Act fast to attract US ‘superstars’, Asian universities told
Institutions can lean on generous government funding and industry links to win race for top American research talent, summit hears
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Nanyang: the story of one of the world’s fastest-rising universities
Rankings did not drive the Singaporean institution’s strategy, but gave the then underdog the data and visibility to enter a virtuous circle of success, explain Bertil Andersson and Tony Mayer
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Will American academics flourish if they go abroad to escape Trump?
With US academia under siege from the Trump administration, universities elsewhere are contemplating offering ‘asylum’ to disaffected researchers. Here, four former US academics now established...
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Confucius Institute closures flag Canberra ‘double standards’
No word on whether US research partnerships must be registered for possible veto, after American authorities suspend contracts on ideological grounds
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‘Steep competition’ as Central Asia emerges as branch campus hub
Foreign universities entering increasingly saturated market
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‘Missing’ Chinese scholar back in Japan after unexplained absence
Chinese literature and linguistics professor returns to university after disappearing during a trip back to China in 2023
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ÌÇÐÄVlog Awards Asia 2025: shortlist announced
Two south-east Asian countries among top performers in seventh edition of prestigious awards shortlistÂ
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Australian visa applications pulled as housing approvals rise
Students spiked their visa paperwork to bolster their chances next time around, new data suggests
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‘Sweeping’ university reforms planned as Vietnam plays ‘catch up’
New education plan aims to create four city hubs and expand enrolment as youth population swells
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Malaysian innovation funding recipients fail to meet expectations
Government drive to boost research commercialisation struggles to get off the ground at public universities
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Demographic decline hits PhD prospects as academic jobs dry up
Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected
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End of Nottingham’s expansive era leaves new v-c taking stock
Jane Norman eyes more focused approach for university after decades of rapid growth, with new financial paradigm forcing ‘hard conversations’
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Japan’s universities lean on venture capital as funding stagnates
Academic spin-outs have risen over the past decade, supported by a network of university-affiliated venture funds
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Chinese students drive growth in Malaysia university applications
Malaysian institutions continue to attract increasing numbers of students from the region, with Chinese nationals remaining the largest cohort by far
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Could Indian branch campuses bail out struggling Western universities?
India’s opening up to overseas outposts has injected new life into a form of transnational education that many observers had considered to be moribund. But will the clutch of early adopters blaze a...