US exchanges offer hope for University of the South Pacific
Biden administration comes to the party, as cash-strapped regional institution seeks new ‘development partners’
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World University Rankings 2023: US stagnating, Oceania rising, and a weak point for China
The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time – all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reportsÂ
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ߣߣÊÓƵ to redraw its science priorities
Bigger focus flagged on Indigenous knowledge, climate science and critical technologies
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Is Western academia keeping up with Asia’s rise?
In the third decade of the so-called Asian century, European and North American universities and governments continue to neglect the world’s most populous continent. As Asia grows ever more powerful...
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Myanmar sentences ߣߣÊÓƵn academic on ‘trumped up’ charges
Hopes that formalisation of economist’s imprisonment could trigger his early release
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Fragility in the system
International students add hugely to the richness of universities. But are the risks of relying on their fees to subsidise so much fully understood?
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Can Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence drive transform its research?
Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities
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Student interest in studying Russian slumps as Ukrainian surges
Scholars say Russia’s war is to blame for decline in first-year students, with some noting ‘unprecedented’ increases in Polish and Ukrainian languages
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Business schools are complicit in populism’s threats to democracy
The inequalities exacerbated by global capitalism must be challenged by institutions in the service of citizens rather than corporations, says Carl Rhodes
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Hong Kong universities ‘could suffer’ as population shrinks
But academics note silver lining, with larger number of qualified local high schoolers gaining access to city’s high-quality institutions
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China blames US intelligence agency for university cyberattack
NSA used 40 programmes to hack into aerospace university, Beijing claims
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Troubled waters for cash-starved University of the South Pacific
As biggest member state centralises power while failing to pay its dues, the headwinds battering the pan-regional university are getting a whole lot stronger
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International student drivers ‘back to pre-pandemic norms’
Covid a memory in most regions as cost, quality, work and migration opportunities guide study destination choices
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South Asian students show ‘limited’ understanding of plagiarism
Researchers warn of knock-on effects for international publishing and student and staff mobility