Educational Leadership

Academics are leaving a city which at one time attracted top talent for its world-class universities.

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of travel from China, it shone a harsh light on the way Australia treats Chinese students who come here to study. Some feel isolated and discriminated against, others feel they are being treated as "cash cows" by a university sector desperate for their fees. Can we do better? And can we handle it when problems arise inside the bubble we have created around Chinese students? Guests: Dr Fran Martin, associate Professor & Reader in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne Catriona Jackson, CEO, Universities Australia Yaqiu Wang, researcher, Human Rights Watch 'Yuki', former University of Adelaide student Jane Poon, Australia-Hong Kong Link

Beijing is using dismissals, arrests, and a repressive new law to curtail students’ and professors’ rights.

Schools in Hong Kong have been told that they must remove books and teaching materials that could violate the sweeping national security law that was imposed by Beijing last week, sparking concerns over mounting censorship in the city.

In Britain, the United States and Australia, the coronavirus could blow huge holes in the budgets of universities that have “become addicted to one source of income.”

Graduates of an academic program in Beijing discuss the importance of demystifying and challenging the Communist country from the inside.

Institutional, pedagogical and workload issues more problematic than technological impediments, experts say

Since the Chinese city of Wuhan went into lockdown two weeks ago, university student Victor Vincent has watched as other international students on his campus have returned home.

Asian students were bullied and excluded during the SARS outbreak. Here's how we can get schools to help prevent that happening again.

American universities need to show Beijing—again and again—that they reserve the right to unfettered debate.

Every semester I have Chinese students in my classes who struggle to have even basic conversations with me about their homework.

Millions of school students have started their long summer vacation this month, but for some the two-month break won't be much of a holiday.

A new law urges parents to allow children time for rest and exercise, and restrict time spent online.

A new report has found students and academics critical of China's Communist Party are being harassed and intimidated by supporters of Beijing. Universities must do more to protect academic freedom.

Australian universities are relying on campuses in China to keep international students engaged at a time when local authorities are discouraging them from studying in Australia.

Historically, educational exchange in Western democracies has been seen as a way of transferring democratic values.

China is battling a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,700 in the country alone. In a bid to stop the spread of the disease, schools across the country are closed, leaving about 180 million school-aged children in China stuck at home.

Australian universities have raced to the top of a prestigious global ranking even as they complain about cuts to research funding. Now the funding source is under threat.

In 2017, an estimated 900,000 Chinese tertiary students studied abroad. Around half of those went to either the United States or Australia, contributing billions of dollars to their economies -- money that those countries now stand to lose.

Education Minister Dan Tehan will on Monday meet with Universities Australia to discuss how to minimise the impact on international education providers.

India is the biggest source of international students on MBAs