Call to rethink China branch campuses over academic freedom risks Experts say long-running joint ventures should be seen as a ‘litmus test’ By Ellie Bothwell 2 August
Pakistan’s students and teachers need lectures in love Pakistani lecturers and students tend to be similar in age, which makes romances inevitable. Universities must do more to raise awareness of the potential fallout of such relationships, say Abur Rehman Cheema and Mehvish Riaz By Abdur Rehman Cheema 26 July
Australian university to offer courses in Myanmar Murdoch University signs agreement with Kaplan to deliver master’s degrees in Yangon By Ellie Bothwell 24 July
Ousted US academic to leave China, citing fears for his safety Peking University HSBC Business School declines to renew outspoken researcher’s contract By Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed 23 July
Preparation for overseas study is killing Chinese students’ scholarly aptitude Years of slogging through English-language crushes Chinese students' love of learning before they even get to an overseas university, says Bob Fonow By Bob Fonow 19 July
Chinese university suspends student offer over social credit mark Father’s failure to pay back loan hits son’s university admission, under state’s big-data system By John Morgan 17 July
India’s slimmer excellence initiative an ‘intelligent’ approach Scholar praises Indian government for supporting only universities that are ‘ready now’ to become world-class By Ellie Bothwell 17 July
Can India’s private universities deliver? The public sector has not expanded quickly enough to meet the demand for college degrees in India By Pushkar 12 July
China could overtake US on research impact by mid-2020s Trends analysis shows end of ‘US hegemony’ in research may not be far off By Simon Baker 12 July
Japan ‘supporting champions’ as route to global prestige Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities By John Ross 10 July
China closes scores of Sino-foreign joint programmes Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over ‘poor teaching standards’ of some joint initiatives By Ellie Bothwell 10 July
Education investment pushes China up innovation ranking Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20 By John Ross 10 July
