GSDC: Training overseas-bound graduates ‘a net earner’ If rich countries poach your nurses you should ‘build more nursing schools’, conference hears By John Ross 14 June
Taiwanese academics fear for future as more universities close Academics attempt to move to public universities as private institutions hardest hit by declining enrolment By Helen Packer 14 June
GSDC: University leaders ‘must decide what sustainability means’ Most initiatives are well-meaning but ‘short-term, scattered, uncoordinated and incoherent’ By John Ross 13 June
GSDC: Universities ‘cannot do sustainability on their own’ Universities might be in the ‘sweet spot to redefine the future’, but they still need to work with government and business, says leader By John Ross 12 June
Power struggle at top of University of Hong Kong blown into open Island’s leader steps in as appointment of a new management team reignites row between vice-chancellor and council By Helen Packer 12 June
US college instructors stabbed on academic exchange in China China offers reassurance after seemingly random attack By Helen Packer 11 June
GSDC: ‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears By John Ross 11 June
GSDC: University courts copycats for ‘back yard’ warning system As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say By John Ross 11 June
Chinese media turns Stanford AI plagiarism into ‘propaganda’ AI model released by students sparked controversy for similarities to one developed by scientists from Tsinghua University By Helen Packer 11 June
Can Macao be ‘new bridge’ between Western universities and China? Head of Macau University of Science and Technology explains how strategic importance of region is growing as its economy matures By Helen Packer 11 June
Students protest as Japanese universities mull tuition fee hikes As policymakers reduce funding, institutions seen as having little choice but to start charging students more By Helen Packer 8 June
Indonesia backs down on tuition fee increases Some students saw their university fees triple as the government attempted to lift the benchmark for the first time in five years By Helen Packer 5 June