Asian higher education policy
Country hoping to expand international admissions levies ‘contradictory’ 6 per cent surcharge on tuition costs of overseas students
Long-awaited new law enables closure of failing private institutions, but scholars warn it risks worsening regional divides and job insecurity for professors
Massive expansion of higher education out of Beijing the latest attempt to distribute resources more evenly across China’s regions
Government’s budget also aims to boost welfare of academics but scholars note lack of action on ‘mushrooming’ private sector
Success of Trump-inspired nationalist party will increase scrutiny over institutions’ plans to grow overseas intakes, academics predict
Graduates of ‘renowned’ domestic or overseas universities targeted as part of bid to become technological superpower
Chulalongkorn University bans sleeveless tops, short skirts and open-toed shoes, prompting wider debate about freedoms on campus
Only one US university has so far announced an Indian outpost. That’s because the process is still too onerous, says Richard Joseph
Rather than spreading resources thinly, better to build two or three true educational hubs in key regions beyond the capital, says Theodore Jun Yoo
Long-running initiatives that aim to tackle issue not working, say experts, with change in approach needed
Institutions appear to be overcoming longstanding internationalisation issues, with some reporting record-breaking levels of interest
New president’s plan to spread excellence beyond capital ‘unfeasible’ in era of declining enrolments, academics warn
