Asia

‘DragonBear’ alliance may force Western universities to cancel research partnerships with China, says former science minister Lord Johnson

Experts predict institution in planned megacity could surpass KAUST with backing of all-powerful Mohammed bin Salman

‘Micromajors’ grow in popularity as number of university leavers hits 10 million annually

Women chairing university complaint bodies are at risk of retribution and cases are not always ‘taken seriously’ by committee members, academics say

A two-year hiatus in educational activities following the military coup is threatening the country's post-conflict future, says a professor in Yangon

Policy welcome, but Japan ‘must address uncertainty’ around future Covid waves, academics say

Religious requirements tripled, forcing some institutions to make cuts to core courses

Higher education analysts mull China’s continued attractiveness as a student destination amid its zero-Covid policy and scant foreign student returnees

An internalised, colonial-era emphasis on exam grades is preventing students from deeper learning, forum hears

Western scholars may be taken aback by job negotiations in a country where universities rarely reward merit over seniority

Korea’s soft power is only part of the explanation, with Seoul pumping millions into opening Korean language academies around the world, professor says

Peking and Tsinghua join drive to smooth journey from undergraduate to postgraduate studies