Asia

Job prospects and Covid-19 among biggest issues for young people, wide-ranging study finds

Universities welcome coming announcement but student advocate warns of damage done by restrictions

UK institutions gaining from Australia’s strict Covid-19 border controls, experts say

Researchers blast higher education system for valuing metrics and loyalty to higher-ups over intellectual rigour

From undergraduate engagement to teacher training and graduate salaries, universities lack statistics needed to track student outcomes, say Hamish Coates and Xi Gao

But study challenges idea that papers by colleagues of editors are of a lower quality

International scholars in arts, humanities and social sciences are recognising universities in China, sometimes more than their local academics

‘Slow and steady’ approach can help avoid ‘chaos’ as Indian institutions gain greater autonomy, Yogesh Singh tells THE

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