Austria attacks Brussels over student quotas The new Austrian chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer has accused the European Commission of "jeopardizing the Austrian health system" by demanding that Vienna lift its quotas on the amount of Germans studying medicine in Austria; EUobserver.com 07.02.2007

Duke President Calls on Higher Education Leaders to Speak Out About Their Mission Richard H. Brodhead tells a higher education conference that American higher education is often misunderstood and its leaders need to explain why universities matter so much to the nation’s future; Dukenews 06.02.2007

Europe is a Tower of Babel Don't fear the Polish plumber, says Slovak Ján Figel', European Commissioner for Education, Training and Culture; CaféBabel.com 05.02.2007

RAE selection gets brutal Careers are on the line as universities exclude all but 'world-leading' submissions. More academics than ever before will find themselves stigmatised as research inactive, it emerged this week, as universities began the often brutal process of confirming which staff will have their work submitted in the 2008 research assessment exercise. Times Higher Education Supplement 02.02.2007

Commission launches new expert group on philanthropic research funding The European Commission has set up an expert group to investigate how universities could raise more funds from philanthropic sources such as foundations, trusts, charities, corporate and private donors and alumni: CORDISnews 25.01.2007

Education passport in train THE University of New England will lead a consortium of 14 Australian universities to develop a template for a new international "qualifications passport". The Australian 10.01.2007