‘Visa factories’ hijack Japanese internationalisation drive Key policy exploited by language colleges offering work permits rather than education By John Ross 20 November
Another Australian university to establish Malaysian branch Wollongong move reflects Malaysia’s allure and hot competition back home By John Ross 19 November
Alarm as Peking head replaced with Communist Party secretary Academics claim Chinese government ‘has taken significantly more control’ over universities By Ellie Bothwell 14 November
Global University Employability Ranking 2018: China’s rise stalls Analysis of ranking since 2011 suggests China is not making same ground as in research-based rankings, while Germany and South Korea have leapt forward By Simon Baker 14 November
Enrolment cap puts pressure on Tokyo universities Government attempts to protect regional institutions by restricting growth in capital By John Ross 13 November
Western universities urged to rethink Chinese military ties Academics debate how to respond to increasing influence of People’s Liberation Army By John Morgan 8 November
Two-thirds of Chinese students ‘maltreated in childhood’ Universities told to upgrade student welfare support in wake of alarming figures By Ellie Bothwell 8 November
Middle-class expansion ‘to buttress Chinese student flows’ Nuanced signals suggest a long-haul future for world’s biggest market By John Ross 7 November
Leading Asian universities fall back in arts and humanities Asia scholar says continent’s progress in STEM fields has been ‘to the detriment of the social sciences and humanities’ By Ellie Bothwell 31 October
New Sino-Irish college of engineering launches Joint venture will be second undergraduate collaboration between universities in China and Ireland By Ellie Bothwell 30 October
‘Equivalence’ claims ridiculed in branch campus row We can’t deliver equivalent teaching with less preparation time and resources, RMIT academics say By John Ross 30 October
Will Taiwan’s growing diplomatic isolation harm higher education? Scholar says Western students may be more reluctant to study in Taiwan, but others question China’s influence on overseas student flows By Ellie Bothwell 29 October
