South Korea clears way for student exchanges with North Korea Seoul National University students to contact counterparts at Kim Il Sung University - by fax By John Morgan 15 June
Universities ¡®seek more value¡¯ from branch campuses RMIT University¡¯s plan to have greater control over Vietnam outpost reflects new ¡®phase¡¯ of ¡®networked global institutions¡¯, say experts By Ellie Bothwell 12 June
Academic freedom hopes in Malaysian change of guard Scholars want an end to stifling university legislation, but differ on proposed approach By John Ross 12 June
Nature Index 2018: rise of Chinese research strength continues Latest tables showing high-quality scholarly output for countries and universities demonstrate UK in particular is losing ground By Simon Baker 11 June
Hong Kong¡¯s RAE is a colonial throwback A home-grown alternative to the research assessment exercise would better reflect local practice and sit better with the special administrative region¡¯s new political reality, says Michael O¡¯Sullivan By Michael O'Sullivan 7 June
India lifts ban on online degrees Government allows fully online degree programmes in a bid to boost share of young people enrolling in higher education By Ellie Bothwell 6 June
Malaysia¡¯s change of power prompts fresh look at branch campuses Although ousted prime minister Najib Razak supported strategy, there were signs it had already reached its limits By Simon Baker 4 June
Call for hybrid approaches as unmet Chinese demand spikes Bums-on-seats model ¡®failing millions of Chinese¡¯, conference hears By John Ross 3 June
Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry President of Incheon National University says higher education institutions should be ¡®honoured to be the servants of industry¡¯ By Jack Grove 31 May
Will handing curriculum design to industry solve the skills gap? Cutting academics out of module creation poses risks, but it is a model that will be watched closely, says Chris Havergal By Chris Havergal 31 May
India¡¯s Institutes of Eminence initiative is off to a less than eminent start The initial botched attempt to draw up a shortlist of institutions eligible for extra funding does not augur well, writes Pushkar By Pushkar 31 May
THE World Reputation Rankings 2018: results announced Analysis reveals Asia¡¯s top universities still have low levels of prestige outside continent By Ellie Bothwell 30 May
