China prioritises research spending despite economic downturn Central investment might go some way to mitigate declining spending by local government and industry By Helen Packer 15 March
Bangladesh and Vietnam ‘rising stars’ for student recruitment India and China expected to remain top sending markets to 2030, but overall growth rate set to slow By Helen Packer 14 March
Cross-strait tensions hamper Chinese recruitment drive in Taiwan Efforts to recruit students from across the Taiwan Strait seen as attempt to boost sovereignty claim By Helen Packer 13 March
Hong Kong nears first universities of applied sciences Upgraded institutions seen as a way to meet talent demands in the Greater Bay Area By Helen Packer 11 March
University launches compulsory artificial intelligence module Chinese institution says it wants to nurture ‘master-level strategic scientists’ By Jing Liu 6 March
South Korean doctors oppose expansion of medical school places Thousands walk out, arguing that government should address low pay and poor working conditions before going ahead By Helen Packer 5 March
Universities targeting Koreans will always struggle against the US Historical ties and cultural cachet mean that even as outbound South Korean student numbers fluctuate, the US remains the top choice, says Kyuseok Kim By Kyuseok Kim 26 February
‘Raise your game’ on Indonesian education, Australia told Election result in world’s fourth biggest nation underlines the need for better understanding of its neighbour By John Ross 22 February
Why do US universities tolerate debt bondage on their Qatar campuses? Institutions should push the Qatar government harder to improve conditions and wages for their migrant labourers, say Karl Widerquist and Ian Almond By Karl Widerquist 21 February
UK universities’ Chinese student recruitment ‘getting harder’ Latest figures show Chinese application numbers back on trend, but caution sounded on headwinds and ‘super-dependence’ By John Morgan 19 February
Scholars detect politics in Texas A&M’s decision to quit Qatar Regardless of whether claims about research security had any bearing on withdrawal, shifting political sands perceived to have been a key factor By Patrick Jack 17 February
Why do some academics review so many journal papers? The strange cases of scholars churning out several reviews a day are perplexing, given the lack of obvious rewards for such prodigious output By Jack Grove 14 February
