Asia

Universities in Hong Kong and Singapore top list of world’s best universities founded during the past half-century

China has issued threats to use its outward flows of students in geopolitical tussles – how significant could that be in wake of crisis?

But local experts lament that recommendations in the US-produced document may be easier said than done   

New institution has jumped into research on AI system to help treat Covid-19 cases

Development is coming mostly from centralised government platforms and private universities, but low internet penetration is just one of the hurdles faced by the country

Some of the country’s most prestigious universities may return to in-person exams following newspaper report

UK could face different competition for overseas students in future, but expert questions assumption that TNE will benefit 

Collaboration between the UK and China – and beyond – is needed more than ever to fight a pandemic in a politicised world

The areas hit earliest by the coronavirus are reopening, but with protections in place

Public backlash to an admission of cheating reveals underlying tensions in China’s college entrance exam process

Experts are divided on the fairness of instituting GPA and other requirements for some students but not others

With East Asia’s governments failing to reverse falling birth rates, how should universities adjust to declining numbers of local students? Joyce Lau reports