Universities are going to ‘listen to students’, but which ones? Profound change is in the offing for 中国A片, but history suggests non-Western students’ voices will not be heard, says Farish A. Noor By Farish A. Noor 18 March
Language departments in peril as Asia keeps foreign students away Japanese and Korean schools struggle to recruit as border restrictions continue By Joyce Lau 17 March
Spending hiked as China aims for scientific self-sufficiency Boost in research funding is only a first step in fostering innovation, experts say By Joyce Lau 12 March
Myanmar underlines the importance of supporting social sciences Autocracy starts with the violent repression of students and academics, say Matteo Fumagalli, Achim Kemmerling, Youngmi Kim and Luicy Pedroza By Matteo Fumagalli 12 March
Chinese management style leaves Western researchers cold Last-minute changes, rigid assessments and ‘disempowerment’ frustrate foreigners in Asia, says study By Joyce Lau 11 March
Don’t fear failure, KAIST leader tells Korean students New president sets ambitious financial and internationalisation goals By Joyce Lau 10 March
Call to end gender quotas in Chinese university admissions Female students face barriers in fields such as military studies and mining By Joyce Lau 9 March
More funding but less freedom for Hong Kong universities Observers detect message that caution on criticism is price of increased funding, but suspect balancing act will be difficult to sustain By Joyce Lau 8 March
Covid places new obstacles in way of academic refugees Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety By Matthew Reisz 7 March
China steps up efforts to poach Nobelists, but will it pay?off? Beijing follows Shenzhen and other cities in seeking to attract laureates, but experts question whether initiative will have trickle-down effect on basic science By Jing Liu 4 March
Many science courses ‘fail to improve critical thinking’ Major study finds major differences in academic development across China, India, Russia and the US By Simon Baker 1 March
Salaries the priority as India mulls role of new research funder New funding should be used to lure researchers from industry and overseas, experts say By Joyce Lau 1 March