Indian students defy warnings and watch Modi documentary JNU students watch BBC film despite warnings of disciplinary action and social media ban Tiya Thomas-Alexander 1月 24日
Universities ‘in tricky position’ on Chinese student contracts Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say Pola Lem 1月 24日
Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘should focus on big-science centres’ CAS in danger of losing relevance as university research gains ground, study finds Pola Lem 1月 21日
Japan tries tax breaks to get companies to hire more PhD students Lacklustre employment for doctorate holders betrays ‘disconnect’ between academia and private sector employers, scholars say Pola Lem 1月 20日
India’s branch campus plans may not germinate without seed funding A lack of financial incentives, on top of academic freedom concerns, is likely to put off many overseas institutions, says Saikat Majumdar Saikat Majumdar 1月 20日
Questions over autonomy as India sets out branch campus rules Flexibility of guidelines for universities wanting to open outposts praised, but concerns raised over academic freedom Pola Lem 1月 16日
Mergers must be transparent and justified. Ours was neither The Armenian government’s aborted attempt to amalgamate three universities has left a bad taste, says Karine Harutyunyan Karine Harutyunyan 1月 15日
Most Afghan private universities ‘face closure’ after women ban Academics warn of ‘collapse’ of higher education system after Taliban forces 70,000 female students out of private universities Pola Lem 1月 13日
Do Iranian scholars actually want academic freedom? Restrictions are partly due to a stilted academic culture in which criticism is uncomfortable, says Roohola Ramezani Roohola Ramezani 1月 12日
Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls Pola Lem 1月 9日
Korean university admission fee axe ‘may push tuition costs up’ Move to ‘ease burden’ on applicants could leave institutions with ‘no choice’ but to raise other costs, scholar warns Pola Lem 1月 6日
China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest Pola Lem 1月 6日
