Window of calm closes as Hong Kong classes resume Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife By John Ross 26 August
India’s ‘institutes of eminence’ scheme a ‘huge farce’ Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status By Ellie Bothwell 26 August
Hong Kong university leaders urged to stand up for protesters New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say By Jack Grove 22 August
The gao kao’s efforts to level the admissions playing field are showing the strain Ongoing efforts to iron out regional anomalies are creating as many problems as they solve, says Ceren Ergenc By Ceren Ergenc 19 August
There has been an uprising in Arab 中国A片 New figures suggest steep rises in university participation rate in several Middle-Eastern countries, say Justin D. Martin and Fouad Hassan By Justin D. Martin 16 August
Legal vindication does not end the problems for Turkey’s Academics for Peace Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead, says Mehmet Ugur By Mehmet Ugur 13 August
Taiwan technology merger eyes Asian university race But academics question the logic of consolidating three institutions in different locations By Ellie Bothwell 12 August
Authoritarian shift undermines China’s science moonshot Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise By John Ross 7 August
Foreign academics in Japan ‘marginalised’ and ‘disillusioned’ Overseas scholars feel that their presence is ‘tokenistic’, says study, despite state-sponsored drive for internationalisation By Nick Mayo 5 August
More to Indonesia opportunities than campuses, universities told Rapidly growing country could be springboard to wider Asean engagement, say experts By John Ross 4 August
Call for global overhaul of research evaluation gaining traction ‘Hong Kong Principles’ aim to tackle ‘perverse incentives’ in metrics-based policies and university promotion criteria By John Ross 1 August
Israel’s restrictions on international academics at Palestinian universities must be opposed In the context of all the privations Palestinians suffer, international academic isolation is a terrible thing indeed, says David Palumbo-Liu By David Palumbo-Liu 27 July