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Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and...
Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and...
31 May 2012 Free from tradition and baggage, a wave of upstarts are challenging their elders. Phil Baty investigates There are many disadvantages to being a young university, says Yongmin Kim,...
Drug-related crime, rising unemployment and low salaries are all contributing to a postgraduate shortage that indicates an uncertain future for Mexico’s higher education system, finds Rachael Pells
As the THE Young University Rankings 2017 highlight rising stars, Jack Grove looks at six institutions – recently launched or still in the planning stages – built on bold notions and innovative...
Liberal arts colleges are often perceived as being elite and irrelevant. But the best among them excel in areas such as engagement and focus on critical thinking. Ellie Bothwell explores whether...
David Matthews reports from the island state on the questions facing its burgeoning academy
Matthew Reisz in Bogotá examines how quickly a TACTIC nation can become a more effective player in global higher education
Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead
But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan
Formulating and implementing a strategic plan is core to the modern university leader’s job description. But amid complaints that such documents are vacuous, generic and irrelevant to the wider...
Chris Cobb and Maurice Frankel debate the pros and cons
Recent cases at universities of Mississippi and Southern California raise question of 'moral turpitude'
Taiwan hopes that attracting students from further afield, particularly mainland China, will help to address its higher education crisis. But this in turn brings challenges, including compromised...
There’s a tension between Germany’s desire to be in the global elite of higher education while remaining egalitarian. John Morgan reports
Martin McQuillan meets José Mujica to discuss education and philosophy