Vietnam’s German university struggles to loosen government grip Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures By Ben Upton 26 July
Japan expected to lose 140,000 students by mid-century Tokyo could use figures to justify more heavy-handed sector intervention, academics say By Pola Lem 25 July
China-Taiwan trip could augur closer university collaboration But some academics remain wary, warning over Beijing’s ‘manipulation’ of student exchange for political purposes By Pola Lem 24 July
Chinese universities grow career services to tackle unemployment Sector must meet demands of students who increasingly expect help landing a job, scholar says By Pola Lem 21 July
Brain drain fears as Bhutanese head down under for degrees While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population By John Ross 19 July
Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence fund off to shaky start As fund records ¥60 million deficit ahead of disbursement, academics voice concern over ‘strings-attached’ model By Pola Lem 19 July
Korea draws shortlist for ambitious excellence initiative ‘Glocal’ scheme aims to boost universities outside Seoul and drive innovation in the face of demographic decline By Pola Lem 17 July
Chinese sector expansion focuses on vocational training Opening of colleges running at 10 times the rate of development of new universities By Jing Liu 15 July
Acceptance of overseas entrance exams is a new recruitment frontier Use of the CSAT is likely to increase US enrolment of South Koreans but could bode ill for some of the latter’s domestic institutions, says Kyuseok Kim By Kyuseok Kim 15 July
India climbs to third among G20 nations for research output China continued to produce more publications last year than anywhere else, according to new report By Patrick Jack 12 July
Suspended Indian professors draw international solidarity More than 500 scholars condemn South Asian University’s actions against faculty who supported students during hunger strikes By Pola Lem 12 July
CityU chief’s ‘sea change’ puts focus on rising academic stars Weeks into the job, Freddy Boey promises to cut red tape, rethink teaching – and unsparingly weed out underperformers By Pola Lem 11 July
