Education policy makers should concern stakeholders' views on policy implementation, especially those who experienced related policies. In this study, the authors explored the undergraduate Chinese students' perspectives on Gaokao that is the national college entrance examination (NCEE) in China. The critical review of previous works, several group discussions with educators and students, and semi-structured interviews with ten undergraduate students revealed the presence of a few strengths but several weaknesses of the Gaokao examination policy. The existence of several weaknesses in such policy necessitates an immediate reform with a special focus on discovering and fostering talents, encouraging students' autonomy, and establishing students' creative, critical thinking and awareness. Further, among a few implications, the decentralization approach of education decision-making is suggested for Chinese higher education institutions.

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This article outlines the necessity for investigating the attitudes of local students towards the use of the English-medium instruction (EMI) strategy in their programs in China. It starts by presenting an overview of English as a global language, how English is emphasized in China, and briefly presents the concept of 'Attitude' and how the motivation factor plays a significant role in the conception processing of attitudes. Semi-structured interviews with six graduate students majoring in different programs are conducted. The analysis of the interviews identified that the participants hold very positive attitudes towards the use of the EMI strategy at their current programs. The participants, furthermore, expressed their complete readiness to join postgraduate programs wherein only the EMI strategy is implemented. In addition to the factors identified in the literature, the current article also recognized new factors that led the participants to conceiving positive attitudes: maintaining a global friendship, obtaining a leadership position, and acquainting with international scholars. Moreover, it is argued that 'quantity' precedes 'quality' in higher education institutions. Finally, the article provides a suggestion for how to meet the students' language needs and maximize the competition in obtaining top world-class university rankings.

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As combating plagiarism is a shared responsibility of all, this article focuses on presenting the current situation of higher education in Yemen. The critical review of four implementable policy documents and interviews revealed the absence of research ethics code, research misconduct policy, and institutional policies in the country. This led to the presence of several acts of research dishonesty. The article concludes with an initiative for necessary future actions in the nation.