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Yojana Sharma

London

Asia Director at University World News

Writing about international education, science policy, Asian economies.

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  • 2 weeks ago | universityworldnews.com | Yojana Sharma

    HONG KONG Hong Kong education officials are concerned about the impact on teaching quality of a sudden surge in university enrolment driven by interest from Chinese students who might have chosen to study in the United States prior to recent policy developments in the US, particularly those under President Donald Trump.

  • 1 month ago | universityworldnews.com | Yojana Sharma

    NETHERLANDS Academics in the Netherlands are concerned that a proposed new law requiring the screening of incoming graduate students and researchers intending to work in ‘sensitive’ subject areas could create delays that might drive foreign talent to apply to universities in other countries instead. Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the umbrella association of Dutch universities, has already said that it will oppose the bill.

  • 2 months ago | universityworldnews.com | Yojana Sharma

    TAIWAN-CHINA Concerned that China is stepping up its knowledge transfer and influence activities abroad amid emerging reports of increased collaboration between China’s military-linked universities and Russian institutions, Taiwan has taken action to close China’s influence and research security loopholes.

  • 2 months ago | universityworldnews.com | Yojana Sharma

    HONG KONG Hong Kong’s highly regarded public universities are putting on a brave front in the face of a 2% cut in their overall funding for the next three years announced in the city’s budget address by Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan as the city faces a large deficit. However, given the strong financial headwinds buffeting the city, unexpectedly, universities will also have to hand back a proportion of their accumulated reserves.

  • Feb 13, 2025 | universityworldnews.com | Yojana Sharma

    CHINA-GLOBAL As research collaboration with China – already subject to ‘decoupling’ by the United States and more intense scrutiny by European countries – becomes even more precarious, academics and experts are looking at possible ‘safe’ areas of research where collaborations can continue amid geopolitical tensions.

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Yojana Sharma
Yojana Sharma @yojanasharma
1 May 25

#HongKong universities see a rise in students from mainland China who would otherwise be US-bound, prompting warnings that overshooting official quotas on 'non-locals' could affect accreditation of some private institutions - by me for @uniworldnews https://t.co/k0WdJCirgh

Yojana Sharma
Yojana Sharma @yojanasharma
17 Apr 25

Netherlands proposes a new law to screen #internationalstudents & #researchers intending to work in sensitive subject areas, including #AI - the 1st law of this type in Europe. But why are universities unhappy about it? my latest for @uniworldnews #Phd https://t.co/xMKfgU3uPu

Yojana Sharma
Yojana Sharma @yojanasharma
28 Mar 25

US moves to detain & deport foreign scholars citing alleged links to Palestinian causes condemned by int. rights organisations but cast a shadow over Indian students’ study dreams, my latest with @Shuriahn for @uniworldnews #humanrights #academicfreedom https://t.co/hzjDILjZQC