Preparation for overseas study is killing Chinese students’ scholarly aptitude Years of slogging through English-language crushes Chinese students' love of learning before they even get to an overseas university, says Bob Fonow By Bob Fonow 19 July
Chinese university suspends student offer over social credit mark Father’s failure to pay back loan hits son’s university admission, under state’s big-data system By John Morgan 17 July
India’s slimmer excellence initiative an ‘intelligent’ approach Scholar praises Indian government for supporting only universities that are ‘ready now’ to become world-class By Ellie Bothwell 17 July
Can India’s private universities deliver? The public sector has not expanded quickly enough to meet the demand for college degrees in India By Pushkar 12 July
China could overtake US on research impact by mid-2020s Trends analysis shows end of ‘US hegemony’ in research may not be far off By Simon Baker 12 July
Japan ‘supporting champions’ as route to global prestige Experts see shift towards international approach in granting of greater autonomy to handful of leading universities By John Ross 10 July
China closes scores of Sino-foreign joint programmes Ministry of Education says concerns were raised over ‘poor teaching standards’ of some joint initiatives By Ellie Bothwell 10 July
Education investment pushes China up innovation ranking Asian giant combines spending and efficiency to crack the top 20 By John Ross 10 July
India names six ‘institutes of eminence’ in slimmed-down scheme Government rewards three public and three private institutions but fails to reach target of giving 20 universities elite status By Ellie Bothwell 9 July
Indonesian universities ramp up student monitoring to stop terrorism Heads of 122 state universities across the country pledge to work with counterterrorist forces By Rachael Pells 6 July
International outlook pays off as Japan holds its ground Overseas students seen as key buffer against rankings drop and demographic decline By John Ross 4 July
Chinese students in UK ‘more distressed’ than peers back home Major study may reflect how the most stressful part of higher education in China is actually the entrance exam By Ellie Bothwell 2 July