‘Pervasive censorship’ at UK campuses in China, claims report Chinese Communist Party control of joint ventures potentially violating UK equality and free speech laws, warns thinktank By Tash Mosheim 22 October
New education city to ‘accelerate’ India branch campus openings Company offers universities way into transnational education push with plans to create university hub near Delhi By Tash Mosheim 22 October
Accelerated graduate study in Japan raises quality concerns Fast-track integrated programmes intended to address skills needs and boost postgraduate enrolments should not compromise research and curriculum design, say experts By Tash Mosheim 17 October
University of West London to open Sri Lanka branch campus Institution latest to increase transnational presence by expanding long-running partnership with local provider By Tash Mosheim 16 October
NUS launches first-of-its-kind music PhD as creative sector grows Dean hopes new model for postgraduate study in Asia will influence education in the region more broadly By Tash Mosheim 16 October
Work rights for foreign students in Vietnam ‘sends strong signal’ Proposal could help international students assimilate better into society but low pay and potential for abuse need to be addressed, say experts By Tash Mosheim 12 October
Indian foreign campus push ‘needs supervision but not bureaucracy’ Regulators should consider insisting that branch campuses offer scholarships to avoid ‘two-tier’ system, say experts By Tash Mosheim 10 October
World Academic Summit: first Saudi arts university targets growth Minister Noha Kattan says Riyadh University of Arts will provide talent for a Saudi arts economy likely to employ 300,000 people by end of the decade By Jack Grove 10 October
Starmer backs UK university boom in India as more campuses launch Lancaster and Surrey latest to gain approval to set up Indian bases, with prime minister lauding £50 million boost to economy By Tash Mosheim 9 October
World University Rankings 2026: China lags on global collaboration Nation’s high research quality score is in spite of second-lowest share of internationally co-authored papers By Ellie Bothwell 9 October
World University Rankings 2026: has Asia reached its peak? Elite Asian universities stagnate and US declines in ‘moment of great flux’ for global higher education By Patrick Jack 9 October
World Academic Summit: call to ‘sponsor’ women in STEM Female researchers need ‘action’, not just ‘advice’, says high-flying scientist By Chris Havergal 8 October
