China ‘trials new form of governance’ with private university
Westlake University may be government’s pilot of more autonomous institutions, expert suggests
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The three models of higher education systems globally
University systems are born from unique historical and social traditions but can be categorised under three coherent models, according to Samuel MartÃn-Barbero and Adrian Monck
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Going Global 2018: Comparing HE's local impact globally could unlock valuable insights
Ahead of the British Council's Going Global conference in Malaysia, Simon Baker shows how local impact data could unlock new perspectives on global higher education
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Australia fears decline in Chinese students over ‘treason’ laws
Experts warn that prospective recruits may choose to study elsewhere if they do not feel welcome
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É«ºÐÖ±²¥ World Reputation Rankings 2018: KAIST: the making of an elite
The South Korean institute has built a strong global reputation in less than 50 years. Sung-Chul Shin shares the secrets of its inexorable ascent
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The week in higher education – 3 May 2018
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation
Objections to the suppression of ‘sensitive’ articles should not be based on outmoded claims about consumption, says Michel Hockx
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East Asia leads the world in business funding
Academics at leading South Korean universities are the world’s best at attracting funding from business, a new study says.
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India’s move on university autonomy raises funding alarm
Experts question whether 60 universities granted special status will face budget cuts or be free from interference
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One in three students globally now in private higher education
Quality an ‘urgent concern’ as study reveals significant growth of private sector worldwide
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Managing the Wild: Stories of People and Plants and Tropical Forests, by Charles M. Peters
Excluding local people from conservation is not the way to preserve vital vegetation, as it is they whose practices produce the ecologies we value, finds Steven Yearley
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How global trade deals could impact universities
Unions and universities worry that agreements could leave them vulnerable to for-profit competition and entrench privatisation
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The 15 most popular World University Rankings stories of 2017
A look at the most-read Times Higher Education university rankings articles from the past 12 months
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Internationalisation key as Asian challengers bid to reap returns
Investment is ‘necessary but not sufficient’ to enable world-class research, which also relies on international collaboration
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Liverpool announces second China campus partnership
Up to 24,000 students will study at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s two campuses near Shanghai by 2028