Asia

Michel Mawad fights to keep the lights on at Lebanese American University and its teaching hospitals, and to keep staff while supporting students amid economic and political crisis. But he’s not giving up

Problems may result from focusing on branch campuses, resisting online provision and partnering only with top 1,000 institutions, says Mike Winter

Drawing on Web of Science citation index, Clarivate report shows fivefold acceleration in published research output from China between 2009 and 2021

Increased persecution of scholars in Iran and Afghanistan led to more than 400 attacks being perpetrated against academia globally, says Scholars at Risk report

As US institutions’ enthusiasm for collaborating with counterparts in Qatar and UAE wanes, China offers funding and language support to increase its influence

Apparently widespread use of Bluetooth earpieces by medical school entrance candidates in one province has forced a re-sit, say four researchers 

The special administrative region’s status as an international crossroads has been severely shaken by the National Security Law and stringent Covid lockdowns. But sector leaders remain buoyant about boosting ‘non-local’ recruitment – and not just from China. Pola Lem reports

Academics welcome the move, but some are concerned over displacement of island’s students from its top institutions

Demographic decline and adoption of AI contributing toward nations’ revamp of testing approaches, scholars say

Government retaliation against criticism could undermine not just the universities but also their founders’ businesses, says an Indian scholar

Regulatory agency warns students over 20 non-accredited institutions, amid soaring demand for higher education

Only 37 per cent of national universities require faculty to report previous disciplinary history, survey finds