Nottingham to buy out Malaysia campus partner in ?23.5 million deal Becoming majority shareholder in branch campus will &secure the future* of the institution in the region By Anna McKie 17 August
Hoped-for returns on Gulf branch campuses &yet to materialise* Despite spending more than ?700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims By Joyce Lau 17 August
Boris Johnson: UK will do &whatever it can* to host Afghan students Concerns about the fate of those &at particular risk* from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy By Matthew Reisz 16 August
Returnee Chinese researchers &unfairly privileged* in hiring Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about &double standards* on salary, funding and promotion By Jing Liu 14 August
Japan &will miss the boat* if it doesn*t innovate and go global Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation By Joyce Lau 12 August
Hong Kong seeks to put traditional Chinese medicine on the map University-run hospital will be part of a larger push to legitimise local expertise By Joyce Lau 9 August
Chinese universities shutting campuses amid new Covid cases Thousands of university students are now living under strict quarantine rules to meet local regulations By Jing Liu 7 August
China makes mental health courses compulsory for undergraduates Move puts issue on a par with other credit-bearing modules such as English and Marxist theory By Jing Liu 5 August
Wang Gungwu: academic exchange key to Asian understanding Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history By Joyce Lau 5 August
Time for a home-grown English language test, Indian agents say Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world*s second-biggest English-speaking population By John Ross 4 August
Prioritise women for research funding, Chinese universities told Policy revamp aims to tackle gender inequality By Joyce Lau 2 August
Beijing loosens rules on hiring graduates from top universities Redrawn hukou rules indicate changing attitudes towards talent but could reinforce urban-rural divide, experts say By Jing Liu 30 July