‘Teacher’s pets’ in the front row really do get better grades Researchers argue that classroom design must encourage interaction between students and lecturers By Joyce Lau 6 July
Mental health fears as Chinese campuses stay locked down A year-and-a-half into pandemic, some students still need permission to leave their university, with weekends often the only opportunity By Jing Liu 5 July
Arts university a milestone for Singapore City state’s first university of the arts to be the more than the sum of its parts By John Ross 4 July
Covid-hit British Council sells Indian IELTS business to IDP Deal worth £130 million reflects financial woes of UK educational organisation By Chris Havergal 1 July
Japan eyes new rules on cross-border research collaboration Universities come under pressure to investigate scholars’ ties By Joyce Lau 28 June
Want to skip the vaccine queue? Take a college entrance exam Young Koreans take advantage of a scheme to give jabs to test-takers By Joyce Lau 25 June
Is South-east Asia higher education’s next global hotspot? With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation be overcome? Joyce Lau reports By Joyce Lau 24 June
Humanities ‘decimated’ by Myanmar academic suspensions Fields essential to country’s development could become ‘unviable’ as faculty are forced out, observers say By Joyce Lau 23 June
Young University Rankings 2021: results announced Asian universities further boost their performance in list of world’s best universities founded during the past half-century By Ellie Bothwell 23 June
AI-powered virtual student enrols at Chinese university ‘Hua Zhibing’ to study alongside and interact with human learners By Jing Liu 21 June
Indian PhD enrolment up 60 per cent in five years Nationwide survey shows overall gains in capacity, enrolment and gender balance By Joyce Lau 19 June
Indian leadership vacuum raises questions over sector reforms Critics allege that political interference has caused delays to appointments By Joyce Lau 17 June