'A violence no autopsy can reveal': the deadly cost of India's campus prejudice
Many Dalit students regard university as a place of ridicule and abuse. Amrit Dhillon investigates the aftermath of two suicides and asks: is it time to make campus caste discrimination a criminal offence. More...
Results of the Fourth Follow-up Survey on "Further Promotion of Internationalization of Education at National Universities"
We are pleased to announce that JANU has released the results of the forth follow-up survey on the "Further Promotion of Internationalization of Education at National Universities." Please click here to read the results.
(* Please note that the results of the past follow-up surveys were only released in Japanese and they are not available in English. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
For more detailed information about our follow-up surveys, please refer to this page .
Additionally, as another part of the results, JANU has also released the latest lists of degree courses offered only in English, exchange programs and short-term programs for international students, and double degree programs/joint degree programs at national universities. Please click here and refer to the section 3) to download each list. More...
Australia's Reform: Increasing Equity Through Cuts?
Higher Education in Australia faces a substantial disruption in how it develops in the wake of proposed changes presented by the Minister for Education, Simon Birmingham. More...
Ministry makes comparing admissions information easier
Prospective students and their families will have better access to clear and consistent information on university entry requirements from next month under a plan unveiled by the Turnbull government. More...Universities are agents for city-wide change – Minister
Universities can play a huge part in transforming cities as they help to transform knowledge into new ideas, new businesses and new jobs, said Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung last week, writes Prisca Ang for The Straits Times. More...Universities attack higher education reform package
Universities have taken aim at Education Minister Simon Birmingham’s higher education reform package in submissions to a Senate inquiry, singling out changes to the way postgraduate places are allocated and performance-contingent funding for particular derision, writes Julie Hare for The Australian. More...Hong Kong’s new leader in education spending spree
School leavers looking to continue their studies and contract teachers hoping for full-time jobs will benefit as Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor outlined her extra funding plan for education, writes Peace Chiu for South China Morning Post. More...What can we learn from returning Chinese students?
By Ka Ho Mok. While higher education continues along an outward-looking, globally connected trajectory, recent democratic elections in the United Kingdom and United States may suggest that the voting public is becoming increasingly sceptical about the growing tide of internationalisation in higher education. More...Towards a Southeast Asian Higher Education Area
By Darren J McDermott. The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. As with many such milestones, there is a natural tendency to evaluate the significance of what has gone before and, perhaps more importantly, to predict what lies ahead. More...