Asia Universities Summit

Instead of creating ‘strong leaders’, institutions should aim to educate students to be ‘someone everyone wants to work with’, academics told

Free online courses have much to offer professors, including feedback on their own performance

Grand challenges ‘do not fit neatly within disciplinary boundaries’ and neither should science

Nanyang Technological University gets leadership prize for its ‘outstanding rate and quality of development’

In partnership with Fujita Health University, this year’s Asia Universities Summit will examine the role of the university in a rapidly changing world, coinciding with the Asia University Rankings 2022 launch

India and Malaysia take lead as best represented countries, followed by China

The World University Rankings will be released in October 

Covid has only widened gender inequalities among researchers, data show

Interplay of pandemic, geopolitics and demographics generating ‘significant movement in this part of the world’

But academics need to navigate political tensions, even in their classrooms

Largely sheltered from the pandemic-related financial fallout that has beset higher education in Western nations, East Asian institutions are being boosted by state funds and local philanthropists and are looking to be even more competitive internationally

Do neighbour institutions work closely together to boost their overall standing or do they tend to play to their strengths in a particular discipline?

Japan achieves best performance in six years, but China still tops the regional ranking 

Money, policies and partnerships aim to unlock the region’s full potential

Hiroshi Amano expresses concern about poor representation of postgraduate degree holders in corporations

More than 60 finalists recognised for outstanding work, amid tighter competition

Japan could take inspiration from European models, says former Max Planck head

Outreach with less prestigious and rural institutions vital, sector leaders say

‘Tinkering with an outmoded’ approach is not enough, Tan Eng Chye tells THE event

Universities have a unique opportunity to shape the post-pandemic future by promoting innovation and creativity for wider social impact, says Tan Eng Chye

Fully virtual gathering to be held in partnership with Fujita Health University

The president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University says be prepared to answer endless questions and learn to control your ego

Vice-provost for academic affairs at Nazarbayev University says the post-Soviet country is supporting higher education to break new ground in international research  

Asia Universities Summit 2020 will take place in partnership with Fujita Health University in Nagoya

University’s emphasis on creativity, not exam scores, aims to help shift China away from ‘degree factory’ model, THE summit hears

National University of Singapore takes top accolade at inaugural ceremony

Tsinghua University overtakes National University of Singapore in regional table

Minister tells THE summit that space project on which she works typifies national priority to diversify economy

Inaugural ceremony to build on success of long-running UK-focused awards

No better place than city state for higher education's new era, says Nanyang Technological University president

Hear the Times Higher Education team and university leaders talk about the hot topics discussed at the 2018 Asia Universities Summit

‘Students who would have gone abroad for their studies are already staying back in India and joining us,’ says vice-chancellor

Alliances between institutions to become increasingly important, says Sheffield vice-chancellor

Imperial College London president predicts that higher education institutions will follow global corporations in screening applicants using AI-based algorithms

Ability to commercialise research is key to rebuilding war-torn countries such as Sri Lanka, but businesses must pledge support, say sector leaders

Leaders of top universities acknowledge that balance of power in higher education is moving eastwards