International education ‘weaponised’ as geopolitical tension rises
Conference also hears that online learning might present more equitable opportunities for cultural exchange
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THE events in 2021 to focus on recovery from year of disruption
Nine senior leadership summits, plus range of regional and thematic forums and seminars, planned
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Europe ‘set to gain’ on research from US-China falling out
International higher education scholar suggests global science is entering a new era of fragility
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Elsevier reaches open access agreement in Japan
Proposal is first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region for the world’s largest academic publisher
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THE Asia University Rankings 2019: another rung to help women climb
The Asian University for Women and its students focus on leadership and social justice, aiming to create the conditions for change, says Nirmala Rao
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Departure of Covid expert spotlights Asian retirement rules
Critics says that 60, or even 65, is too young to end an academic career
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The week in higher education – 10 December 2020
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: a region alive with possibilities
Asia-Pacific institutions are no longer just catching up, they are challenging the best. Phil Baty writes
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: steps forward and backward
Five sectors considered side by side, and how reputation tracks citation impact (or not)
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Professorships launched to attract top scientists to Hong Kong
City’s leader announces sweeteners, while pushing engagement with mainland China
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: hard lessons to learn
The University of Malaya has had mixed success in offsetting the effects of funding cuts, writes Awg Bulgiba Awg Mahmud
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THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019: ߣߣÊÓƵ holds its ground
But experts ask how long country’s success can last in the face of rampant competition from Asia
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Chinese interest in studying abroad plummets amid pandemic
Many of those crossing borders now likely to stay within East Asia, survey shows
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Hong Kong brain drain predicted as West launches ‘lifeboats’
Experts predict a post-Covid wave of emigration to the West, but university enrolment likely to unscathed
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Vietnam approves joint online courses
While reservations remain, the pandemic has smoothed acceptance of virtual delivery