Taiwanese universities outside excellence initiative &improve faster* Study raises questions about merit of government-driven improvement schemes By Ellie Bothwell 8 October
Americans abroad: challenging &Soviet* corruption in Kyrgyzstan Ellen Hurwitz charts her journey from US liberal arts colleges to the American University in Central Asia By Anna McKie 6 October
World Academic Summit: societal shifts behind China*s rise set expectations for more End of era of deference as well as funding behind development of country*s higher education system, says Tony Chan By Paul Basken 27 September
World Academic Summit: reverse brain drain from West &has powered rise of Asia* Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive By Ellie Bothwell 27 September
World Academic Summit: student enthusiasm &key to university-industry ventures* Making innovation zones work goes beyond financial support and facilities, summit hears By Paul Basken 27 September
One in three university teaching posts &unfilled* in India Scholars say permanent teaching posts are left vacant as universities rely on &ad hoc* lecturers By Jack Grove 26 September
World Academic Summit: Singapore minister promises focus on student creativity Leaders have increasingly been acknowledging that the cultural pressure put on the country*s children to spend their hours studying has left them too one-dimensional By Paul Basken 26 September
Academic integrity at heart of Kazakhstan*s HE ambitions Clearing out corruption will be most important in Nazarbayev University*s success, says vice-provost Loretta O*Donnell By Anna McKie 22 September
China dominates list of biggest movers in high-quality research Half of list of 100 fastest-rising institutions in terms of contribution to the Nature Index is made up of Chinese universities and institutes By Simon Baker 19 September
Shanghai Jiao Tong and Edinburgh launch low-carbon college New centre will offer master*s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges By Ellie Bothwell 18 September
African and Asian researchers &face greatest mobility obstacles* 51勛圖 survey suggests benefits of overseas collaboration are not evenly shared By Chris Havergal 18 September
India may finally be getting serious about research fraud A move to combat India*s love affair with predatory journals is an encouraging sign 每 even if it took a newspaper expos谷 to prompt it, says Pushkar By Pushkar 13 September