The automation of the university has been a phenomenal strategy for improving its efficiency in service delivery, policy implementation and operational streamlining. The objective is to deliver better, precise, less labour-intensive implementation of routine tasks. However, there are questions about academic authenticity with artificial intelligence moving into writing, peer review and publishing.

Using Truth Social, United States President Donald Trump has struck out at Harvard University, threatening to remove the tax-exempt status it has had for centuries – on top of a US$2.2 billion cut to grants – after it refused to accept demands for swingeing changes.

As Afghanistan slips further into a humanitarian and educational abyss, a silent struggle unfolds beyond its borders. Afghan women students in Kyrgyzstan face discrimination and fear. They are on the frontline in international education and universities that offer scholarships need to provide more support.