Chinese universities must respond to rising graduate unemployment The economic downturn is beyond their control, but degree programmes could be better tailored to industrial need, says Wu Keming By Wu Keming 25 September
Taiwanese universities 鈥榤ay fall short鈥� of 2030 bilingual goal Some students reluctant to switch to English-language lectures because national exams are conducted in Chinese By Pola Lem 22 September
鈥楽ecret shower videos鈥� force Indian university鈥檚 week-long closure Student groups condemn institution鈥檚 denials and call for 鈥榮tudent-run鈥� body to look into sexual harassment on campus By Pola Lem 20 September
Kuniko Tanioka: being a female leader in Japan Shigakkan University president talks about being the odd one out in an 鈥榦ld boys鈥� club鈥� and about encouraging her students to carve their own path By Pola Lem 20 September
Asia tipped to follow US lead with open access mandates Eastern authors 鈥榬isk falling behind鈥� on visibility and rankings if their work remains behind paywall while US moves to open research, scholars warn By Pola Lem 15 September
Overseas students struggle to get documents to return to China Beijing has given green light for international students鈥� return but some institutions say learners will have to wait until 2023 By Pola Lem 13 September
Early career researchers can help fix peer review delays Supporting young researchers to peer-review and edit journal submissions will also accelerate their training, says Quan-Hoang Vuong By Quan-Hoang Vuong 11 September
Language students helped to spread 鈥榅i thought鈥� beyond China New textbook series may be seen as move to create a cadre of evangelists across international borders By Jing Liu 11 September
Apolitical student unions 鈥榯he only option鈥� in Hong Kong Students welcome formation of new CUHK union but say its political involvement will be limited By Pola Lem 8 September
Pakistani universities waive student fees after deadly floods Disaster may threaten 鈥榮urvival and good functioning鈥� of already cash-strapped institutions, warns sector leader By Pola Lem 6 September
China blames US intelligence agency for university cyberattack NSA used 40 programmes to hack into aerospace university, Beijing claims By Pola Lem 5 September
鈥極utlier鈥� university forges path to more autonomy for Kazakh sector Nazarbayev University president is ready to stop being envy of post-Soviet system, where centralised governance is still the norm By Pola Lem 4 September