Higher Education Governance: Turkey’s Istanbul Bilgi University has been ordered closed via a presidential decree, with critics saying the move contradicts recent quality accreditation and revives fears of crackdowns on private universities. Student Tech & Wellbeing: Ireland’s Technovation Junior finalists from Mayo will compete in India this October with DiAssist, an app aimed at helping teens manage diabetes and mental wellbeing. Anti-Hate Learning: Germany’s Claims Conference and University of Duisburg-Essen launched ShoutOut, a free 15-minute game for schools to help students spot antisemitism, hate speech and Holocaust distortion online. Private School Funding Debate: Scotland’s Fettes College chair John Edward says VAT on fees is leaving disadvantaged students behind and rejects the idea that independent schools are “bottomless pits of cash.” Heat, Schools & Health: France’s deadly June heatwave has reignited the air-conditioning debate, with reports of sharp rises in deaths among older people and cooling gaps in schools and hospitals. EU Travel Disruption: Ryanair warns that the new EU entry-exit passport system (EES) isn’t ready for peak summer, flagging likely passport-queue chaos at multiple airports. Climate Outlook: The WMO says El Niño conditions are developing and forecast to strengthen rapidly, raising the odds of heatwaves, droughts and heavy rainfall across coming months.