Asia

A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities

Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn

Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar

Case prompts renewed concern over plight of lecturers on temporary contracts

Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars

Death of a lower-caste student prompts calls to focus on how students may experience ‘subtle segregation’ on campuses

Vietnam and Malaysia among more ‘promising’ countries targeted, but city seen as likely to struggle to draw students from further afield

UGC move meant to make higher education less English-centric ‘could backfire’ without more support for institutions, academics say

Government policy is ‘a lot of hot air’ given lack of support for female faculty, says scholar

Avoidance of questions about prime minister’s qualifications suggests growing political interference, scholars say

But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour

The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani