Asia

It is widely accepted that Indian curricula need to become more relevant. Links with the business community are key, says Amarjit Singh

Hong Kong has ‘a special convening power’ that could attract partners from China and the Middle East, CUHK’s v-c tells Tiya Thomas-Alexander

Tough job market forces authorities to introduce measures aimed at simplifying graduates’ entry into the workplace

Ministers’ metric-based boasts about the country’s scientific prowess are belied by the reality, as a recent incident illustrates, says Roohola Ramezani

Centre-periphery model of higher education ‘already obsolete’, with strong research output from a growing number of nations, scholar tells Boston conference

Academics worry that more middle-class families will reconsider university as usefulness of degrees cast into doubt

Aligning Kurdistan’s higher education system with European norms has given hope to Iraq’s students, but international help is still needed, say Aram Mohamad Qadir and Amanj Saeed

Proposed fee hike would signal shift away from generous state funding to ‘joining the club’ and using overseas students for income generation, scholars say

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Takeover of private institution by larger public one ‘holds lessons’ for sectors haemorrhaging students due to demographic decline

The banning of scientific messages about risks in pregnancy is yet another damaging imposition on academia, says Roohola Ramezani

Lahore University of Management Sciences head Arshad Ahmad says country has much to offer in the battle against climate change – if the world can get over its misconceptions