Asia

Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears

Scholars say permanent teaching posts are left vacant as universities rely on ‘ad hoc’ lecturers

Leaders have increasingly been acknowledging that the cultural pressure put on the country’s children to spend their hours studying has left them too one-dimensional

Clearing out corruption will be most important in Nazarbayev University’s success, says vice-provost Loretta O’Donnell

Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes

New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges

Global survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared

A move to combat India’s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign – even if it took a newspaper exposé to prompt it, says Pushkar

Students claim that ‘asking questions is not appreciated by most local teachers’

Tehran president says institution is keen to internationalise despite deteriorating relations with the West

Orderly graduate recruitment under threat as demographic decline triggers ‘free-for-all’

Education secretary says university inaugurations ‘not appropriate’ for sovereignty conversations