Asia Pacific Jul 26, 2021
China overhauls private education sector ‘hijacked by capital’
The country's education technology sector is worth $100 billion, but Beijing’s reforms will drastically change the business model.
Commentary / Japan Jul 21, 2021
Japan should reopen its doors to international students
by Paul Hastings
The longer the ban goes on, the less likely talented students will want to travel to Japan and the progress it has made in internationalizing its universities will be quickly reversed.
Commentary / World Jul 13, 2021
The stickiness of pandemic-driven economic behavior
by Anu Madgavkar and Jaana Remes
In a survey of 5,000 full-time employees in nine countries, 52% said they would like a hybrid remote-work plan in the future, a 22-percentage-point increase compared to before the pandemic.
National Jul 11, 2021
In March, education minister Koichi Hagiuda asked the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel, to review the license renewal rules to ease burdens on teachers.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 3, 2021
Japan’s teachers are fed up with staying after school
by Michael Hoffman
The Japanese education system, once the envy of the West, is no longer getting the support it used to according to teachers.
National Jun 23, 2021
Japan panel negative about using private English tests for unified university exam
In its draft recommendations, the panel called on universities to promote the use of private-sector English tests for their own entrance exams.
National / Science & Health Jun 20, 2021
New Japan law lays bare hardships of children needing daily medical care
by Mie Sakamoto
The number of children age under 20 who need daily medical care is estimated to total some 20,000, and getting places in education remains difficult.
Commentary / World Jun 14, 2021
Budapest citizens rise up against a Chinese university and influence
by Kuni Miyake
Not everyone in Budapest is buying Orban's attempt at justifying the deal to build a Chinese university campus in the city.
Commentary / World Jun 9, 2021
by Peter Singer
There was a time when the threat to academic freedom in democratic countries came primarily from the right. Today, however, most of the opposition to freedom of thought comes from the left.
World / Politics Jun 7, 2021
Hungary appears to back-pedal on Chinese university plans after protests
Hungary appeared to backtrack on plans to build a Chinese university in Budapest after thousands took to the streets at the weekend accusing the government of cozying up to Beijing, provoking an angry Chinese response. Opponents of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban fear the planned ...
National Jun 6, 2021
Consumption is showing signs of recovering thanks to education targeted at young people and demand among people staying at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Jun 4, 2021
Panel calls for smaller classes at Japan's junior high schools
The panel also proposed a shift to data-driven education, including by using students' study records for teaching, and adopting online classes.