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Tertiary education

Once Taiwan’s top source of foreign students, Malaysia has slipped in recent years as Vietnam surged

whtaiwan - National Taiwan University.
Credit: Courtesy of Shuy Zhi Heng
whtaiwan - National Taiwan University.
Credit: Courtesy of Shuy Zhi Heng

Lecturers at four Singapore universities use AI to grade students’ work

Associate Professor Wong Shin Yee, programme leader for SIT’s Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours programme (centre) with her students Lief Chng Han Wei, 26 (right) and Jason Goh Jie Sheng, 24, as they do their assessment with the chat bots.
Associate Professor Wong Shin Yee, programme leader for SIT’s Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours programme (centre) with her students Lief Chng Han Wei, 26 (right) and Jason Goh Jie Sheng, 24, as they do their assessment with the chat bots.

Humans stay at the heart of AI mission as SMU looks both inward and outward, says provost Alan Chan

SMU Provost Alan Chan says the university is positioning itself at the forefront of research that solves societal problems, while keeping one principle non-negotiable: human centricity.
SMU Provost Alan Chan says the university is positioning itself at the forefront of research that solves societal problems, while keeping one principle non-negotiable: human centricity.

‘Ungrateful’ Indonesian influencer’s video puts scrutiny on public scholarship holders

ktlpdp - Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship. awardees show off their diplomas in an image on the LPDP website.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR EDUCATION (LPDP)
ktlpdp - Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship. awardees show off their diplomas in an image on the LPDP website.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR EDUCATION (LPDP)

Forum: Diploma pathways deserve greater recognition

Student protest over campus freedom law adds to Anwar’s pre-election reform challenges

University students marching to Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 9, demanding the abolition of the contentious Universities and University Colleges Act.
University students marching to Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 9, demanding the abolition of the contentious Universities and University Colleges Act.

South Korea to raise medical school quota to ease shortage

Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)
Students wait for the start of the annual college entrance exam, known locally as Suneung, at an exam hall in Seoulon November 13, 2025. (Photo by KIM HONG-JI / POOL / AFP)

Google, MOE launch AI labs in Singapore’s institutes of higher learning

A Generative AI workshop in the 325-sq m AI Living Lab at ITE College East on Feb 4, 2026.
A Generative AI workshop in the 325-sq m AI Living Lab at ITE College East on Feb 4, 2026.

Meet the young people in Singapore ‘stacking’ overseas internships to get ahead

Mr Jonas Ngoh, a recent SMU graduate, has interned in workplaces in countries like China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Mr Jonas Ngoh, a recent SMU graduate, has interned in workplaces in countries like China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Trump, changing course, throws Harvard deal talks into chaos

What started in 2025 as an effort to investigate anti-semitism on the Cambridge campus quickly morphed into a broad attack on the university.
What started in 2025 as an effort to investigate anti-semitism on the Cambridge campus quickly morphed into a broad attack on the university.

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