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French high school students have resumed protests after a two-week break, with 41 schools affected by blockades or attempted blockades on Nov 2. Students say government proposals on school repairs, class sizes and university admissions do not go far enough.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Swedish inventor left most of his fortune to fund annual awards for achievements in science, literature and peace. His decision, set out in a will signed in Paris in 1895, faced opposition before the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901.
