World University Rankings 2023: China catching up with US as science power Global balance of research power shows signs of shifting as US stagnates and China improves By Rosa Ellis 12 October
World Academic Summit: universities ‘need mentors, not just top researchers’ Academics must work closely with students to foster innovation, says KAUST president By Paul Basken 11 October
IITs ‘must address admission hurdles’ to quadruple foreign intake Notoriously difficult entry exams may need to be amended for foreign applicants, say academics By Pola Lem 11 October
Concern as Hong Kong admits record student intake from mainland China While institutions welcome surge in applications, some faculty concerned that island’s universities might be ‘losing their feel’ By Pola Lem 10 October
Applicants to Indian universities need an accurate picture of what to expect Making appropriate decisions is difficult for students when information is scarce and inaccurate, say Kaibalyapati Mishra and Krishna Raj By Kaibalyapati Mishra 9 October
Iranian protests gain momentum as students demand ‘revolution’ It’s the ‘start of a revolution’, students chant in third week of protests By Pola Lem 5 October
Can Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence drive transform its research? Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities By Pola Lem 4 October
Iranian universities brace for ‘purges’ as protests spread Academics believe regime is ‘unlikely’ to silence ‘spirit of opposition’ gaining momentum across hundreds of campuses By Pola Lem 3 October
KAIST departs from branch campus plan to join forces with NYU Top Korean institution announces change of direction for its first venture into the US By Pola Lem 2 October
Soochow and Stanford professors win Yidan prizes Founder of China’s New Education Initiative will use award money to expand programme’s reach to rural areas By Pola Lem 29 September
Chevening scholars call on UK to reinstate Afghan programme Closure mirrored US government decision to suspend Fulbright programme to Afghanistan, which it subsequently reversed By Pola Lem 28 September
Chinese graduates lose taste for entrepreneurship University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools By Jing Liu 28 September
