Asia

Education secretary says university inaugurations ‘not appropriate’ for sovereignty conversations

Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story

A failure to treat staff fairly and consistently impedes academic standards and hurts students, says Sheikh Nahid Neazy

Cultural and linguistic cohesion required if region is to fulfil its higher education potential, experts say

Many universities now looking to China, not to Europe, to form academic partnerships, says Cambridge professor

First-year students from China’s special administrative regions will be required to participate in military training programme for first time

Doctoral students starting degrees at Westlake University handed advice to develop ‘strong morals’

Soul-searching is required by institutions if they want to survive the alarming decline in student numbers that will leave many classrooms empty, says Jayden Kim

China now has three institutions in top 100 of research-focused ranking 

Scholars broadly welcome new government’s pledges but say sector reform will be challenging

The high cost and visa complexity associated with Western higher education is driving a mushrooming number of African students east, says Kuyok Abol Kuyok

Females out, bureaucrat’s son in as Tokyo Medical University rigs entrance scores