Navigating time-to-degree: Supervisory responsibilities in Chinese doctoral education
March 2026
The timely completion of PhD programs has emerged as a critical concern in doctoral education globally. This study examines the influence of supervisory responsibilities on PhD completion rates and...
Higher education and common good: Problems of definition, comparison and observation
March 2026
Though higher education is often associated with pecuniary outcomes for graduates, it also makes multiple diverse contributions to collective social outcomes. These contributions are under-theorised....
State-directed evaluative coordination: The transformation of university governance in South Korea
March 2026
Since the late 1990s, a series of higher education reforms in South Korea—including BK21, NURI, LINC, RISE, and the Glocal University 30 Project—have aimed to enhance university competitiveness while...
Rethinking China’s tertiary enrollment targets to 2035: UNESCO-based measurement, China–U.S. comparison, and level-shift recommendations
March 2026
China has established the development target of achieving a gross enrollment rate of 65% in higher education by 2035, and analyzed the differences between this indicator and the Gross Enrolment Ratio...
Adding a structure to mentoring: Seminar-based supervision in Swedish PhD education
March 2026
This article presents a common model for PhD supervision in Sweden, structured around three key seminars, which serve as milestones in a doctoral student’s progress. Each seminar has a distinct purpose:...
Career counselling for female international doctoral students from the Global South
March 2026
Among the growing body of literature on female international PhD students, less critical attention is paid to non-traditional women doctoral students from the Global South. These students often encounter...
Micro-cheating practices and scholarly hypocrisy
March 2026
Integrity in academic life is largely defined in terms of student cheating, primarily represented by plagiarism, contract fraud and other forms of highly visible, dishonourable conduct. This paper takes...
