Asian universities contend with their #MeToo moment Social media posts by students at home and abroad push universities to address harassment and assault By Joyce Lau 22 October
Apple chief executive appointed to Tsinghua post Tim Cook will chair the business school’s advisory board By Joyce Lau 22 October
Hong Kong academics and alumni stand up for student protesters Criticism grows as the government is accused of causing ‘unforgiveable havoc’ amid protests By Joyce Lau 21 October
UAE claims world first with AI-focused university Graduate institution to be led by former Oxford professor By Jack Grove 18 October
Chinese research growth ‘vulnerable’ to cut in international ties New THE report on development of Chinese university system sounds warnings that continued expansion may not be a given By Simon Baker 17 October
Korean minister quits in row over daughter’s university place Cho Kuk and his wife, both professors, are accused of giving their children unfair advantage in a deeply competitive education system By Joyce Lau 16 October
Asia-Pacific universities make progress on computer science Institutions across the region have soared up a Times Higher Education ranking focused on the discipline By Ellie Bothwell 16 October
Silence is not the way to quell a Chinese social media storm Revelations that a Chinese university suspended an academic for ‘moral misconduct’ provoked weeks of online controversy 16 October
India grows wary of higher education cooperation with China Move to hamper ties with Chinese institutions came right before a major summit, highlighting the chasm between the two Asian giants By Joyce Lau 14 October
Academic freedom warning after Yale-NUS ‘dissent’ course scrapped Ivy League university suspected of engaging in self-censorship in Singapore By Joyce Lau 12 October
Renewed academic freedom curbs ‘hamper India’s eminence hopes’ ‘Under these circumstances, high world rankings are just not going to happen,’ professor warns By Joyce Lau 9 October
University chair resigns amid Hong Kong discord Head of the embattled MTR subway system steps down from Lingnan By Joyce Lau 9 October