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
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Global university fossil fuel divestment ‘nearing tipping point’
Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies
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Fears mount over detention of academics who travelled to China
Several Chinese academics working overseas have disappeared or been detained on return to homeland as leaders expand national security laws
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Young University Rankings 2024: results announced
Higher education growth shifts east, but there are markedly different trends across Asia
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Impact Rankings 2024: who is excelling at stewardship and outreach?
New thematic analysis reveals the countries and institutions that are walking the talk on sustainabilityÂ
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China set to overtake Europe on English-taught degrees
Number of English-medium degrees on offer outside traditional anglophone destinations increases by 48 per cent in five years
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Make ’em laugh: why university teaching needs humour
First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer’s drab college course
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Quality concerns over Taiwan’s international student drive
More students are coming to Taiwan under the New Southbound Policy, but some believe both the quality of incoming students and the education on offer are being compromised
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Western immigration restrictions boosting intra-Asian mobility
Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier
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China research at ‘crisis point’, ߣߣÊÓƵn scholars warn
No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims
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ߣߣÊÓƵ needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing
The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley
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Talking leadership: Ho Teck Hua on moving like a start-up
The head of Nanyang Technological University leverages the institution’s youthful vigour to put AI at the heart of learning and uses his research background to inform his leadership and help recruit...
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Sunway president: universities must focus on bridging frontiers
Sibrandes Poppema shares how his institution is strengthening links across countries and with industry and society
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South-east Asian currency slide could hit student mobility
Studying abroad set to become more expensive in key target markets for universities looking to diversify intakes
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Embrace global challenges or risk irrelevance, minister urges
Malaysian Cabinet member says universities should prioritise local needs over global reputation