South Korea’s ‘zombie universities’ could be paid to close A rapidly declining student population makes closures inevitable – but scholars say where the axe falls should not perpetuate inequalities Pola Lem 5月 23日
Philippines military training for students ‘aims at stifling dissent’ Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn Pola Lem 5月 22日
More and better vocational education could help address India’s skills gap Many university graduates choose to remain unemployed rather than take a job they do not consider commensurate with their degrees, says Pushkar Pushkar 5月 22日
Delhi suicide raises alarm over mass layoffs of ad hoc faculty Case prompts renewed concern over plight of lecturers on temporary contracts Pola Lem 5月 18日
Universities ‘partly to blame’ for Chinese graduates’ job woes Rapid growth of country’s universities and inadequate teaching have short-changed students, according to scholars Pola Lem 5月 17日
Dalit student suicide spotlights university caste discrimination Death of a lower-caste student prompts calls to focus on how students may experience ‘subtle segregation’ on campuses Tiya Thomas-Alexander 5月 16日
Can Hong Kong’s HK$10m drive diversify its student pool past China? Vietnam and Malaysia among more ‘promising’ countries targeted, but city seen as likely to struggle to draw students from further afield Pola Lem 5月 11日
Indian universities told to offer entrance exams in local languages UGC move meant to make higher education less English-centric ‘could backfire’ without more support for institutions, academics say Pola Lem 5月 11日
Iran to reward professors for overseeing pregnant students Government policy is ‘a lot of hot air’ given lack of support for female faculty, says scholar Pola Lem 5月 4日
Indian universities’ silence on Modi degrees ‘shows climate of fear’ Avoidance of questions about prime minister’s qualifications suggests growing political interference, scholars say Tiya Thomas-Alexander 5月 4日
Korean universities to consider bullying records in admissions But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour Pola Lem 5月 3日
Poison attacks are threatening Iran’s gains on women’s education The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani Roohola Ramezani 5月 3日