Asian higher education students
Experts have urged overseas universities to be flexible after banking shutdowns left Nepali students unable to transfer tuition fees or access loans
Mass departure of students from top institutions in favour of medical degrees stokes concerns about future talent pipelines in other subjects
Critics warn of risks to diversity, integration and academic balance as more institutions attempt to cater to Chinese students
Lovely Professional University students protest over delayed classes, overcrowded hostels and questions about placements
China’s post-pandemic economic slowdown is continuing to depress the graduate job market – and graduates themselves. But while the government looks to universities to address the malaise, many observers suggest that they lack the autonomy to do so effectively. Tash Mosheim reports
Concerns that services including ‘100 per cent course management’ pushed on Chinese-language social media are ‘largely invisible’ in West
Viral case reveals how Chinese universities prioritise prestige over personal choice, exposing tensions in a system struggling to adapt to mass higher education, academics say
Russell Group institution gets green light to set up international base in time for its 150th anniversary
