Striving for impact
The challenges facing the planet can seem overwhelming, but a landmark É«ºÐÖ±²¥ event in Bangkok heard reasons for optimism amid the maelstrom
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‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South
It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears
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How Asian universities entered the semiconductor ‘chip wars’
With more countries keen to capitalise on the lucrative industry, policymakers and companies are leaning on universities to address talent deficits
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Talking leadership: Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts
The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff
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Can Macao be ‘new bridge’ between Western universities and China?
Head of Macau University of Science and Technology explains how strategic importance of region is growing as its economy matures
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Global university fossil fuel divestment ‘nearing tipping point’
Progress in North America and Asia helps to push up number of institutions committing to withdraw funds from fossil fuel companies
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Fears mount over detention of academics who travelled to China
Several Chinese academics working overseas have disappeared or been detained on return to homeland as leaders expand national security laws
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Impact Rankings 2024: who is excelling at stewardship and outreach?
New thematic analysis reveals the countries and institutions that are walking the talk on sustainabilityÂ
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Young University Rankings 2024: results announced
Higher education growth shifts east, but there are markedly different trends across Asia
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China set to overtake Europe on English-taught degrees
Number of English-medium degrees on offer outside traditional anglophone destinations increases by 48 per cent in five years
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Make ’em laugh: why university teaching needs humour
First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer’s drab college course
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Quality concerns over Taiwan’s international student drive
More students are coming to Taiwan under the New Southbound Policy, but some believe both the quality of incoming students and the education on offer are being compromised
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China research at ‘crisis point’, Australian scholars warn
No projects are funded because nobody has the expertise to appraise them, letter claims
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Western immigration restrictions boosting intra-Asian mobility
Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier
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Australia needs an international strategy. The accord offers nothing
The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley