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OECD Finds Micro-Credential Systems Still Fragmented Across Four Pilot Countries
An OECD review published 1 October 2026 compares how Australia, Estonia, Finland and Ireland regulate micro-credentials, and finds the shor…
THE's 2027 Rankings: Tsinghua Passes All of Continental Europe, US and UK Shares Hit Lows
Times Higher Education's 2027 rankings, released 30 September 2026, show Tsinghua University overtaking every continental European universi…
OECD's 2026 Education at a Glance Finds a 13-Point Gender Gap in Degrees That Runs Both Ways
OECD's Education at a Glance 2026 finds women aged 25-34 hold tertiary degrees at a 13-percentage-point higher rate than men across member …
V-Dem's 2026 Academic Freedom Index Finds Declines in 50 of 179 Countries
A decade of V-Dem data finds academic freedom declined in 50 of 179 countries and territories since 2015. Institutional autonomy fell faste…
Two 2026 Surveys Show AI Use in Higher Education Nearly Doubling, With Guidance Lagging Behind
Two 2026 datasets — an OECD teacher survey and a 35-country higher-education poll — show AI use surging past the training, assessment redes…
A Count of 248 Research-Assessment Reform Plans Finds Values Stated, Operational Change Lagging
A content analysis of 248 action plans filed with Europe's Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment finds open-science language widespre…
More Than 25 Countries Sign UNESCO's AI-in-Education Statement, But Guidance Still Lags Behind Classroom Use
At UNESCO's Digital Learning Week 2026 in Paris, more than 25 education ministers signed a non-binding statement on AI in schools. UNESCO's…