THE ranking ▪ Google’s revenue ▪ ChatGPT
Higher Ed
WORLD: UN calls for more education funding to boost sustainability
ASIA: Increasing appeal of Asian destinations in int’l student recruitment
CANADA: Diplomatic spat with India upsets student plans, fears of backlash
CHINA: Country’s best universities now closer to the top 10 in THE ranking
FRANCE: Government introduces “quality label” to booming private HE sector🔒
NORWAY: Less focus on excelling in research, more on national students
PORTUGAL: Non-Erasmus, int’l students reach 13% of total for the first time
SPAIN: Up to 85% discount for Latin Americans at public universities in Madrid
UNITED KINGDOM: Three-day-a-week programs let students find part-time work
UNITED STATES: 75% of international students in the US are from Asia
Digital marketing
ADVERTISING: Google exec says company tweaks auctions to boost revenue
ANALYTICS: Trump seems to ignore difference between reach and impressions
SEARCH: Google launches first episode of new “SEO Made Easy” videocast
SOCIAL MEDIA: Irish university to offer degree in social media influencing
SOCIAL MEDIA: TikTok will display Google prompts in its search bar
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LEARNING: Why fewer university students are studying Mandarin🔒
RECRUITMENT: Univs need to ensure potential int’l candidates feel welcome
RESEARCH: No, ChatGPT can’t be your new research assistant🔒
SCIENCE: It’s now cheap enough for laypeople to do science on their own
TECHNOLOGY: EdTech investment cooling in 2023, but growth will resume
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