Higher education

AI smart glasses banned in exam halls in South Korea as schools step up monitoring

Schools in South Korea are increasing their scrutiny of AI smart glasses during assessments.

He started as a guard at 75. Now 80, he is chasing a second diploma in legal studies

Anthony Png, 80, on his scooter at Temasek Polytechnic, where he is pursuing his second diploma.

No to retirement, yes to higher education: Why some seniors are going back to school

Librarian Mohaini Ibrahim, 70, is currently pursuing a Specialist Diploma in Applied Psychology (Behavioural Insights) at Temasek Polytechnic.

Trump administration ties schools' federal loan access to earning power of graduates

Students are doing worse than you think

Professors have been griping about students for as long as there have been ivory towers.

Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary in Turkey, a focus for Trump

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, June 16, 2026. Murat Kula/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

ITE online exams moved offline after system crashes

Online exams from June 5 to June 11 proceeded as scheduled but with printed scripts.

Clashes break out at Belgian protest against education reforms

Demonstrators protest against planned education sector reforms in Brussels, Belgium June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Bart Biesemans

Former DPM Heng Swee Keat appointed SIT’s first chancellor

As chancellor, former deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat will serve as SIT’s highest-ranking ceremonial office holder and ambassador.

A university project that became Finland’s crown jewel in pioneering space technology

Staff inside ICEYE headquarters in Espoo, Finland.

Credit: ICEYE

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