Asia

Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister

Academic emphasises need for transparency as institutions forced into U-turns on restrictions

Universities join rescue mission after 7.8 magnitude tremor strikes near Gaziantep

Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister

US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic

Leading institutions switching from exams to interviews for admission, but students from many universities are excluded from this route

Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning

Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines

Administrators unalarmed, noting more applicants could come from mainland China, especially Greater Bay Area

Sector faces years of uncertainty after a series of economic and political crises in the country

Government took away scheme ’hastily’ and ‘without convincing reason’, according to critics

JNU students watch BBC film despite warnings of disciplinary action and social media ban