Asia

But academics note silver lining, with larger number of qualified local high schoolers gaining access to city’s high-quality institutions

The vice-chancellor of FLAME University in India discusses his agenda for reform, lessons learned from his alma mater and the importance of keeping employees happy

Two top institutions plan to join forces in potential bid for ¥10 trillion fund, amid concerns over widening gap between sector’s ‘rich and poor’

Fluctuations in gaokao admission scores indicate growing pursuit of career stability

Japan ranks low for gender equality and Japanese women have long complained that the domestic demands on them, combined with universities’ unwillingness to compensate for them, make academic careers very difficult to pursue. But are things starting to change? Pola Lem reports from Tokyo

President forced to search for third ministry candidate since May, leaving sector rudderless as universities face enrolment decline and frozen fees

Military drills may put off overseas learners at a time when student flows from mainland China are already staunched by Covid-19

But affordability holds these non-profit innovators back from fully competing with top public institutions, say Philip Altbach and Eldho Mathews

Critics highlight historic plagiarism allegations and ‘flawed’ selection process

Moves ‘appear to fit a broader pattern’ of Indian authorities using diverse means to restrict researchers’ freedom, says academic rights group

Researchers warn of knock-on effects for international publishing and student and staff mobility

Institution’s party chief dismissed in controversy over lecturers sent overseas to get doctoral qualifications