Professor Futao Huang’s working paper entitled “What are the challenges facing the Asian academic profession”, which is published at Center for Global Higher Education, IOE, University College of London, is reported and quoted in an article “Aging academic workforce poses challenges for Japan and Taiwan” in Times Higher Education on 13 January. More details can be accessed at https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ageing-academic-workforce-poses-challenges-japan-and-taiwan