Campus Rights: Iligan Medical Center College apologized after Muslim nursing students alleged they were told to remove hijabs, and pledged to review its uniform policy with students and other stakeholders. University Accountability: Sri Lanka’s COPE committee says universities may be owed nearly Rs 30 billion from academics who broke service bonds, including by going overseas, and called for a recovery system. Access and Capacity: Students in Burkina Faso report lecture halls packed well beyond capacity, highlighting a gap between government promises of campus improvements and conditions on the ground. International Faculty: South Korea will let overseas professors take full-time university posts while keeping their foreign appointments, aiming to recruit specialists in AI and other advanced fields. Higher Education Expansion: Maharashtra is drafting incentives, including land and cheaper electricity, to attract foreign universities beyond Mumbai and Pune. Student Mobility: U.S. university program-page views from abroad rose 40% after the midterm elections, though international enrollment had fallen 13% in the 2025–26 academic year. Research in Government: Two University of Limerick academics will join Ireland’s new €3.9 million fellowship scheme, advising on prison healthcare and youth participation in elections.