Elsevier reaches open access agreement in Japan Proposal is first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region for the world’s largest academic publisher By Joyce Lau 1 December
Malaysian universities given funds to ‘weather the pandemic’ Budget, seen as ‘remarkable commitment’ to education, could be leveraged to improve IT and teaching quality By Joyce Lau 1 December
South Korea launches Covid crackdown before entrance exam Experts say the crisis should have been used as a good opportunity to rethink a notoriously stressful assessment system By Joyce Lau 28 November
Professorships launched to attract top scientists to Hong Kong City’s leader announces sweeteners, while pushing engagement with mainland China By Joyce Lau 27 November
Online learning exacerbates inequality in India ‘Technocratic’ solutions alone cannot solve a societal problem, expert says By Joyce Lau 25 November
Fed-up overseas students begin lobbying for return to China Young researchers have been locked out of labs and clinics for 10 months because of Covid By Joyce Lau 20 November
Covid ‘reveals new vulnerabilities’ in academic freedom ‘New versions of old pressures’ have emerged amid campus closures and budget cuts By Joyce Lau 18 November
THE Live Asia: ‘global strategy needed’ for refugee students Experts urge universities to see Covid disruption as an opportunity to broaden access By Joyce Lau 17 November
International education ‘weaponised’ as geopolitical tension rises Conference also hears that online learning might present more equitable opportunities for cultural exchange By Joyce Lau 14 November
Korean medical exam crisis sparks fears of doctor shortage Vast majority of final-year students fail to take test to qualify as physicians By Joyce Lau 13 November
Role models and career support ‘key to keeping women in science’ Astrophysicists in Hong Kong and France say that public perceptions of gender should change and that more should be done to support women in science By Joyce Lau 12 November
‘Oversight needed’ so AI can be used for good in Asia-Pacific Academics urge governments to set up frameworks for ethical use of technology and reaffirm the need for greater multidisciplinarity By Joyce Lau 12 November
Delhi v-c’s forced exit spotlights Indian governance crisis Yogesh Tyagi suspended by government after he and executive council try to appoint rival candidates for registrar By Joyce Lau 11 November
Rural Chinese students start behind but catch up Socio-economic disadvantages are most prominent in the first two years of university, study finds By Joyce Lau 7 November
Leadership & Management Summit: academic prowess ‘no longer enough’ for top jobs Technological know-how and compassion key in the post-Covid era, leaders say By Joyce Lau 3 November
China influence case tests academic freedom in New Zealand The silencing of a China expert turns into broader debate about academic freedom and foreign ties By Joyce Lau 2 November
Report reveals ‘survival’ techniques used by women in Korean HE Female academics, especially mothers, face the double challenge of patriarchy and neoliberal management By Joyce Lau 30 October
China’s five-year plan to step up HE modernisation impetus Universities urged to take opportunity to modernise, as government’s next strategic plan set to boost research and technology By Joyce Lau 29 October
HKU appoints two new vice-presidents in contested shake-up Appointments at Hong Kong’s most prestigious university come despite critics’ call for more consultation By Joyce Lau 28 October
China seeks to keep Hong Kong close with mainland campuses Greater Bay Area outposts offer more space, government funding and industry collaboration opportunities By Joyce Lau 26 October
Digital Transformation Forum: Pandemic propels online education into ‘next phase’ Digitising classes was the first part – the next challenge is to make materials engaging and personalised, experts say By Joyce Lau 21 October
Japan goes cautiously back to campus for autumn term Students eager for campus life offer ‘no pushback’ to strict Covid measures being implemented by most universities, including keeping lunchtime conversation ‘to a minimum’ By Joyce Lau 21 October
Departure of Covid expert spotlights Asian retirement rules Critics says that 60, or even 65, is too young to end an academic career By Joyce Lau 19 October
Japanese scholars fear further assaults on academic freedom Yoshihide Suga’s rejection of appointees to the Science Council of Japan may be opening shot in ‘symbolic war’, says professor By Joyce Lau 16 October
