Universities bombed and shuttered in Gaza conflict ‘Devastation and horror’ compound years of isolation and neglect, professor says By Joyce Lau 22 May
Rigid system pushes Chinese students to unscrupulous agents Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education By Joyce Lau 21 May
China citations boost from Covid research ‘closes gap with US’ High-impact research early in pandemic may have put rocket fuel under country’s citation performance By Simon Baker 19 May
Qatar aims to boost regional collaboration after blockade ends Foundation considers creation of consortium of universities across Gulf region By Anna McKie 18 May
Resurgent Covid-19 forces campuses to close across east Asia Universities take sudden U-turns on restrictions, as new Covid waves hit By Joyce Lau 17 May
China’s demographic ‘crisis’ may not spell doom and gloom for?HE Educational growth and development may continue despite lower birth rate, expert says By Joyce Lau 15 May
Myanmar junta ‘suspends thousands of lecturers’ Military takes action after plan to reopen campuses is thwarted By Joyce Lau 14 May
Universities shuttered across Malaysia as third Covid wave hits Lockdown comes days before Eid religious festival By John Ross 11 May
Opening China’s PhD trapdoor should remain a last resort Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master’s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei By Zhang Ruomei 9 May
‘The whole system has collapsed’: Covid ravages Indian campuses Public universities could be ‘hit beyond repair’ in fallout from pandemic catastrophe, experts warn By Joyce Lau 7 May
HKUST plans a different kind of university in mainland China New campus to be set up with industry-friendly ‘hubs’, not faculties By Joyce Lau 7 May
HKU cites ‘national security’ in cutting off student union Professor accuses university of ‘aligning itself with a propaganda narrative that is not intellectually defensible’ By Joyce Lau 6 May
