Fewer Chinese master’s students opt to continue studies abroad Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels By Jing Liu 19 February
Indian students who defied BBC’s Modi documentary ban give me hope While corporations and universities bowed to pressure to ban controversial BBC documentary, students showed freedom of speech and critical enquiry still matter in India, says Mukhtar Ahmad By Mukhtar Ahmad 18 February
Armenian rector who opposed merger says she’s being ‘forced out’ Karine Harutyunyan accuses government of undermining her position because she supported staff and students’ protests By Patrick Jack 17 February
China’s research ties with Islamic countries ‘rapidly rising’ ‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output By Pola Lem 16 February
Kaoru Mitoma: can you study your way to being a better athlete? Japanese winger’s former professor helps assess how much of his success can be attributed to a thesis on dribbling By Tom Williams 15 February
Iran forces regime critics out of academia Sciences ‘under fire’ with appointment of hard-line cleric to oversee appointment of deans By Pola Lem 13 February
Open branch campuses with us, Kazakhstan tells West Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister By Pola Lem 10 February
Chinese universities criticised over continuing Covid controls Academic emphasises need for transparency as institutions forced into U-turns on restrictions By Jing Liu 8 February
Students trapped following deadly Turkey earthquakes Universities join rescue mission after 7.8 magnitude tremor strikes near Gaziantep By Patrick Jack 7 February
Overseas applications to Malaysian universities surge Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister By John Ross 7 February
Beijing’s call for foreign R&D investment ‘a signal’ to West US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic By Pola Lem 6 February
Top Chinese graduate schools ‘pull up drawbridge on test takers’ Leading institutions switching from exams to interviews for admission, but students from many universities are excluded from this route By Jing Liu 4 February
