Overseas applications to Malaysian universities surge Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister John Ross 2月 7日
Beijing’s call for foreign R&D investment ‘a signal’ to West US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic Pola Lem 2月 6日
Top Chinese graduate schools ‘pull up drawbridge on test takers’ Leading institutions switching from exams to interviews for admission, but students from many universities are excluded from this route Jing Liu 2月 4日
‘Don’t worry’, China tells students rushing to overseas campuses Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning John Ross 1月 31日
China cancels recognition of online degrees Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines John Ross 1月 30日
‘Disillusionment’ driving Hong Kong’s record dropout rate Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area Pola Lem 1月 28日
Higher education ‘in free fall’ in crisis-hit Lebanon Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country Patrick Jack 1月 26日
Axeing of Indian PhD scheme ‘leaves minority students in lurch’ Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics Pola Lem 1月 26日
Indian students defy warnings and watch Modi documentary JNU students watch BBC film despite warnings of disciplinary action and social media ban Tiya Thomas-Alexander 1月 24日
Universities ‘in tricky position’ on Chinese student contracts Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say Pola Lem 1月 24日
Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘should focus on big-science centres’ CAS in danger of losing relevance as university research gains ground, study finds Pola Lem 1月 21日
Japan tries tax breaks to get companies to hire more PhD students Lacklustre employment for doctorate holders betrays ‘disconnect’ between academia and private sector employers, scholars say Pola Lem 1月 20日