Asia

Critics warn new law that expands segregation to postgraduate degrees will not be easy to undo, even if Netanyahu loses upcoming election

Country’s aim to shrink sector 20 per cent using mergers likely to have mixed results

India’s largest protest in years was sparked by the leaking of a medical entrance exam and ended with the first senior political resignation of the Modi era. But it is unclear whether a change of minister and a review of entrance exam oversight will relieve young people’s frustrations. Rosalind Skillen reports  

Institutions must contextualise teaching and research rather than copying what happens in the West, argues head of Asia School of Business

Institutions aim to train new generation of local developers after years of developing workforce for international companies

Defining domestic quality on our own terms would incentivise investment in local labs, affordable tuition and community-facing projects, says Nahid Neazy

Modi promises action on exam leaks after mass protests forced Dharmendra Pradhan to step down

Universities are fusing the world’s oldest discipline with one of its newest innovations. But ensuring a balance between learning technical skills and tackling big questions takes work

Since the war began, increasing numbers of dissenting students have been dragged through disciplinary procedures, says Roohola Ramezani

Indian prime minister makes rare intervention to try to ease unrest but protesters pledge to continue demonstrations

Death of youngster following experimental gene therapy only made public after journalists investigated

Success of small, specialist institutions in attracting students and top scholars shows there are ‘other ways to educate’