Chinese academics ‘pressured’ into conference withdrawal Incident could signal ‘big reversal’ of Chinese government policy on international academic exchange, academics say By Pola Lem 30 March
Western careers advice for international students ‘misdirected’ Universities keep seeking local jobs for their overseas graduates, despite ‘massive’ economic pivot to Asia By John Ross 30 March
India’s rush to digital learning is too much, too soon Unreliable internet connections and underdeveloped pedagogies will blunt the potential impact of online options, says Mukhtar Ahmad By Mukhtar Ahmad 29 March
Universities ‘could play larger role’ in Taiwan military training Ukraine war focuses attention on future of island and role of universities in defence By Pola Lem 25 March
Japan University Rankings 2022: results announced International universities decline during Covid-19 in teaching-focused league table By Ellie Bothwell 24 March
Spike in dropouts forcing Japanese to focus on student well-being University leavers jumped 40 per cent in 2021, according to government figures By Pola Lem 23 March
India faces medical education crisis after Ukraine exodus Long-standing issues put into sharp focus as expert predicts half of students pursuing medicine abroad fail to become doctors By Pola Lem 22 March
Hideo Ohno: improving innovation and culture change The Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners By Rosa Ellis 22 March
War forces post-Soviet scholars to choose between Russia and West East-West schism widened by Russian academia being cut off from world, says scholar By Pola Lem 19 March
Chinese campuses close as Covid cases spike again Senior officer dismissed because of cluster of cases at university in Jilin By Jing Liu 18 March
Tony Chan: working in Saudi Arabia The KAUST president discusses the treatment of women and academic freedom By Rosa Ellis 15 March
Revamp of postgraduate recruitment goes before Chinese lawmakers Authorities to debate changes to master’s and PhD enrolment systems By Jing Liu 12 March