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Articles by Pola Lem
Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn’t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say
Western scholars may be taken aback by job negotiations in a country where universities rarely reward merit over seniority
Position will be used to ‘keep universities on a shorter leash’ and ‘pre-empt any potential dissent’, academics say
Korea’s soft power is only part of the explanation, with Seoul pumping millions into opening Korean language academies around the world, professor says
Beijing should ease off on top-down pressure and extend its window for reporting graduates' job status, academics say
Scholars urge home fees for young Hong Kongers but warn other former British colonies could want similar concessions
Alumnus cautions that lines of communication with UK government ‘must remain open’ with transparent timescale for evacuation
Universities ‘must protect’ students’ right to protest, says student union leader
Instead of creating ‘strong leaders’, institutions should aim to educate students to be ‘someone everyone wants to work with’, academics told
Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science
Appeal by academic groups condemns ‘targeted efforts to restrict or retaliate against students’ and scholars’ exercise of academic freedom’
Caste-focused policies spark disagreement on ‘difficult to pin down’ problem
Few of those returning from studying overseas look beyond Beijing and Shanghai, according to survey
Even universities in the hermit kingdom largely cut themselves off from the rest of the world. Yet those few Westerners with direct experience of them suggest that while critical inquiry is predictably unwelcome, the global publish or perish culture is starting to take hold. Pola Lem reports
Researchers perceive weakening of institution’s international and multilingual atmosphere
Aims to move away from metrics-based evaluations floundering, study finds
Student protests ‘historically have ominous portents’ for country, scholar warns
Scholar who fled to Iran after torture says the experience cemented his resolve to teach human rights
India and Vietnam expected to keep up momentum, compensating for decline of degree seekers from China
Cancellation of international exams and pronouncements on rankings trigger debate
Corruption only likely to get worse as higher education sector becomes more stratified, say scholars
Universities must ‘recalibrate promotion criteria’ to place more value on teaching, says scholar
Portion of overseas students remains low, with IITs reluctant to make concessions on admissions criteria
Pakistani scholars blast move by India’s University Grants Commission, calling it ‘discriminatory, illogical and unilateral’
