Iran forces regime critics out of academia Sciences ‘under fire’ with appointment of hard-line cleric to oversee appointment of deans By Pola Lem 13 February
Open branch campuses with us, Kazakhstan tells West Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister By Pola Lem 10 February
Chinese universities criticised over continuing Covid controls Academic emphasises need for transparency as institutions forced into U-turns on restrictions By Jing Liu 8 February
Students trapped following deadly Turkey earthquakes Universities join rescue mission after 7.8 magnitude tremor strikes near Gaziantep By Patrick Jack 7 February
Overseas applications to Malaysian universities surge Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister By John Ross 7 February
Beijing’s call for foreign R&D investment ‘a signal’ to West US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic By Pola Lem 6 February
Top Chinese graduate schools ‘pull up drawbridge on test takers’ Leading institutions switching from exams to interviews for admission, but students from many universities are excluded from this route By Jing Liu 4 February
‘Don’t worry’, China tells students rushing to overseas campuses Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning By John Ross 31 January
China cancels recognition of online degrees Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines By John Ross 30 January
‘Disillusionment’ driving Hong Kong’s record dropout rate Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area By Pola Lem 28 January
Higher education ‘in free fall’ in crisis-hit Lebanon Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country By Patrick Jack 26 January
Axeing of Indian PhD scheme ‘leaves minority students in lurch’ Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics By Pola Lem 26 January
