Asia

Encouraging students to start a business could do more harm than good, researchers say

Conference hears argument that freedoms are ‘better achieved’ by maintaining public support for universities

Vice-chancellor says philanthropy has been especially transformational in low-income countries

Countries have each made most progress in three tables related to the Sustainable Development Goals

Amid demographic decline and geopolitical isolation, island hopes to have more English-language courses

Sector leaders say governments should ‘nudge’, not direct, university commercialisation efforts

Academics question whether autonomy will be protected as an ambitious national policy is implemented

Co-authorship between academics based in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is limited, study finds

Making historic ‘misrepresentations’ a reportable offence could affect even overseas study   

Celebrating diversity, reforming curricula and working closely with local communities are all ways in which higher education institutions can better foster peacebuilding, says Rocky Tuan

Concerns over international recruitment as need for better communication emphasised

Poor incentives and oversight mean too many doctoral supervisors are unqualified or negligent, say Mehvish Riaz and Muhammad Rizwan Riaz