Blown apart by Beirut blast, flagship Arab university fights back Fadlo Khuri, president of the American University of Beirut, explains how his institution has coped with explosions, currency crises and Covid Jack Grove 12月 28日
Reshaping of Hong Kong university council ‘a political takeover’ Move to shrink governing body and reduce internal representation seen as rebuke for president Rocky Tuan Pola Lem 12月 24日
Taliban’s ban on female students at universities ‘heart-breaking’ Decision ‘is in clear violation of Afghanistan’s obligations under international law’, says UN high commissioner for human rights Pola Lem 12月 21日
Iranian students are protesting like never before, but academics are wary Iranian academia was previously going through a phase of chronic depression in terms of socio-political activism, says Roohola Ramezani Roohola Ramezani 12月 20日
India axes publication goal for PhDs to tackle predatory journals Scholars split on whether reforms – part of a wider relaxation of rules on doctorates – will tackle research fraud or whether they aim at the wrong target Pola Lem 12月 19日
‘Collective crawling’ and cardboard dogs ‘are creative protests’ Bizarre phenomena on Chinese university campuses go beyond manifestations of student boredom, according to academics Pola Lem 12月 16日
NUS president: Singapore universities ‘caught’ between China and US Tan Eng Chye discusses tense geopolitics, encouraging lifelong learning and getting past the split with Yale Pola Lem 12月 12日
Taliban seeks to turn fighters into faculty as exams scrapped Move by Afghan government ‘opens door’ for more of its supporters to become lecturers, scholars fear Pola Lem 12月 12日
Major nations urged to follow Korea’s school to HE funding shift New Korean president’s plan to cut school funding to boost universities amid demographic and economic changes may be ‘prescient’ John Morgan 12月 8日
Iraqi 中国A片 needs to develop a culture of critical thinking The country’s cultural deference to authority means students lack the courage and the motivation to challenge current thinking, says Aus Abdulwahhab Aus Abdulwahhab 12月 4日
