Scholars worldwide pushed towards ‘mission-orientated’ research
Majority of researchers feel greater pressure to focus on topics deemed important by government, says Elsevier survey
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Is Singapore turning against internationalisation?
An early adopter of transnational education, Singapore has been curiously inactive recently, even as other Asian countries ramp up their own internationalisation efforts. Will local sensitivities...
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Locked out of archives, scholars forced to study Russia from afar
Complete shutdown in access since invasion of Ukraine has transformed Russian studies, say historians finding ways to keep discipline going
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Global science ambitions need investment, Hong Kong forum told
City leader outlines how government is making help available for universities to recruit top scientists and researchers
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Monash opts for ‘strengthening’ existing hubs over expansion
Second Kuala Lumpur campus will encourage more domestic students to remain in their home country, believes university’s Malaysia head
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Minister: new academic city will ‘totally transform’ Armenian HE
Zhanna Andreasyan defends £2 billion relocation project from criticism, saying it will help Armenia move out of the shadows of its Soviet history
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Across the divide: how to do research with low-income countries
Without bespoke research funding it is harder than ever for research universities to collaborate with those in low-income countries. Jack Grove hears from two institutions that have fought to make...
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Vietnam targets branch campuses after forging closer ties with UK
Next phase of transnational education to focus on STEM subjects, London forum hears
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Monash University to open second Malaysia campus
Current site ‘bursting at the seams’, says v-c, as Australian university plans 17-storey new campus in Kuala Lumpur’s financial district
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Will Asian international students turn away from the West?
Covid, inflation and immigration crackdowns in the anglophone ‘big four’ have fuelled speculation that Asian students will switch to cheaper, safer and friendlier options closer to home. But are we...
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ANZ universities mount charm offensive in Beijing
Delegations heading to China from both sides of the Tasman face questions over continued strength of student flows
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Can a fledgling Central Asian university become a global player?
Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University was founded only 15 years ago but it is already the region’s leading higher education institution. But that is far from the limit of its ambitions, its new...
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NUS launches first-of-its-kind music PhD as creative sector grows
Dean hopes new model for postgraduate study in Asia will influence education in the region more broadly
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Multiple possibilities now the norm for student globetrotters
Most prospective students have at least three countries in the frame, survey finds
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Australian focus on local skill needs ‘a disservice to neighbours’
The needs of students and their homelands – not their hosts – should govern international education offerings, policymakers told