FutureLearn appoints Ian Howell as new managing director
Online education firm had vacancy at top since departure of chief executive Andy Hancock in March
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Can India achieve its ambitions for higher education?
The country’s National Education Policy aims to build a quality internationalised and marketised sector. But, says Saumen Chattopadhyay, it faces many entrenched challenges
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China is building a ‘community of learning for mankind’ online
Tsinghua vice-president Bin Yang outlines how the nation’s rapid digital development is evolving to boost the quality and accessibility of education and to give the world a window on China
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International education must not be caught in the UK’s electoral crossfire
Reinforcing public support for student immigration is vital amid increasingly hostile rhetoric from politicians, says Wendy Alexander
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Can Hong Kong’s HK$10m drive diversify its student pool past China?
Vietnam and Malaysia among more ‘promising’ countries targeted, but city seen as likely to struggle to draw students from further afield
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Philippines military training for students ‘aims at stifling dissent’
Bill to enforce two-year participation ‘meant to target critics at home rather than defend country’, scholars warn
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Overseas students tell universities: ‘no housing, no enrolment’
As rentals become scarcer and dearer, international students are increasingly unwilling to travel without pre-arranged lodgings
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New Zealand subsidy hike ‘a good first step’
While national budget includes big increase to tertiary education funding rates, it still falls short of inflation
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Malaysian government bans student branches of political parties
Academics warn that move to ‘stifle’ youth political involvement betrays ‘insecurity’ by ruling party
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International education dream ‘under threat’ from soaring living costs
IDP global survey of 21,000 students also spotlights importance of post-study work rights in student decisions on destinations
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THE Awards Asia 2022: winners announced
Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ‘outstanding rate and quality of development’
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The Turkish earthquake shows why more science outreach is needed
A COP-style UN forum to coordinate and promote public education could help prevent natural hazards from becoming disasters, says Afroz Shah
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Asia University Rankings 2022: methodology
To put together the Asia University Rankings, adjustments are made to the robust and comprehensive criteria that underpin THE’s World University Rankings to take into account this region’s unique...
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Canadian Nobelist wages war on science disinformation
Trailblazing physicist Donna Strickland hopes new institute will tackle waning public trust in science
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Peter Frankopan: ‘I’m a historian, not a prophet’
The UK’s ‘rock star historian’ Peter Frankopan talks to Matthew Reisz about his ambitious follow-up to his Silk Roads chronicle and the perils of being seen as a modern-day sage