India opens its doors to branch campuses, but will they come? Experts laud move to welcome international universities despite hurdles and lack of immediate interest By Joyce Lau 17 August
The NEP’s laudable ambition should not override the value of continuity India’s National Education Policy aims to establish a seamless connectivity between humanities and science, says Rup Narayan Das By Rup Narayan Das 17 August
India’s National Education Policy is a positive step – if implemented System consolidation, regulatory simplification and undergraduate flexibility are positive steps, says Pushkar By Pushkar 17 August
Indian students heading overseas ‘less concerned’ by Covid Research finds that young Indians particularly ‘resilient’ in their pursuit of education By Joyce Lau 14 August
South Korea sets 25 per cent target for female professors Academic questions whether quotas are the best way to move towards equality By Joyce Lau 13 August
Singapore experiments with ‘very agile’ teaching methods Polytechnic pilots curriculum, rebuilt from scratch to develop flexible graduates, that principal says could be tailor-made for post-Covid world By Joyce Lau 10 August
Research relevant to China ‘cast aside in race for citations’ Social scientists should be judged on their impact, while journals should make room for under-represented voices, say academics By Joyce Lau 5 August
Questions over implementation as India approves system overhaul Green light for international universities to operate in new National Education Policy By Joyce Lau 4 August
China told to reform education model to become global student hub Study highlights how international students are treated as ‘a separate cohort’ and student advisors function like ‘nannies’ By Ellie Bothwell 3 August
Will China’s enrolment expansion devalue postgraduate degrees? Falling staff-student ratios and low quality in some graduate programmes are prompting concern that more will mean worse, says Zhang Ruomei By Zhang Ruomei 3 August
Hong Kong’s academics are being isolated in more ways than one Lockdowns, campus protection and the new security law risk permanently cutting off scholars from the city and wider world, says Michael O’Sullivan By Michael O'Sullivan 31 July
Row over Indian universities’ Covid-hit exams reaches Supreme Court Hundreds of thousands left in limbo and questioning whether the country has the resources to hold tests safely during Covid-19 crisis By Joyce Lau 30 July
