China revamping its university majors
While 367 programs were removed in 2019, the number surged to 925 in 2022 and reached a record high of 1,670 in 2023. Last year, 1,428 majors were revoked.
Education
More than a vacation: Jeju’s new educational retreats to revitalise regional communities
At the heart of Jeju’s Learncation program is a simple but powerful idea: education doesn’t have to be confined to traditional classrooms.
Artificial intelligence usage on student theses debated in Chinese universities
Effectiveness of measures on curbing excessive reliance remains a challenge.
Nepali government has no funds to fulfil teachers’ demands
After around two months of deliberation, a subpanel under the House committee submitted a report resolving most of the issues except the regulation of private schools and…
More Malaysians choosing skills over degrees; vocational training gets boost from Beijing
Malaysia has sent a total of 2,621 trainees to China as at May 1, 2025, according to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Thailand tightens oversight of short-term study programs for foreign nationals
The move is to curb visa misuse, ensure transparency, and uphold education standards nationwide.
What are robot chefs cooking up for South Korea’s struggling school kitchens?
Much-praised, much-loved Korean school meals wear out workers. Can automation be a fix?
Universities and hospitals get the largest multimillion-dollar donations in Singapore
In April, it was reported that Nanyang Technological University received $110 million from UOB and the Wee Foundation. National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of…
Affordable education and cultural ties fuel academic migration of Chinese scholars to Malaysia
While the PhD candidates expressed satisfaction at being able to work on their research topics in Malaysia, they lamented how their tertiary degrees are “valued less” than…
US government revokes Harvard’s right to enrol foreign students in major escalation
The university in Cambridge, Massachusetts quickly slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would cause “serious harm” to both the campus and the country as a whole.