Asia

Academics at Southwest Minzu University complained of bonuses as small as 91p – or even negative awards

Life in the age of Covid does not lend itself readily to students internships, but there are alternatives, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

Legislation is urgently needed to ensure good governance and fair pay and conditions, says Nahid Neazy

Institutions emerge from a nearly year-long lockdown with greater knowledge of digital education and public health

Expert sees opportunities for ‘soft power’ in Global South

Crowded job market is only one reason for surge in applicants

EduCity initiative could let students stay closer to home until Covid eases

Indian universities have seen numerous cases of discrimination against students from oppressed castes, sometimes even leading to suicide. With international student mobility only set to increase, this crucial diversity issue is unlikely to remain confined to the subcontinent, says Saikat Majumdar

The country’s universities have shot up global rankings on the back of huge investment and a ruthless focus on publication. But as the country gears up for its next five-year plan, Joyce Lau asks whether stratospheric ambitions for a ‘Chinese Harvard’ can be met

Growing impatience with online learning in South Korea highlights the limitations of socially distanced teaching, says Justin Fendos

Invaluable Mao era materials will be digitised on an open-access platform

One academic faces five weeks of quarantine, while many students can’t travel to campus at all