‘Narrowest margins’ in gao kao ‘shape Chinese students’ lives’ Major survey is first to link entrance scores, elite universities and salary By Joyce Lau 20 February
Myanmar campuses in ‘distress’ since coup Scholars at Risk denounces arrests and police actions on campus By Joyce Lau 17 February
Harvard professor criticised over ‘absurd’ claims on comfort women Controversial journal paper stirs debate on Asian wartime slavery By Joyce Lau 17 February
New university for Kashmir ‘easy populism’ Expert questions government’s motivations for building another institution in troubled region By Joyce Lau 14 February
UK universities should not relax too soon over international admissions In Thailand, even school leavers with UK connections are starting to look elsewhere, says sixth-form head Sadie Hollins By Sadie Hollins 13 February
India Universities Forum: Focus on local goals ‘and let rankings follow’ Priority should be better teaching for domestic students and improved research performance, THE forum hears By Joyce Lau 11 February
India Universities Forum: ‘demographic disaster’ risk if reforms fail Success of India’s education reforms ‘matter tremendously to the world’ but foreign institutions will not solve country’s problems, says former UK universities minister By Ellie Bothwell 11 February
India Universities Forum: Urbanisation and equality ‘key for development’ India could be HE ‘giant’ if social issues were addressed, expert says By Joyce Lau 10 February
Empathy with students is important – but it is very difficult His experience teaching in Iraq has underlined for Jack R. Williams the perils of simply extrapolating from personal experience By Jack R. Williams 7 February
Minister: traditional higher education model ‘no longer relevant’ Long-standing divides between schooling, employment and industry will be disrupted, predicts Singapore MP By Joyce Lau 5 February
India hands ?5 billion budget to new research funder Budget also aims to cut bureaucracy and open up internationalisation avenues By Joyce Lau 5 February
Japan raises funds for ?70 billion university research endowment But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say By Joyce Lau 4 February
