Talking leadership: Aalto University's Ilkka Niemelä

International ranking 2024: Hong Kong home to new number one

Elsewhere, Australia and UK improve, but tightening immigration policies could threaten progress

24 January

What does the rise of the new right mean for Nordic universities?

Their value previously unquestioned, Nordic universities have tended to enjoy happy relations with governments despite close state control over them. But a surge of support for populist parties in the region suggests that the consensus may be shifting. Ben Upton reports

By Ben Upton

17 August

Two people sit on a bench before the Han River and Seoul city skyline

Can internationalisation save South Korea’s emptying universities?

As the domestic youth population plummets, Korean institutions are looking to international students to make up shortfalls. But can such a strategy compensate – and can it be enacted in time? Pola Lem reports from Korea

By Pola Lem

18 January