Education & Culture Policy: Malaysia’s Higher Education Minister urged bigger celebrations for Academia Day, spotlighting lecturers and researchers as the backbone of knowledge and ethics amid AI growth. Arts Funding Uncertainty: Ukraine’s Tysiachovesna-2026 cultural-product winners may miss 2026 state funding, but officials say they’ll be covered via the 2027 initiative budget if contracts slip. Teaching as a Career Choice: Bangladesh’s PM vowed to make teaching a first-choice profession for top talent, promising better recruitment and fewer hurdles for salary and benefits. Community Arts in Action: In the Philippines, fisherfolk and artists used a photowalk and poetry to push coastal protection in Gubat, Sorsogon. Local Music & Belonging: St. George (Louisiana) announced “Sundays in St. George,” a free outdoor music-and-art series at Highland Road Community Park. Art World Spotlight: Malaga artist Julio Anaya lands a London Saatchi Gallery group show, building a “cabinet of curiosities” installation for “Beyond the Streets.” Travel as Culture: Natural Habitat Adventures launched Nat Hab Cultural Journeys, with small-group itineraries centered on homes, farms, studios, and local traditions. Music & Heritage: GCHQ historian Dr. David Abrutat will give a talk on Brora’s secret wartime “Y Station” radio interception site.