探花视频 Awards Asia 2025: shortlist announced Two south-east Asian countries among top performers in seventh edition of prestigious awards shortlist By THE reporters 21 January
Japanese university’s former v-c arrested over ‘embezzlement’ Tokyo Women’s Medical University apologises after ex-leader accused of funnelling cash from construction project to herself By Helen Packer 20 January
Leicester has sights on India branch campus as research hub opens Midlands university is seeking to deepen its ties to India as it opens new health research centre in Andhra Pradesh By Jack Grove 20 January
New rules for Indian vice-chancellor hires ‘disastrous’ Controversial draft guidelines would expand eligibility pool for vice-chancellors and change faculty hiring criteria By Helen Packer 19 January
Faculty discord disrupts pioneering Japanese research institution Some staff at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology warn lack of ‘clear vision’ jeopardises prospects for institution amid uncertainty over funding, but managers insist views of ‘disaffected’ academics are not representative By Helen Packer 17 January
More Korean private universities set to abandon fee freeze While public universities concede to government demands, their private counterparts look less likely to back down By Helen Packer 16 January
Western Sydney University plans campus on Delhi outskirts Australian university aims to open campus in 2026 with support from Uttar Pradesh state government By Helen Packer 13 January
Japan pushes private university mergers as enrolments dwindle Institutions falling short of recruitment targets will have to reform in order to receive subsidies, with extra on offer to those which merge By Helen Packer 10 January
After bumpy start, ASU-backed university network picks up pace Cintana targets growing Indian market as presence grows among private universities and education investors By Helen Packer 7 January
Singapore academics told to rate speakers’ controversy risk Social science faculty at National University of Singapore told ‘higher risk’ campus speakers face additional ‘administrative formalities’ By Helen Packer 2 January
Hope for better academic links between Bangladesh and Pakistan Geopolitical realignment following change of leadership in Bangladesh creates new opportunities for academic collaboration By Helen Packer 30 December
Women’s place in higher education in question after Syrian coup Comments from the country’s new ministers have raised concerns about the future of women’s role in education and public positions By Juliette Rowsell 29 December