Chinese students missing campus experience opt for hotels instead Learners enrolled with Western universities gather in China’s tourism hotspots By Jing Liu 8 December
Probation period for PhD supervisors ‘could prevent exploitation’ Students should be able to try out mentors before committing to a years-long relationship, researchers say By Pola Lem 7 December
Tan Eng Chye: fully embracing lifelong learning The National University of Singapore president says changing mindsets has been the most challenging aspect of overhauling approach to education By Rosa Ellis 7 December
Welcome foreigners to avoid demographic cliff edge, Korea told Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues By Pola Lem 6 December
Chinese supervisors charged with enforcing campus lockdowns Academics being held responsible if their students violate coronavirus restrictions By Jing Liu 2 December
Women largely absent from Asian highly cited lists Clarivate ranking ‘reflects systemic bias’ in institutions, says citation analyst By Pola Lem 1 December
Japan quarantine fees ‘another slap in the face’, say students Students report mandatory two-week accommodation costs between £845 and £2,250 By Pola Lem 26 November
Is the honeymoon period over for liberal arts in Asia? Saikat Majumdar surveys developments from the Gulf to South Korea in light of the closure of Yale-NUS College By Saikat Majumdar 25 November
Get us out of Afghanistan, plead British Council researchers Letter from 22 academics warns of ‘life-threatening circumstances’ By Pola Lem 22 November
Japan seeks to ‘change attitudes’ on industry-funded courses ¥30 million fund a start towards bridging the divide between sectors, researchers say By Pola Lem 22 November
China journal crackdown ‘a band-aid rather than a cure’ Major science organisation targets periodicals publishing too many papers or high proportion of brief articles By Jing Liu 20 November
Changing of guard in Hong Kong leadership ‘may narrow diversity’ International candidates may be reluctant to follow departing Taiwan-born university heads, say scholars By Pola Lem 18 November
