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August news digest: Latest sector updates
Get all the latest IHE sector news and updates in one place. This month, we observe the increasing rent fee for student housing in Europe, an innovative UN tool to track universities’ SDGs performance, the enforcement of the European AI Act, the EU research and policy agenda in autumn, and regional news updates from Europe and Africa.
Quarterly survey finds rents for student housing in Europe increasing ahead of new academic year (ICEF Monitor)
A European survey of student housing finds that rents increased more sharply in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
UN unveils tool to track universities’ SDGs performance (University World News)
UNESCO has launched the Sustainability Self-Evaluation Tool for Higher Education Institutions (SET4HEI), a new free, online resource designed to help higher education institutions assess and enhance their contributions to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This tool aims to support global sustainability efforts by providing a framework for institutions to evaluate their current and potential future impacts.
European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force (European Commission)
The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, has come into force. The AI Act is designed to ensure that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy, with safeguards to protect people's fundamental rights.
What’s on the EU research and innovation policy agenda for autumn 2024? (Science Business)
This autumn, the research and innovation community can anticipate a focus on topics driven by the current geopolitical climate. With a new commissioner, defense funding on the horizon, these issues and more are expected to feature prominently in the coming months.
Poland will no longer issue student visas to applicants without high school diplomas (Erudera)
Poland will stop issuing student visas to international students without a high school diploma to combat visa abuse and prevent illegal employment within EU countries, as announced by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
UK reports record foreign enrolment for 2022/23 (ICEF Monitor)
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has reported a 12% increase in international enrolments in the UK for the 2022/23 academic year, reaching a new peak, with the growth driven entirely by higher numbers from non-EU markets.
AAU to launch first Africa-wide universities research archive (University World News)
The Association of African Universities (AAU) is investing $60,000 in an electronic research archive to automatically capture and archive all research output from African universities published in international journals.
