What’s Next for Donald Trump? Bold Policy Moves He Could Enact Soon

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What’s Next for Donald Trump? Bold Policy Moves He Could Enact Soon (India Today, February 10, 2025) Donald Trump's administration has introduced significant policy shifts, but several key proposals remain pending. These include shutting down the Department of Education, restricting abortion pills, expanding school choice, targeting universities, imposing tariffs, altering labor laws, and shaping foreign policy in Ukraine and Israel. His plan, outlined in Agenda 47, calls for overhauling the independent accreditation process for colleges and universities — describing it as his “secret weapon” to reform higher education.

“Study in Iraq” Program Guarantees International Accreditation, Improves Quality of University Education. (Iraq News Agency, February 10, 2025) The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced today, Monday, that more than 3,000 international students from 91 countries are studying in Iraqi universities. The ministry stressed that the "Study in Iraq" program enhances the quality of university education and ensures international accreditation.

NAAC Accreditation Made Mandatory for Affiliations in Karnataka (The Times of India, January 15, 2025) Colleges will not be granted affiliation if they do not have accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). So far, colleges have been granted temporary affiliation, but it will be permanent, and NAAC accreditation will be mandatory.

Schools Making Efforts to Globalize Training Programs (Saigon News, January 6, 2025) Higher education institutions are working to enhance accreditation processes in order to standardize their training programs. In nearly four years, from 2020 to October 2024, a total of 85 programs have achieved accreditation standards, exceeding the combined total of 68 programs from the previous decade.