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Lyon survey finds 92% of humanities PhD graduates consider their work socially useful

A survey of nearly 1,500 doctoral alumni by ComUE Université de Lyon found that 92% of humanities and social sciences respondents considered their work socially useful, while graduates in life and exact sciences reported high levels of job and career satisfaction.

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UN highlights need for media literacy as AI reshapes how young people access information

As artificial intelligence reshapes how students search for, consume and share information, UNESCO is calling for stronger media and information literacy education, alongside the launch of a new learning module on media literacy and AI in New Delhi.

Serbia elects student-backed parliament with more than 160 PhD holders on candidate list

A student-backed movement has won Serbia’s parliamentary election with a candidate list featuring academics, doctors and other professionals. More than 160 of its 250 candidates hold doctoral degrees, bringing an unusual concentration of academic experience into the country’s legislature.

Syria restricts women’s entry to defence, security university courses under new admission rules

New admission rules at two state-run universities limit women’s access to most defence and security programmes, prompting criticism from Human Rights Watch. Syria’s Higher Education Ministry says the restrictions apply only to specific courses linked to the requirements of military and security services.

African languages remain marginalised in education despite push for equity, UNESCO think piece argues

A commentary published by UNESCO IdeasLAB argues that the dominance of colonial languages in classrooms and academic research can reinforce educational inequality, calling for African languages to play a greater role in teaching and knowledge production.

11-year-old Egyptian girl beats 40 million students in Arab Reading Challenge, wins Dh500,000

An 11-year-old from Egypt has won the 10th edition of the Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai, emerging as the overall champion from a record 40.28 million participating students across 60 countries.

Nobel-winning economic theories offer UAE lessons for managing downturn, economist says

Damyana Bakardzhieva argues that predictable government policies, targeted support and long-term investment could help the UAE maintain consumer confidence and limit the economic impact of regional disruption.