New Zealand increasingly competing with Asia for foreign students
Island nation continues to appeal to parents and students as some Asian nations turn from customer to competitor
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Asia University Rankings 2026: results announced
China’s ongoing strength means small gains for countries like Japan and South Korea are not enough for them to remain competitive. Meanwhile, Malaysia proves it’s one to watch. Tash Mosheim reports
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Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2026: winners announced
Vietnam’s Phenikaa University secures top award after becoming model for private higher education development
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Asia University Rankings 2026: methodology
Our methodology uses data on all aspects of Asian universities’ core missions
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Australian student visa approvals hit record low for second month
Students and educators call for more guidance from immigration authorities as majority of Indian and Nepalese applicants rejected
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Metrics obsession is supplanting academic vision in China
But the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ decision to stop updating its journal ranking list is a hopeful sign, says Bruce MacfarlaneÂ
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Replicating Bologna Process for APAC ‘incredibly difficult’
Focus on forming manageable consortia of five to 10 institutions instead of ‘sleeping’ agreements that elicit no action, university leaders say
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‘More coordinated’ investment needed to unlock Asian AI potential
Patchy uptake of new technologies across region, survey finds, with limited connectivity a potential barrier
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Entrepreneurial training ‘essential’ as value of degrees questioned
Universities urged to play greater role in teaching people how to create their own work, as countries become more sceptical of higher education
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Opportunity ‘not enough’ for female leadership, says Nancy Ip
Pioneer women university presidents must pave the way by becoming ‘sponsors’ of their successors
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Support from staff ‘often overlooked’ in new TNE ventures
University leaders often forget to ask the most important questions when setting up offshore, summit hears
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Instruction in English ‘often doesn’t work for employment’
Internationalisation is creating new linguistic challenges for universities, as the imperative to attract foreign students clashes with policies to retain them after they graduate
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Hungary’s larger-than-life stature in global HE policy is about to shrink
Péter Magyar is likely to end the funding of foreign influence operations – but ideological control at home will be harder to overcome, says Liviu Matei
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Asian and African students flock to China for STEM degrees
China’s flagship Belt and Road initiative continues to pay off as students from priority regions take up degree programmes, but post-pandemic recovery still ongoing
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As Iran shows, dual-use research risks making campuses military targets
We are witnessing the collapse of the idea that, as civilian institutions, universities should not be targeted in wartime, says Roohola Ramezani