Jing Liu

Chinese universities abandon or repurpose regional campuses

Ministry of Education ban on interprovincial expansion forces institutions to shift focus from teaching to research, or shutter planned outposts altogether

By Jing Liu

27 August

Man using google translate to read chinese letters at people square, shanghai, china

Chinese language departments redraw courses in response to AI

Changing student expectations and labour market challenges also drive shift towards interdisciplinary programmes

By Jing Liu

19 July

University punishes medic late to class after emergency treatment

Paediatrician delayed by 29 minutes helping child patient “with high death risk”

By Jing Liu

24 June

Scorers make a change on a scoreboard in Hainan Island, China to illustrate ‘Up-or-out’ systems heap pressure on junior academics in China

‘Up-or-out’ culture heaps pressure on China’s junior academics

Expectations placed on scholars seen as unattainable ‘no matter how hard they work’

By Jing Liu

5 June

An elderly couple tease their grandson in Yantai, Shandong Province of China to illustrate Ten years to prepare for demographic cliff edge, China warned

Ten years to prepare for demographic cliff edge, China warned

High-ranking party official suggests campuses outside the elite will have to downsize as university-age population contracts

By Jing Liu

5 May

University launches compulsory artificial intelligence module

Chinese institution says it wants to nurture ‘master-level strategic scientists’

By Jing Liu

6 March

Tourist taking selfies in Zhangjiajie Tianzi lookout

Supervisor suspended after students allege academic misconduct

Huang Feiruo placed on leave by Huazhong Agricultural University after whistleblowing report circulates widely

By Jing Liu

31 January

Postgraduate growth forces end of Chinese ‘boarding school’ model

Universities end offers of on-campus dormitories to career-focused master’s students

By Jing Liu

17 January

Experts doubtful as China launches new open access push

While new database signals ‘ongoing endeavour’, dominance of existing subscription database unlikely to be challenged any time soon

By Jing Liu

3 December

Sit at front or we’ll ring your parents, Chinese students told

Campuses across the country tightening in-class rules, seeking to boost student engagement

By Jing Liu

26 November

A panda-shaped hot-air balloon is displayed during the Zhengzhou Airshow to illustrate China’s tuition fee hikes ‘foreshadow’ marketised HE system

China’s tuition fee hikes ‘could foreshadow’ marketised HE system

Beijing is ‘actively seeking to deter many young people from pursuing a degree’ to stem graduate unemployment, researcher says

By Pola Lem

10 October

China set to outlaw use of chatbots to write dissertations

While ChatGPT is not officially available in the country, many users bypass restrictions or use similar tools

By Jing Liu

19 September

Chinese students throwing other students in air

New initiative puts focus on teaching and collaboration in China

Project 101 based around classroom observations and development of home-grown educational resources

By Jing Liu

11 September

China pauses youth unemployment updates amid graduate jobs crisis

National Bureau of Statistics suspends release of figures, leaving universities in the dark over how situation is developing

By Jing Liu

27 August

Chinese university research audit finds little real-world impact

Analysis of 862 scientific projects – paid for with 131 million yuan of public funding – identifies no knowledge-transfer outcomes

By Jing Liu

19 August

Nanchang, China, June 02, 2012 Colour photograph of a street in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province China. In the centre os the picture is a mother dressed in a blue t-shirt top and jeans with her hair tied back she is holding hands with two little girls dressed i

Chinese funder lets women get early career grants up to age 48

Female researchers given additional three years to apply to reflect childbearing and caring responsibilities

By Jing Liu

27 July

Busy construction site of Wuhan Greenland Center

Chinese sector expansion focuses on vocational training

Opening of colleges running at 10 times the rate of development of new universities

By Jing Liu

15 July

Nanchang, China - July 1, 2021 Readers read in the evening at the Jiangxi Provincial Library

For rent: desk space in Chinese university libraries

‘Seat scalpers’ and institutions put a price tag on their workspaces, sparking debate about fairness

By Jing Liu

9 July

‘Zero cases’ aim back in China, now for graduate unemployment

Tough job market forces authorities to introduce measures aimed at simplifying graduates’ entry into the workplace

By Jing Liu

13 June

China to evaluate universities with ‘ideological index’

Experts predict a race between institutions to show progress on Communist Party building and ideological activities

By Jing Liu

3 April

Beijing, China - July 25, 2019. People are climbing the Great Wall in China

How will Chinese universities respond to the rise of ChatGPT?

AI-powered tools without multiple mechanisms of censorship are unlikely to be allowed on mainland, expert says

By Jing Liu

8 March

Fewer Chinese master’s students opt to continue studies abroad

Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels

By Jing Liu

19 February

City Nantong in Jiangsu province in China, March 31 2022 government doing mass Covid-19 testing for Omicron. People line up for the registration and test

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

Fenghuang, China - September 19, 2015 The Old Town of Phoenix (Fenghuang Ancient Town). people are getting across the Tuojiang River in a drizzling day

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

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Chinese universities abandon or repurpose regional campuses

Chinese language departments redraw courses in response to AI

University punishes medic late to class after emergency treatment

‘Up-or-out’ culture heaps pressure on China’s junior academics

Ten years to prepare for demographic cliff edge, China warned

University launches compulsory artificial intelligence module

Supervisor suspended after students allege academic misconduct

Postgraduate growth forces end of Chinese ‘boarding school’ model

Experts doubtful as China launches new open access push

Sit at front or we’ll ring your parents, Chinese students told

China’s tuition fee hikes ‘could foreshadow’ marketised HE system

China set to outlaw use of chatbots to write dissertations

New initiative puts focus on teaching and collaboration in China

China pauses youth unemployment updates amid graduate jobs crisis

Chinese university research audit finds little real-world impact

Chinese funder lets women get early career grants up to age 48

Chinese sector expansion focuses on vocational training

For rent: desk space in Chinese university libraries

‘Zero cases’ aim back in China, now for graduate unemployment

China to evaluate universities with ‘ideological index’

How will Chinese universities respond to the rise of ChatGPT?

Fewer Chinese master’s students opt to continue studies abroad

Chinese universities criticised over continuing Covid controls

Top Chinese graduate schools ‘pull up drawbridge on test takers’