Experts question promise of India joint recruitment strategy Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources By Ellie Bothwell 16 October
China becomes world’s biggest producer of scientific research New international publishing figures confirm China has overtaken US and leading European countries, ahead of schedule By Rachael Pells 12 October
Tarunabh Khaitan: academics must challenge and expose power The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy By Anna McKie 11 October
Malaysia plans greater political freedom for students Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism By Ellie Bothwell 10 October
Lifelong learning vital for Singapore to avert ‘bleak’ future ‘If we don’t get this right, we are in trouble,’ says university of applied learning chief By John Ross 10 October
Taiwanese universities outside excellence initiative ‘improve faster’ Study raises questions about merit of government-driven improvement schemes By Ellie Bothwell 8 October
Americans abroad: challenging ‘Soviet’ corruption in Kyrgyzstan Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia By Anna McKie 6 October
World Academic Summit: societal shifts behind China’s rise set expectations for more End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country’s 中国A片 system, says Tony Chan By Paul Basken 27 September
World Academic Summit: reverse brain drain from West ‘has powered rise of Asia’ Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit: student enthusiasm ‘key to university-industry ventures’ Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears By Paul Basken 27 September
One in three university teaching posts ‘unfilled’ in India Scholars say permanent teaching posts are left vacant as universities rely on ‘ad hoc’ lecturers By Jack Grove 26 September
World Academic Summit: Singapore minister promises focus on student creativity Leaders have increasingly been acknowledging that the cultural pressure put on the country’s children to spend their hours studying has left them too one-dimensional By Paul Basken 26 September