Korean universities to consider bullying records in admissions But academics express scepticism, saying policy does not tackle ‘root’ of problem behaviour Pola Lem 5月 3日
Poison attacks are threatening Iran’s gains on women’s education The recent protests by Iranian women appear to have sparked a conservative backlash against schools and universities, says Roohola Ramezani Roohola Ramezani 5月 3日
Global partnership would help tackle sexual and gender-based violence Other countries could learn a lot from the various initiatives adopted in India since 2013, says Adrija Dey Adrija Dey 5月 1日
Quotas for female students introduced by Japanese universities Policy of setting aside a fifth of places unlikely to be transformative in country that ranks bottom in OECD for female STEM students, scholars say Pola Lem 4月 30日
US-India task force shows research relationship ‘heating up’ Interest in India growing as Washington-Beijing tensions show no indication of waning, scholars say Pola Lem 4月 27日
Bill ‘would give police powers’ to Pakistan’s university watchdog Higher Education Commission could be given control over v-c appointments at public universities, with ‘disastrous consequences’ for autonomy Pola Lem 4月 25日
India must better balance graduate supply with demand Oversupply of poorly trained workers in some fields contrasts with undersupply in others. Universities and students need better information, says Pushkar Pushkar 4月 23日
Chinese scholars ‘see gender equality despite contradictions’ Academics’ belief in merit-based promotion at odds with their experiences of discrimination, study finds Pola Lem 4月 20日
Russian university’s China campus sends ‘strong signal’ Once built, aerospace institute on southern island of Hainan will become first solo campus run by Russian institution inside Asian superpower Pola Lem 4月 18日
Pakistani universities suspend operations amid soaring inflation Huge hike in costs plunges institutions into dire situation as academics call on government to urgently raise higher education spending Pola Lem 4月 16日
Liberal arts education is not a Western concept Ancient India and China were the first civilisations to educate young people to become whole individuals, says Kyaw Moe Tun Kyaw Moe Tun 4月 16日
China block on foreign access to journal portal ‘damages knowledge’ Further security service-directed restrictions could deal ‘serious blow’ to West’s China studies and isolate Chinese academics Pola Lem 4月 13日