Indian universities must stop silencing and ignoring their students The development of a healthy academic environment requires inclusivity, dialogue and mutual respect, says Eldho Mathews Eldho Mathews 3月 14日
Malaysian innovation funding recipients fail to meet expectations Government drive to boost research commercialisation struggles to get off the ground at public universities Helen Packer 3月 12日
Korea offers to revoke medical school expansion to end strike Education minister concedes to doctors’ demands after year-long feud Helen Packer 3月 10日
‘Bleak future’ for Kerala universities as political spats rage on Academics warn that top-level power struggle contributes to low enrolment in state institutions Helen Packer 3月 7日
Demographic decline hits PhD prospects as academic jobs dry up Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected Helen Packer 3月 6日
Indonesia rules out tuition fee rises after student protests New higher education minister attempts to appease students after turbulent month Helen Packer 3月 3日
‘Double fraud’: end Indian academics’ fake patent scam, UK urged Dubious design registrations in the UK are being passed off as ‘international patents’ by Indian academics seeking to game promotion criteria, sleuths find Jack Grove 3月 3日
Quality worries as Korea edges towards international student goal Lower number of universities penalised by government for visa practices, but scholars urge caution Helen Packer 3月 1日
Universities ‘sharing burden’ after Hong Kong claws back reserves Institutions generally accept budgetary demands to return unspent grants but warn long-term cuts could damage competitiveness Helen Packer 2月 28日
Japan asks: how do you shrink a higher education sector fairly? Government commission advocates for intervention in downsizing of higher education sector to avoid regional disparity Helen Packer 2月 27日
Hong Kong universities asked to return reserves to government Government announces 2 per cent cut to university budget in efforts to row back public spending Helen Packer 2月 26日
Japan’s universities lean on venture capital as funding stagnates Academic spin-outs have risen over the past decade, supported by a network of university-affiliated venture funds Helen Packer 2月 25日
