India’s ranking decline is a timely wake-up call Colonial hangovers and political interference are holding back India’s large public universities, says Saikat Majumdar By Saikat Majumdar 14 September
Hong Kong student leader resigns and flees territory Departure is latest example of intermittent campus disruption from broader protest movement By John Ross 13 September
THE World University Rankings 2020: China powers up The balance of power in Asia is shifting as China’s universities strengthen their rankings performance By Ellie Bothwell 11 September
Hong Kong historian witnesses dictatorship on the doorstep ‘This is a regime that believes you should govern by clubbing people,’ says Frank Dik?tter By Matthew Reisz 11 September
The overseas campus model provides benefits in a post-Brexit world Overseas campuses in Malaysia and China offer University of Nottingham students the global outlook necessary for today’s world, says Shearer West By Shearer West 5 September
It's time for Chinese universities to realign their goals Having caught up in the numbers game, Tsinghua and China more widely are ready to pursue research and teaching suited to their unique priorities, says Bin Yang By Bin Yang 3 September
Hong Kong boycotts replace lectures with ‘lessons in civics’ Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts By John Ross 3 September
Window of calm closes as Hong Kong classes resume Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife By John Ross 26 August
India’s ‘institutes of eminence’ scheme a ‘huge farce’ Experts raise further concerns over excellence initiative after 14 more universities granted elite status By Ellie Bothwell 26 August
Hong Kong university leaders urged to stand up for protesters New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say By Jack Grove 22 August
The gao kao’s efforts to level the admissions playing field are showing the strain Ongoing efforts to iron out regional anomalies are creating as many problems as they solve, says Ceren Ergenc By Ceren Ergenc 19 August
There has been an uprising in Arab higher education New figures suggest steep rises in university participation rate in several Middle-Eastern countries, say Justin D. Martin and Fouad Hassan By Justin D. Martin 16 August
