Asia

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

Ambitious target will be smashed as communist state steps up overseas collaboration efforts

It may be five years since Moocs went mainstream, but Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy believe they still have the potential to reach the hard-to-reach

Mark Jones looks at what happens to the league tables if you isolate the World University Rankings’ teaching metrics

Investment is ‘necessary but not sufficient’ to enable world-class research, which also relies on international collaboration

Debate follows news that two UK universities are struggling with projects

National University of Singapore president says focus is moving away from short-term and applied research

Times Higher Education’s first summit in mainland China will host launch of 2018 Asia University Rankings

Academic experts on China say the state may now issue demands in collaborations with Western universities 

Expansion of league table reveals a more diverse list of countries and institutions

Interviews with students and graduates in China ‘raise serious doubts’ about role of higher education in achieving cohesion

Higher education regulator moves to correct confusion over status of specialist institutions