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 Anna McKie 9月 22日
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 Simon Baker 9月 19日
Shanghai Jiao Tong and Edinburgh launch low-carbon college New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges Ellie Bothwell 9月 18日
African and Asian researchers ‘face greatest mobility obstacles’ Global survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared Chris Havergal 9月 18日
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 Pushkar 9月 13日
Western students in China ‘very disappointed with teaching’ Students claim that ‘asking questions is not appreciated by most local teachers’ Ellie Bothwell 9月 10日
Iranian university leader puts hopes in academic diplomacy Tehran president says institution is keen to internationalise despite deteriorating relations with the West Anna McKie 9月 9日
Business lobby calls time on Japan’s graduate hiring season Orderly graduate recruitment under threat as demographic decline triggers ‘free-for-all’ John Ross 9月 8日
Hong Kong students warned against independence talk Education secretary says university inaugurations ‘not appropriate’ for sovereignty conversations John Morgan 9月 7日
Gender imbalance ‘widespread’ in Japanese medical schools Institutions say they don’t doctor their admissions, but figures tell a different story John Ross 9月 6日
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 Nahid Neazy 9月 6日
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 Anna McKie 9月 4日
