US college instructors stabbed on academic exchange in China China offers reassurance after seemingly random attack Helen Packer 6月 11日
GSDC: ‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears John Ross 6月 11日
GSDC: University courts copycats for ‘back yard’ warning system As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say John Ross 6月 11日
Chinese media turns Stanford AI plagiarism into ‘propaganda’ AI model released by students sparked controversy for similarities to one developed by scientists from Tsinghua University Helen Packer 6月 11日
Can Macao be ‘new bridge’ between Western universities and China? Head of Macau University of Science and Technology explains how strategic importance of region is growing as its economy matures Helen Packer 6月 11日
Students protest as Japanese universities mull tuition fee hikes As policymakers reduce funding, institutions seen as having little choice but to start charging students more Helen Packer 6月 8日
Indonesia backs down on tuition fee increases Some students saw their university fees triple as the government attempted to lift the benchmark for the first time in five years Helen Packer 6月 5日
Joe Qin on bringing AI into the liberal arts The president of Lingnan University on requiring students to use ChatGPT and using data to manage grumbles from staff Ellie Bothwell 6月 5日
‘Up-or-out’ culture heaps pressure on China’s junior academics Expectations placed on scholars seen as unattainable ‘no matter how hard they work’ Jing Liu 6月 5日
Korean PhD overwork culture ‘getting worse’ as research cuts bite Postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers say they are often subject to supervisors’ whims, leaving some feeling exploited Helen Packer 6月 4日
Fears mount over detention of academics who travelled to China Several Chinese academics working overseas have disappeared or been detained on return to homeland as leaders expand national security laws Helen Packer 6月 3日
Iran’s new hijab crackdown risks reviving campus unrest Reversing the gains made by the protests against a woman’s death in police custody could see the nation erupt again, says Roohola Ramezani Roohola Ramezani 6月 2日