Asia

Leader of Hong Kong Polytechnic University says institution ‘cannot think of itself as an isolated island’

Analysis reveals extent of reward system for international publications, which could be distorting scientific incentives

The former president of Carnegie Mellon University will lead the Singaporean institution from 2018

Chris Parr visits a university aiming to be the best in the world at both Western and traditional Chinese medicine

First Israeli university in China welcomes students this summer

Podcast special from Taichung, Taiwan, following the 2017 Research Excellence Summit

Call for rankings to give more weight to societal impact

Wherever you are, populism and its effect on universities is never far from conversation, finds Chris Parr

Ahead of the 2017 THE Research Excellence Summit, taking place in Taiwan from tomorrow, we hear from Partha S. Mallick on the importance of valuing talent

Sung-Chul Shin, President of KAIST, on his biggest challenges, successes, and the person who has inspired him in his career 

On International Women in Engineering Day, Alice Larkin decries the slow progress on improving gender balance in her discipline

Asian universities overtake top Western brands in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s most prestigious universities