Window of calm closes as Hong Kong classes resume Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife John Ross 8月 26日
India’s ‘institutes of eminence’ scheme a ‘huge farce’ Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status Ellie Bothwell 8月 26日
Hong Kong university leaders urged to stand up for protesters New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say Jack Grove 8月 22日
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 Justin D. Martin 8月 16日
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 Mehmet Ugur 8月 13日
Taiwan technology merger eyes Asian university race But academics question the logic of consolidating three institutions in different locations Ellie Bothwell 8月 12日
Authoritarian shift undermines China’s science moonshot Stuttering reforms and party control of academics hinder country’s extraordinary scientific rise John Ross 8月 7日
Foreign academics in Japan ‘marginalised’ and ‘disillusioned’ Overseas scholars feel that their presence is ‘tokenistic’, says study, despite state-sponsored drive for internationalisation Nick Mayo 8月 5日
More to Indonesia opportunities than campuses, universities told Rapidly growing country could be springboard to wider Asean engagement, say experts John Ross 8月 4日
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 John Ross 8月 1日
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 David Palumbo-Liu 7月 27日