The University of Tokyo has appointed scientist Yuko Fujigaki as its first woman president in the institution's nearly 150-year history. Fujigaki, a professor of science and technology at the university, told reporters on Tuesday that her appointment could “s…
France's student protests over school conditions have drawn attention to resource gaps between schools in poorer areas and those in wealthier communities. Since late September, pupils have protested over absent teachers, poor buildings, crowded schedules and…
Children in Burj Qalaway in southern Lebanon began the school year in unfinished classrooms after an Israeli strike destroyed their elementary school in May. Students returning from the summer break were sent to a nearby building that was still under construc…
Newcastle University faced criticism Thursday after awarding a sustainability professorship to Anant Ambani, the son of Mukesh Ambani and owner of the large Indian wildlife centre Vantara. The university said on September 14 that it awarded Ambani a professor…
Public school teachers in Tripoli and other Libyan cities protested on Thursday to demand higher salaries from Libya's Tripoli-based government, threatening a wider strike if their demands are not met. Thousands of teachers are already in the third week of a…
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said six-year-old Lian Yunzhi has set a new women's world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik's Cube, averaging just over four seconds. CCTV said Lian broke the women's 3x3 average world record twice this month at World Cube Associat…
Mexico said Monday it will ban cell phones in elementary and secondary schools from November, joining other countries that have restricted mobile phone use in classrooms. Under the rule, students will not be allowed to use mobile phones in class or during rec…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet adopted a decree law Thursday banning burqas and niqabs in schools and setting a 30% class cap on students who do not have adequate Italian-language skills. Meloni said the measure would provide more tools for l…
Journalist and author Zeinab Badawi is preparing a children's edition of her African history book after the adult version sold more than 110,000 copies. Badawi's “An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence” was first published in…
Biama, a rapid street dance built around acrobatic turns, fast footwork and comic facial expressions, is drawing young crowds to working-class districts of Abidjan and other Ivorian cities. In Yopougon, the Abidjan district described as the movement's birthpl…
Oslo has banned smart glasses in schools throughout the entire school day and at all education levels, saying the move is meant to protect children from being filmed and from data collection. The municipality said the ban took effect on August 27. Oslo Vice M…
Girls are at greater risk of dropping out of school when heatwaves, storms or wildfires linked to climate change disrupt education, UNICEF said Thursday. The UN children's agency said its analysis suggested that one in 10 students, or more than 171 million st…
A Damascus school where ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad studied has decided to separate boys and girls, raising debate over social norms under Syria's new Islamist authorities. The Al-Hurriya Institute said Monday that, "for the best interests of our…
Britain's Prince George started at Eton College on Tuesday, arriving for his first day with his parents, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. The…
TOEFL English exams in Iran have been suspended after the latest US sanctions, disrupting plans for Iranian students applying to foreign universities. The US-…
Hungarian universities suspended from the EU's Erasmus youth mobility programme can return to the scheme, Education and Child Affairs Minister Judit Lannert said on Friday. “Erasmus is returning to all Hungarian universities!” Lannert wrote on Facebook, sayin…
Fyodor Dostoevsky's 19th-century novella “White Nights” has become a bestseller in Brazil after gaining attention on TikTok, nearly 180 years after its release. Brazilian publisher Editora 34 told AFP that its sales of the novella, one of Dostoevsky's earlies…
Private schools in the United States could lose their tax-exempt status if they consider race in admissions, scholarships or similar areas under proposed rules…
Philippine schools held active-intruder drills on Thursday, September 3, with about 3,000 students at Carlos F. Gonzales High School north of Manila practising how to respond to an armed threat. Students barricaded classroom doors with tables and chairs, drew…
New York City is banning public school students from using artificial intelligence until high school, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. The one-year r…
Cuban children began the new school year Tuesday amid shortages of teachers, food and uniforms, with many schools also facing power cuts during the island's energy crisis. At Maria Cabrales Elementary School in Havana, pupils arrived without the usual bell-ri…
France's ban on mobile phones in high schools came into force on Tuesday, with President Emmanuel Macron defending the measure as pupils and staff began adapti…