¡®Complacency¡¯ holding back gender equality in senior Asian jobs Female higher education enrolment on the rise in parts of Asia but richer countries least diverse in terms of academics By Helen Packer 25 November
¡®Beacon of hope¡¯: prestigious UK scholarship reopens to Afghans Chevening alumni praise long-awaited decision to allow Afghans to apply for scholarship scheme By Helen Packer 22 November
Korean women¡¯s universities forced to review single-sex status Single-sex colleges provide safe space for women but may be financially unviable as enrolments decline By Helen Packer 21 November
Hong Kong jails pro-democracy academic Benny Tai for 10 years Ex-HKU law professor receives longest sentence to date under controversial national security law By Helen Packer 19 November
Indian and Pakistani universities close as smog envelopes region Institutions switch to online learning as air pollution levels soar By Helen Packer 19 November
Deadline looms for India¡¯s national academic credit bank Universities raise quality concerns as regulator sets end-of-year cut-off for transition to digital credits By Helen Packer 19 November
The vice-president is right: Indians need better study-abroad advice The controversy over Dhankhar¡¯s poor choice of words has overshadowed the wisdom of calling for poorer Indians to be better informed, says Pushkar By Pushkar 18 November
Chinese students¡¯ use of English ¡®different, not deficient¡¯ Researchers identify emergence of ¡®China English¡¯ as legitimate version of language By Helen Packer 17 November
Southampton wants 5,000 students at ¡®comprehensive¡¯ India campus Outpost due to open next year will focus on both research and teaching, after ¡®quick¡¯ but ¡®robust¡¯ approval process By Helen Packer 14 November
Calls to free Azerbaijani academic as climate summit kicks off Fossil fuel producer cracks down on dissenters as it hosts gathering of world leaders By Helen Packer 13 November
Can Alibaba¡¯s university courses help China outpace the West? Chinese multinational makes inroads in Europe as technology giants compete to get their tools on university curricula By Helen Packer 12 November
China sets new priorities for Double First-Class universities Top universities project evolving to focus on interdisciplinary work and longer-term measures of success as 10-year anniversary nears By Helen Packer 9 November
