17 Jun China: Chinese Ivy League goal Min Weifang, one of the 371 most powerful politicians in the country and former chair of council... Continue reading
17 Jun Australia: Varsity de-corporatisation drive The head of a front-rank Australian university has vowed to turn the tide of institutional “corporatisation” which... Continue reading
17 Jun United Kingdom: De Montfort’s charm offensive Opposite Tokyo’s elegant imperial gardens, hundreds of people waited in line to glimpse a British cultural icon.... Continue reading
17 Jun Nigeria: Fundamentalists target Western education So far this year 14 schools have been burnt down in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno... Continue reading
17 Jun Canada: Varsity fees politics In the past year students protesting over the cost of university education in business-friendly Chile have captured... Continue reading
16 Jun Sports ecosystem imperative If one were to recount memories of an earlier generation, indulging (“excelling” would be an... Continue reading
15 Jun Balanced perspective Nonstop India by Mark Tully; Penguin Books; Price: Rs.499; 257 pp Sir Mark Tully is perhaps... Continue reading
14 Jun Deserved government On several occasions, the frequent — once every nine days — peregrinations abroad at public... Continue reading