Asia

Taipei’s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics

Despite their above-average employability, engineering students are hampered by poor-quality provision, says Pushkar

Head of San Francisco-based start-up university tackles ‘rumours’ about reforming degrees at UAE’s Zayed University

Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida

Growing focus on cross-disciplinary research to tackle SDGs may lead to institutional shake-ups, conference hears

Two years ago, India published a draft of its most ambitious higher education reforms in decades. Then the pandemic hit. Experts reflect on the future of the NEP, which was approved last year, and what the country’s university sector might look like in a decade

Transformational nationwide changes are reflected in a dynamic landscape

Public knowledge of reasoning behind picks ‘could have avoided past mistakes’

Minister’s assurances not ‘watertight guarantees’ that regular academic activities fall outside law’s purview

Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city

Many press on with classes, despite hiding from the Taliban

Sector leaders want to see cash flow beyond top universities and borders reopen for international students