Young University Rankings 2024: results announced
Higher education growth shifts east, but there are markedly different trends across Asia
Search
-
-
Make ’em laugh: why university teaching needs humour
First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer’s drab college course
-
Quality concerns over Taiwan’s international student drive
More students are coming to Taiwan under the New Southbound Policy, but some believe both the quality of incoming students and the education on offer are being compromised
-
China research at ‘crisis point’, Australian scholars warn
No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims
-
Talking leadership: Ho Teck Hua on moving like a start-up
The head of Nanyang Technological University leverages the institution’s youthful vigour to put AI at the heart of learning and uses his research background to inform his leadership and help recruit...
-
Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing
The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley
-
Western immigration restrictions boosting intra-Asian mobility
Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier
-
South-east Asian currency slide could hit student mobility
Studying abroad set to become more expensive in key target markets for universities looking to diversify intakes
-
Sunway president: universities must focus on bridging frontiers
Sibrandes Poppema shares how his institution is strengthening links across countries and with industry and society
-
Embrace global challenges or risk irrelevance, minister urges
Malaysian Cabinet member says universities should prioritise local needs over global reputation
-
Second-chance society: how Singapore rethought academic success
End of prime minister’s two-decade term brings reflection on sector’s rapid development but also its enduring challenges
-
Management research is in dire need of non-Western voices
Western business practice is not universal, so why are studies from elsewhere so rare in the literature, asks Yuliya Snihur Â
-
Australian student visa changes undermine campus diversity push
Latest changes encourage more recruitment from China for universities that already have the market cornered
-
Focus on student skills over knowledge, universities urged
Sector leaders call for rethink of teaching methods to prepare students for changing world of work
-
Coventry University eyeing Kazakhstan branch campus
Proposed Astana outpost responds to country’s call for greater internationalisation of its higher education system