India’s NEP must be implemented in letter and spirit
The National Education Policy is like a breath of fresh air; now universities need to make the changes happen to reap the rewards, says Pankaj Mittal
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Is South-east Asia higher education’s next global hotspot?
With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation...
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Universities ‘must break down barriers between disciplines’
Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science
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Talking leadership 33: Elizabeth Bradley on globalising the liberal arts model
The Vassar College president discusses creating equitable partnerships, minimising resistance on campus and what higher education can learn from healthcare
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Citation bias ‘unfairly rewards’ US and UK science
Analysis of 20 million papers suggests global science powerhouses are increasingly benefiting from biased citation practices
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Moocs ‘a useful reality check’ for Asian universities
Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance
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Talking leadership 28: Yukio Yuzawa on dealing with demographic decline
The Fujita Health University president discusses shrinking birth rates, Japan‘s medical school scandal and why more Japanese students should study abroad
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East Asia gets back to business as usual as the storm wanes
Largely sheltered from the pandemic-related financial fallout that has beset higher education in Western nations, East Asian institutions are being boosted by state funds and local philanthropists...
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New Zealand international education renews outward focus
New strategy looks outward as well as inward, as government vows to ‘come back even stronger than before’
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Interview with Valentyna Ushchyna
Ukrainian philologist who found a host university while in a 10-hour queue at the border talks about a life upended
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Life after Horizon Europe: what UK scholars can expect in Plan B
Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain
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China’s biggest academic database faces anti-monopoly probe
Law experts call for broader effort to improve authors’ copyright interests
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Western careers advice for international students ‘misdirected’
Universities keep seeking local jobs for their overseas graduates, despite ‘massive’ economic pivot to Asia
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Ouriginal chief defends Turnitin takeover against monopoly jibes
Merger of two of the biggest plagiarism checkers will help combat more sophisticated forms of cheating, Andreas Ohlson says
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Indian Institutes of Technology hit internationalisation ceiling
Portion of overseas students remains low, with IITs reluctant to make concessions on admissions criteria