Internationalisation in India ‘operating on a shoestring budget’ Director of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay says universities in India are improving but progress will be slow despite government initiatives By Ellie Bothwell 20 October
New president Tony Chan to reorientate KAUST towards Asia Former HKUST leader will draw on his experience in the East and the West as head of Saudi Arabian private university By Ellie Bothwell 17 October
Hong Kong increases investment in research Chief executive accepts recommendation from funding task force, promising HK$20 billion of new research money By Ellie Bothwell 17 October
Experts question promise of India joint recruitment strategy Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources By Ellie Bothwell 16 October
China becomes world’s biggest producer of scientific research New international publishing figures confirm China has overtaken US and leading European countries, ahead of schedule By Rachael Pells 12 October
Tarunabh Khaitan: academics must challenge and expose power The winner of the inaugural Letten Prize talks about using his research to fight discrimination and the battles between power and democracy By Anna McKie 11 October
Malaysia plans greater political freedom for students Education minister says he will repeal laws that bar students from political activism By Ellie Bothwell 10 October
Lifelong learning vital for Singapore to avert ‘bleak’ future ‘If we don’t get this right, we are in trouble,’ says university of applied learning chief By John Ross 10 October
Taiwanese universities outside excellence initiative ‘improve faster’ Study raises questions about merit of government-driven improvement schemes By Ellie Bothwell 8 October
Americans abroad: challenging ‘Soviet’ corruption in Kyrgyzstan Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia By Anna McKie 6 October
World Academic Summit: societal shifts behind China’s rise set expectations for more End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country’s higher education system, says Tony Chan By Paul Basken 27 September
World Academic Summit: reverse brain drain from West ‘has powered rise of Asia’ Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive By Ellie Bothwell 27 September