University admission

China’s top universities expand enrolment in AI, strategic fields

AI-related disciplines are a major focus at China’s universities.

Malaysian public university heads deny ‘seat-selling’ and backdoor admission claims

China to inspect eyeglasses to stop students cheating at gaokao exam

Students queue to enter a school during China's national college entrance exam, known as gaokao, outside a high school in Beijing on June 7, 2025.

Major Chinese universities halt exchange programmes to Japan amid diplomatic row

Worsening Japan-China relations seem to have robbed young people of their potential to act as a bridge between the two countries.

Trump administration sues Harvard over admissions data, demands to see it

Mr Trump’s Justice Department is investigating whether any US schools are discriminating against white applicants.

South Korea to overhaul English writing test after complaints it was too hard

The ministry’s investigation found that questions in the English section underwent an excessive number of last-minute revisions before the exam.

Forum: Diploma pathways deserve greater recognition

Commentary

It’s time the polytechnic diploma got the recognition it deserves

Polytechnics have been central to Singapore’s economic growth since the establishment of the first - Singapore Polytechnic (SP) - in 1954.

US students are finding new ways to cheat on the SAT

Students take the test at an SAT-approved site, but they are permitted to use their own laptops.

South Korea’s Education Ministry to toughen rules after exam question scandal

Buying and selling Suneung mock exam questions before the test distorts the nationwide ranking of students.

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