Academic integrity at heart of Kazakhstan’s HE ambitions Clearing out corruption will be most important in Nazarbayev University’s success, says vice-provost Loretta O’Donnell By Anna McKie 22 September
China dominates list of biggest movers in high-quality research Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes By Simon Baker 19 September
Shanghai Jiao Tong and Edinburgh launch low-carbon college New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges By Ellie Bothwell 18 September
African and Asian researchers ‘face greatest mobility obstacles’ Global survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared By Chris Havergal 18 September
India may finally be getting serious about research fraud A move to combat India’s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign – even if it took a newspaper exposé to prompt it, says Pushkar By Pushkar 13 September
Western students in China ‘very disappointed with teaching’ Students claim that ‘asking questions is not appreciated by most local teachers’ By Ellie Bothwell 10 September
Iranian university leader puts hopes in academic diplomacy Tehran president says institution is keen to internationalise despite deteriorating relations with the West By Anna McKie 9 September
Business lobby calls time on Japan’s graduate hiring season Orderly graduate recruitment under threat as demographic decline triggers ‘free-for-all’ By John Ross 8 September
Hong Kong students warned against independence talk Education secretary says university inaugurations ‘not appropriate’ for sovereignty conversations By John Morgan 7 September
Gender imbalance ‘widespread’ in Japanese medical schools Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story By John Ross 6 September
Bangladesh’s private universities must offer a better workplace A failure to treat staff fairly and consistently impedes academic standards and hurts students, says Sheikh Nahid Neazy By Nahid Neazy 6 September
Research Excellence Summit: Eurasia ‘needs its own Bologna Process’ Cultural and linguistic cohesion required if region is to fulfil its 中国A片 potential, experts say By Anna McKie 4 September
