Foundation pulls Oxbridge scholarships for Asian students
Hong Kong investment company scheme to concentrate on funding students to attend top Asian universities instead
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News Talks podcast: From exam leak to mass protest in India
We discuss why a leaked exam paper sparked mass protest in India, culminating in the resignation of a government minister and the promise of reform
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Onshore visa switch flags looming downturn for universities
More international higher education students are obtaining visas from within Australia, as government puts up the shutters to fresh entrants
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Asian business schools need local focus to succeed, says dean
Institutions must contextualise teaching and research rather than copying what happens in the West, argues head of Asia School of Business
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Security screening undermines UK universities’ EDI proclamations
Forcing Chinese nationals to identify themselves to institutional IT systems publicly stamps them as risks to be monitored, says Hu Chao
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Application numbers slump as Australia rejects third of visa bids
With China losing interest, India following suit and Nepal and Bangladesh routinely denied visas, universities’ overseas recruitment prospects look increasingly bleak
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Malaysian universities meet skill needs as gaming industry grows
Institutions aim to train new generation of local developers after years of developing workforce for international companies
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World University Rankings 2027 participation hits new heights
UK slips down to fifth most-represented country as US, India and Turkey lead on number of ranked institutions
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Step in to prevent language ‘extinction’, Atec urged
‘Asia Capability Compact’ and language hub network among the mechanisms recommended to revive Australia’s skills in engaging its neighbours
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Korea ‘needs new internationalisation plan’ after meeting target
Having hit 300,000 foreign enrolments ahead of schedule, experts say the next stage of expansion should be better thought-through
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Weak yen ‘driving decline’ in number of Japanese studying abroad
Country is hosting more international students drawn by lure of ‘cool Japan’ while rising costs keep domestic students at home
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Semiconductor domination a ‘risk’ for Taiwan’s top university
While computer chip pre-eminence is alluring, it cannot be allowed to overshadow ‘other areas of advantage’, says NTU president
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Stop ignoring African HE boom, universities urged
Sector cannot afford to keep ignoring the enormous opportunities in the world’s fastest-growing continent, international experts warn
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Turkey’s reversed university closure edict: cock-up or conspiracy?
Last month’s presidential decree demanding the closure of Istanbul’s liberal Bilgi University seemed to mirror the academic purges that followed 2016’s failed coup. But then it was cancelled. What...