Resurgent Covid-19 forces campuses to close across east Asia Universities take sudden U-turns on restrictions, as new Covid waves hit By Joyce Lau 17 May
China’s demographic ‘crisis’ may not spell doom and gloom for?HE Educational growth and development may continue despite lower birth rate, expert says By Joyce Lau 15 May
Myanmar junta ‘suspends thousands of lecturers’ Military takes action after plan to reopen campuses is thwarted By Joyce Lau 14 May
Universities shuttered across Malaysia as third Covid wave hits Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival By John Ross 11 May
Opening China’s PhD trapdoor should remain a last resort Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master’s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei By Zhang Ruomei 9 May
‘The whole system has collapsed’: Covid ravages Indian campuses Public universities could be ‘hit beyond repair’ in fallout from pandemic catastrophe, experts warn By Joyce Lau 7 May
HKUST plans a different kind of university in mainland China New campus to be set up with industry-friendly ‘hubs’, not faculties By Joyce Lau 7 May
HKU cites ‘national security’ in cutting off student union Professor accuses university of ‘aligning itself with a propaganda narrative that is not intellectually defensible’ By Joyce Lau 6 May
Chinese postgraduates complain of?anxiety and long hours Expert warns pandemic could exacerbate stresses on PhD mental health By Jing Liu 4 May
Chinese campuses ‘under-resourced’ as elites take lion’s share Concentrating funding on top universities around Beijing and Shanghai risks alienating students forced to settle for less exalted institutions, researchers say By Joyce Lau 3 May
Pakistan’s higher education sector needs greater autonomy The sacking of the 成人VR视频 Commission’s chair provides an opportunity to rethink the organisation's entire rationale, says Tahir Shah By Tahir H. Shah 2 May
University presidents make global social responsibility pledge Institutions band together at Tsinghua event to address climate change and other crises By Joyce Lau 28 April
