HKUST head: universities must ignite the sparks of innovation Nancy Ip discusses how universities can boost their output of patents and support faculty entrepreneurs By Nancy Ip 15 September
Boost transnational education offerings in India, UK told Offering education in India could help minimise the effects of the UK’s crackdown on dependants coming into the country, researchers say By Pola Lem 15 September
Build it and they will stay? Japan prefecture eyes new university Researchers sceptical about local government’s plan to open new institution as a means of stopping brain drain By Pola Lem 12 September
Chinese academic database fined over privacy breaches Scholars say it’s impossible to tell whether government motivated by ‘genuine concerns’ or censorship aims By Pola Lem 11 September
New initiative puts focus on teaching and collaboration in China Project 101 based around classroom observations and development of home-grown educational resources By Jing Liu 11 September
There is no large-scale, direct attack on academic freedom in India BJP ministers and supporters are largely limiting themselves to discrediting and suppressing evidence of government failings, says an academic 11 September
China must do more to support gender equality in science Our research suggests men still have a greater chance of attaining influential postions than women, say Zhengyang Bao and Difang Huang By Zhengyang Bao 10 September
‘No new money’ for India’s colleges despite role in space launch Non-elite institutions have fuelled recent technological successes – with IIT graduates ‘few and far between’ at India’s space agency By Pola Lem 9 September
Hainan takes lead on Tropical Universities League Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil By Pola Lem 6 September
Tokyo keen on overseas university branch campuses Government initiative may require change in mindset for institutions ‘historically resistant’ to international activities, scholars say By Pola Lem 5 September
Scholars fear ‘hiring drive’ foreshadows purge of Iranian sector Regime’s history of cleansing Iranian academia bodes ill for faculty supportive of student protesters, researchers say By Pola Lem 4 September
Tohoku alone to advance in Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence scheme Judges ask university to make changes to its proposal, including boosting international capacity and adjusting down expected growth figures By Pola Lem 1 September