By Rica Bhattacharyya. Barely days after the government opened doors for foreign universities to set up campuses here, half-a-dozen top universities said they have no interest in the invitation from India.
ET spoke to top officials from Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge University and Duke University and all of them ruled out the possibility of opening campuses here. They are, however, keen to continue engaging with students, academia and industry through research, faculty exchange and executive education programmes. More...

QS University Rankings: Asia
Now in its fifth edition, QS University Rankings: Asia provides an essential overview of higher education in one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly developing regions. Covering the top 300 institutions in Asia, the rankings are based on nine indicators.
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By Prashant K. Nanda. Foreign universities can now set up campuses and offer degrees in India without having a local partner. More...

South Korea's university students face rising student loans and higher housing prices, leaving many debt ridden.
South Korea's university students are facing soaring student loans, leaving many debt ridden. 
Adding to the problem is the rising cost of housing and lack of dormitories, which is putting a financial strain on the country's young. More...

By Farish Noor. GLOBAL LINGUA: Scholarly works that are not in English are not able to penetrate the international arena
THE debate over the teaching of the English language continues, not only in Malaysia but also in many other countries across the world. While the form and content of the debate has been shaped by domestic political considerations and agendas, there are some pressing realities that we cannot escape from; and one of them is the simple fact that English remains the most commonly used language in global academic circles.
In order to circumvent the somewhat heated temperature of the debate here, allow me to offer some observations based on my experience teaching in some other Asian countries. In countries like India and Pakistan, the teaching of English remains a serious concern for many students, parents and educational institutions that wish to give Indian and Pakistani students a fighting chance in the ever-changing global economy. For many of the new industries that have emerged, including information technology, the working knowledge remains English - despite the linguistic nationalism that is articulated and foregrounded by some politicians and activists there. Read more...

By Matthew McGowan. A first degree shouldn’t cost a second mortgage!
Australian students have accumulated debt from their university study of over $34 billion. We estimate outstanding HELP debt is increasing by $500,000 an hour ($12 million a day).
Visit MyStudentDebt.com.au to see the up-to-date estimate for HELP debt.
A person enrolling in an Australian university as a Commonwealth supported student will graduate with a debt for tuition fees of between $18,000 and $64,000.
If you take living costs into account, the total cost of attaining a degree could be in excess of $200,000.
Get all the fact and figures at MyStudentDebt.com.au or download the My Student Debt brochure.