Asia Top Stories
JAPAN-GLOBAL
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Suvendrini Kakuchi
A meeting of science ministers of the G7 advanced economies held in Sendai, Japan, last week called for appropriate rules to protect against “outside interference” in international education and research to improve research security and integrity.
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THAILAND
Teeranai Charuvastra
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HONG KONG-CHINA
Yojana Sharma
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Asia News
PAKISTAN
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Ameen Amjad Khan
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has effectively overturned the arrest on 9 May of former prime minister Imran Khan, which had sparked widespread rioting by Khan’s supporters who claim the arrest was politically motivated. Khan faces charges of corruption in relation to the establishment of a private university trust.
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CHINA
Yojana Sharma
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INDIA
Shuriah Niazi
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HONG KONG
Yojana Sharma
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CHINA
Yojana Sharma
China has announced a major drive to reform university disciplines to increase the proportion in the higher education system of programmes on new technologies and priority industries, while culling subjects that do not contribute to the country’s goal to become a global science and technology power.
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JAPAN
Suvendrini Kakuchi
The Japanese government’s latest plan to increase foreign students and expand the number of Japanese students studying abroad, as a landmark initiative to foster internationalisation in higher education, is seen by experts as a bounce back from the last two years of pandemic-related restrictions.
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BANGLADESH
Mohiuddin Alamgir
The number of Bangladeshi students going abroad in search of world-class degrees and to acquire knowledge and skills has tripled in the past 16 years, data shows, due to low quality higher education and limited employment opportunities, along with political uncertainties, at home.
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HONG KONG
Mimi Leung
The future of yet another student union in Hong Kong hangs in the balance after all student members of its executive committee resigned this week, saying the university administration no longer recognises the union and was refusing to deal with its representatives.
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INDIA
Shuriah Niazi
University teacher organisations in India are calling for an improvement in faculty employment practices in higher education institutions after the recent death of a former temporary lecturer – apparently by suicide – who lost his job at one of the country’s most esteemed universities earlier this year.
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BANGLADESH
Mohiuddin Alamgir
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THAILAND
Teeranai Charuvastra
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Asia Commentary
GLOBAL
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Iuna Tsyrulneva and Sulfikar Amir
From finances to teaching and learning, COVID-19 affected different universities in different countries in different ways, with many acting quickly to adapt to the situation. By comparing their performances, we can understand what helps them to stay resilient and prepare better for future disruption.
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CHINA
Shumin Qiu, Claudia Steinwender and Pierre Azoulay
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Asia Blog
PAKISTAN
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Hamid Ali Khan
Short-term changes in research and publishing-related policies in universities and long-term changes to the education system more broadly are needed in Pakistan to produce research that not only has the promise of global impact but is connected to and usable by communities.
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Asia Features
SOUTH KOREA
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Unsoo Jung
South Korea is ramping up its research, training and international collaborations as part of its push into space, which includes setting up the Korea Aerospace Administration – its own version of United States space agency NASA – and big increases in the country’s space-related budget.
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MYANMAR
Padone
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CHINA-UNITED STATES
Yojana Sharma
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JAPAN
Suvendrini Kakuchi
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SDGs in Asia
EUROPE-ASIA
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Kalinga Seneviratne
After national governments, higher education institutions are the second most commonly involved organisations in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs around the world and, while they obviously face resource constraints, universities are nonetheless in a prime position to involve young people in SDG-related work.
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Sponsored Article
University of Victoria staff
Accelerating Community Energy Transformation is a University of Victoria-led collaborative initiative that brings together over 40 partners, including Indigenous knowledge keepers and community leaders, to create innovative place-based solutions for energy system transformation.
Promoted by the University of Victoria.
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Sponsored Article
Stellenbosch University staff
Africa needs to stop paying the price for the rest of the world’s recalcitrance to act fast enough in response to the irrefutable conclusions that climate change is real and that the impact of global warming could be devasting, says Professor Guy Midgley, interim director of the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Promoted by Stellenbosch University.
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Sponsored Article
UAE University staff
Researchers from the United Arab Emirates University have shown that the potential benefits of building energy savings and a cooler indoor environment, as well as improved cooling effect on air temperature at pedestrian level, strongly indicate that a cool roof with high solar reflectance and albedo is a promising strategy for buildings in regions with hot, arid climates.
Promoted by United Arab Emirates University.
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Sponsored Article
Aftab Dean
A new university ranking system aims to serve as a catalyst for positive transformation in higher education, ensuring that universities create an environment grounded in integrity and sustainability that inspires and supports students and staff in the development of novel solutions to global challenges.
Promoted by Globethics.net.
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Sponsored Article
University of Pretoria staff
In the publication of its first progress report on its contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals, the University of Pretoria is navigating new territory at the same time as it is acknowledging its clear stewardship role in protecting the environment and biodiversity.
Promoted by the University of Pretoria.
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