Transaction ‘supplanting collaboration’ in student recruitment Everybody loses if first-world universities do not share the benefits with source countries of doctoral students, university leaders say By John Ross 24 May
Hong Kong university opens doors to Harvard’s foreign students HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown By Helen Packer 23 May
NUS U-turns after decision to bin 9,000 books sparks outrage Students criticise university for lack of transparency and wasting resources after thousands of books from shuttered college destined for recycling By Helen Packer 22 May
Imperial targets joint research projects with new India base UK foreign secretary hails partnership as way of strengthening scientific ties between the two countries By Tom Williams 21 May
White students ‘over-represented’ on Japanese university websites Internationalisation strategies will be damaged by heavy prioritisation of students from Europe and US, report authors warn By Helen Packer 16 May
Moving to UAE ‘like being dropped on Mars’, say émigré faculty Culture shocks experienced by international academics moving to Middle East put progress of universities at risk, study finds By Juliette Rowsell 15 May
First US university branch campus set to open in India’s Mumbai Chicago-based Illinois Institute of Technology receives approval from Indian regulators By Helen Packer 6 May
Branch campuses that offer no faculty information will struggle in India Inviting student applications without disclosing faculty information could impact reputation, enrolments and stakeholder trust, says Eldho Mathews By Eldho Mathews 6 May
Nancy Ip aims for ‘balance’ as HKUST targets expansion Innovation cluster, new medical school and cautious growth of non-local student numbers high on the agenda of president of leading Hong Kong research university By Helen Packer 5 May
US academic convicted over China ties joins Tsinghua University Leading Chinese institution hires former Harvard professor prosecuted over concealed payments By Helen Packer 2 May
University of York plans ‘research-focused’ Mumbai campus Russell group institution aims to become first British university with presence in India’s second city By Helen Packer 2 May
Former Indonesian leader rebuffs fake degree claims Having won three previous lawsuits, Jokowi in court again over supposed inconsistencies between typed thesis and its printed cover pages By John Ross 1 May