Soochow and Stanford professors win Yidan prizes Founder of China’s New Education Initiative will use award money to expand programme’s reach to rural areas By Pola Lem 29 September
Chevening scholars call on UK to reinstate Afghan programme Closure mirrored US government decision to suspend Fulbright programme to Afghanistan, which it subsequently reversed By Pola Lem 28 September
Chinese graduates lose taste for entrepreneurship University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools By Jing Liu 28 September
Chinese universities must respond to rising graduate unemployment The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming By Wu Keming 25 September
Taiwanese universities ‘may fall short’ of 2030 bilingual goal Some students reluctant to switch to English-language lectures because national exams are conducted in Chinese By Pola Lem 22 September
‘Secret shower videos’ force Indian university’s week-long closure Student groups condemn institution’s denials and call for ‘student-run’ body to look into sexual harassment on campus By Pola Lem 20 September
Kuniko Tanioka: being a female leader in Japan Shigakkan University president talks about being the odd one out in an ‘old boys’ club’ and about encouraging her students to carve their own path By Pola Lem 20 September
Asia tipped to follow US lead with open access mandates Eastern authors ‘risk falling behind’ on visibility and rankings if their work remains behind paywall while US moves to open research, scholars warn By Pola Lem 15 September
Overseas students struggle to get documents to return to China Beijing has given green light for international students’ return but some institutions say learners will have to wait until 2023 By Pola Lem 13 September
Early career researchers can help fix peer review delays Supporting young researchers to peer-review and edit journal submissions will also accelerate their training, says Quan-Hoang Vuong By Quan-Hoang Vuong 11 September
Language students helped to spread ‘Xi thought’ beyond China New textbook series may be seen as move to create a cadre of evangelists across international borders By Jing Liu 11 September
Apolitical student unions ‘the only option’ in Hong Kong Students welcome formation of new CUHK union but say its political involvement will be limited By Pola Lem 8 September