Asia

Government says rules on conduct of civil servants should apply to scholars at central universities

Director of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay says universities in India are improving but progress will be slow despite government initiatives

Former HKUST leader will draw on his experience in the East and the West as head of Saudi Arabian private university

Chief executive accepts recommendation from funding task force, promising HK$20 billion of new research money

Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources

New international publishing figures confirm China has overtaken US and leading European countries, ahead of schedule

The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy

Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism

‘If we don’t get this right, we are in trouble,’ says university of applied learning chief

Study raises questions about merit of government-driven improvement schemes

Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia

End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country’s higher education system, says Tony Chan