Rising Chinese student preference for creative arts ‘can help UK’ Seven in 10 Chinese students more likely to stay in the UK because of the graduate visa route, Ucas report adds Patrick Jack 12月 18日
Tokyo axes tuition fees for large families to boost universities Government schemes to bolster higher education come amid ongoing population decline and recent drop in doctoral students Pola Lem 12月 12日
Qatar universities report spike in applications after World Cup ‘Branding opportunity of a lifetime’ raises awareness of Gulf state’s campuses Patrick Jack 12月 10日
Scholars see politics behind Iran’s India branch campus move University of Tehran plans outposts in India, Iraq, Syria and Georgia, plus closer ties with Russia and China Pola Lem 12月 8日
Science in Gaza was always hard. Now it’s impossible My interviews revealed that even before the latest conflict, good research relied on the determination and sacrifices of returnees, says Sheren Saad Sheren Saad 12月 5日
‘Deeper malaise’ threatens future of pan-Asian university Financial shortfalls follow student hunger strikes and faculty suspensions and ‘bode ill’ for long-term future of South Asian University Pola Lem 12月 4日
Afghan universities are losing their scholars and students As academics are replaced by religious scholars, those that remain fear the worst, while student interest is plummeting, says an Afghan observer 12月 4日
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 Jing Liu 12月 3日
Academic freedom under pressure as India tackles Gaza debate Criticism of lecture shows close link between government foreign policy and attacks on freedom of expression, according to scholars Tiya Thomas-Alexander 12月 1日
KAIST-NYU campus ‘shows Asia taking the lead’, says executive Leading Korean and US institutions are equal partners in development of New York outpost Pola Lem 11月 30日
‘Educating the educators’ on AI a priority, summit told Even if university leaders are not experts in the technology, the potential is clear – and they might be able to draw on the ‘wisdom of ignorance’ Patrick Jack 11月 29日
Blast off for space-related courses at Indian universities Sector predicted to grow significantly in next decade, spurring a flurry of research and start-up activities Pola Lem 11月 29日