Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence scheme Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures Pola Lem 9月 1日
Taiwanese students get ‘mental health days’ as suicides rise Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness Pola Lem 8月 31日
Jadavpur set to miss out on ‘Institution of Eminence’ status Disappointment comes months after v-c told alumni that government funding was ‘becoming extremely inadequate’ Pola Lem 8月 30日
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 Jing Liu 8月 27日
Stephen Cheung on gaining university status Outgoing EdUHK head reflects on a decade-long stint leading Hong Kong’s teacher training university Pola Lem 8月 25日
Pressure on Ashoka builds as intelligence services visit campus Government steps up scrutiny of university over BJP-critical paper while academics urge Ashoka to reinstate its author Pola Lem 8月 24日
Political interference on campus is wasting India’s demographic dividend Limits on free speech, funding cuts and political appointments at public universities risk squandering a golden opportunity to create a thriving higher education system, says Saikat Majumdar Saikat Majumdar 8月 23日
Philippines’ higher education ‘more unequal despite reforms’ ‘Glass ceiling’ still prevents low-income students from reaching top institutions, says researcher Pola Lem 8月 22日
Iranian academic year could start online amid protests crackdown Possibility of tensions flaring again on first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death sparks attempts to keep students away from campuses Pola Lem 8月 21日
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 Jing Liu 8月 19日
Indian universities launching endowments face bumpy start Scholars say India’s growing pool of wealthy alumni could be a boon, if institutions can tap into them Pola Lem 8月 17日
Ashoka reaction ‘shows limits of freedom’ at private universities Institution critiqued for ‘pre-emptive self-censorship’, perhaps to avoid falling afoul of government Pola Lem 8月 14日
