarship for Saudi Arabian students is excluding funding for English language studies, “disappointing” some language schools. 

Academics and NGOs have expressed "deep concern" about the policies, which would limit the number of international staff and students eligible to teach and study at universities in the West Bank.

The cabinet set out changes to the country's visa system on April 18, announcing a significant revamp of its golden residence system which allows foreigners to live and work in the UAE for up to 10 years.

Nobel peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim countries to condemn the Taliban's ban on girls' secondary education.

Afghan students are struggling to reach campuses abroad where they have been invited to study due to security concerns and limited options for travel out of Afghanistan, according to a US-based network defending scholars' rights.

Study abroad and networking platform Educatly has closed a pre-seed funding round of $1 million with a key contribution from Enterprise Ireland. Falak Startups, a start-up accelerator backed by the Egyptian government, is also backing the company.

Leicester's De Montfort University, one of the UK Pavilion's founding partners at Expo 2020, officially opened its Dubai campus with an event on Thursday.

Universities have to get better at designing the experience for different cohorts, rather than just simply talking about diversification or being less reliant on China and India