Chinese academic database fined over privacy breaches Scholars say it’s impossible to tell whether government motivated by ‘genuine concerns’ or censorship aims Pola Lem 9月 11日
New initiative puts focus on teaching and collaboration in China Project 101 based around classroom observations and development of home-grown educational resources Jing Liu 9月 11日
There is no large-scale, direct attack on academic freedom in India BJP ministers and supporters are largely limiting themselves to discrediting and suppressing evidence of government failings, says an academic 9月 11日
China must do more to support gender equality in science Our research suggests men still have a greater chance of attaining influential postions than women, say Zhengyang Bao and Difang Huang Zhengyang Bao 9月 10日
‘No new money’ for India’s colleges despite role in space launch Non-elite institutions have fuelled recent technological successes – with IIT graduates ‘few and far between’ at India’s space agency Pola Lem 9月 9日
Hainan takes lead on Tropical Universities League Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil Pola Lem 9月 6日
Tokyo keen on overseas university branch campuses Government initiative may require change in mindset for institutions ‘historically resistant’ to international activities, scholars say Pola Lem 9月 5日
Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say Pola Lem 9月 4日
Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ?10 trillion excellence scheme Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures Pola Lem 9月 1日
Taiwanese students get ‘mental health days’ as suicides rise Leading institution joins peers in permitting students to take leave without proof of illness Pola Lem 8月 31日
Jadavpur set to miss out on ‘Institution of Eminence’ status Disappointment comes months after v-c told alumni that government funding was ‘becoming extremely inadequate’ Pola Lem 8月 30日
China pauses youth unemployment updates amid graduate jobs crisis National Bureau of Statistics suspends release of figures, leaving universities in the dark over how situation is developing Jing Liu 8月 27日