Hungary appeared to backtrack on plans to build a Chinese university in the capital Budapest after thousands took to the streets at the weekend accusing the government of cosying up to Beijing, provoking an angry Chinese response.

Hungary appears to back-pedal on Chinese university plans after protests

A top Pakistani university has expelled two students for hugging and proposing on campus, after a video of the incident went viral on social media. A special disciplinary committee of the University of Lahore held a meeting on Friday and summoned the two students but they failed to appear.

Watch: Social media erupts as Pak varsity expels students for 'hugging' on campus 

Higher educational institutions can restart physical classes only with 50 per cent attendance in areas outside containment zones, as per directions by the respective governments, said the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Thursday.

India to reopen universities at 50% capacity; UGC issues guidelines

The much-awaited verdict of the Supreme Court on the raging issue of holding final year examinations before September 30 may come on August 28, reports said. SC on August 18 had reserved its order and asked for the parties to submit their responses in writing with the court.

Supreme Court decision on UGC case on final year university exams 2020 on August 28

Universities worldwide are every year ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR), revealing which world's best 1,000 universities. The ranking, which was released on Wednesday, revealed a slip in the ranking of Indian universities this year.

Indian universities slip in world rankings; IIT Bombay tops India's list

Three students were found dead in a cave in Indonesia on Monday after they got trapped inside by floodwaters. Heavy rains had smashed the region, effectively flooding it.

Three university kids found dead in a flooded Indonesian cave

The changes to the charter of Fudan University in Shanghai, considered one of China's more liberal institutions, came to light on Tuesday when the education ministry said it had approved alterations for three universities.

Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate

Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered chemicals and petrol bombs hoarded by anti-government protesters in the Chinese-ruled city.

Hong Kong: Police retrieve another round of petrol bombs from university

The Hong Kong police said on Wednesday that they intend to stick to peaceful solutions to the standoff at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Ho Yeung-sing, Chief Superintendent and Commander of Yau Tsim District of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, made the statement outside the PolyU campus, calling protesters to drop their weapons and leave the campus in a peaceful manner.

Give up weapons and leave campus peacefully, Hong Kong police chief appeals to students

The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out.

Hong Kong university protest fizzling out as over 1,000 arrested by authorities

Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city-centre university had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.

University protesters in Hong Kong must surrender to resolve stand-off peacefully: Carrie Lam

Hong Kong Police threaten to use live bullets. To know more watch the video.

Fineprint: Hong Kong Police storm University

On Saturday, Delhi Police registered an FIR for ''defacement of public property'' at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) amid the recent protests that erupted in the aftermath of fee hike.

Jawaharlal Nehru University row: Delhi Police register FIR over 'defacement of public property'

Cochin University of Science and Technology which had earlier denied permission to its students for conducting 'Saraswati Puja' in the college premises has finally allowed the students for undertaking the puja in a "peaceful manner".

Cochin University finally allows students to perform 'Saraswati Puja'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday launched the University of Ladakh, the first-ever varsity in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu region has four universities besides an IIT and an IIMC, while the Kashmir Valley has three universities and a National Institute of Technology (NIT).

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates first-ever university in Ladakh

Potterheads take note! A law university in Kolkata is offering a new course on Harry Potter which will encourage students to explore legal aspects of JK Rowling's fictional world and its many real life lessons.

University in Kolkata offers law course based on Harry Potter 

It is in these 'open spaces' that students indulge in meaningful interactions outside of the regular classroom work ?

Redefining 'open spaces' in university campuses

The 26-year-old, believed to be a part of India's lowest Dalit social caste, had committed suicide in his hostel room

Indian student's suicide: Judicial commission report says he was not Dalit

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