Internationalisation

The president of the University of Würzburg discusses the differences between the two systems, why he’s joined a European university alliance and the benefits of interdisciplinary working

Unesco report suggests large share of funding goes towards scholarships in relatively wealthy nations

Stabilisation funding, fellowships and industry collaboration grants identified as key priorities, but questions about whether country can successfully replicate Brussels schemes remain

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

Focus should be on high-end jobs after students graduate – not low-end jobs while they study, sector leaders say

Amendment to free speech legislation would require higher education providers to report proposed partnerships with overseas organisations

Australia will be the big loser from an exodus of Chinese researchers, academics warn

UK has lost market share to research rivals despite taking on many more self-funded Chinese doctoral students, report finds

Preserving human capital for the post-Putin era is in everyone’s interests, say Dmitry Dubrovsky and Gleb Yarovoy 

Sky-high application and grant rates prompt fresh integrity concerns

Nation adds new work restrictions for overseas students and avoids any new recovery aid, as education minister sees extended lockdown raising value of its campuses

Amid continuing border restrictions and geopolitical uncertainty, experts examine whether an increase in intra-Asian student mobility remains a realistic prospect

Experts say getting into line with more vigilant Western approach must not mean ‘blind action that destroys cooperation’

Senior Conservatives among those warning against ‘penalising’ new arrivals with international fees

The Fujita Health University president discusses shrinking birth rates, Japan‘s medical school scandal and why more Japanese students should study abroad

Offering two-year UK visas to graduates of elite global universities penalises poorer countries and may harm international student recruitment, critics warn

Global inflation and its influence on exchange rates has produced a complex mix of enticements and deterrents

Few of those returning from studying overseas look beyond Beijing and Shanghai, according to survey

Wavering Chinese demand has driven a dive into south Asia, where unwary recruiters ‘get burned’

Ucas also forecasts continued dominance of China among overseas applicants  

SOAS director says he’s seen little evidence colleagues are prepared to confront ‘difficult questions’ of African brain drain and ‘unequal’ relationships with institutions in the developing world

Researchers perceive weakening of institution’s international and multilingual atmosphere

The Monash University president discusses how to make international campuses work and redundancies during the pandemic 

Some students have not been able to leave country for more than two years, including long confinements on campus

If Western universities don’t respond to India’s opening up in the way envisaged, a clampdown could quickly follow, warns Peter Brady

India and Vietnam expected to keep up momentum, compensating for decline of degree seekers from China

New strategy looks outward as well as inward, as government vows to ‘come back even stronger than before’

EU-sponsored groupings need to win friends and influence national deregulation to realise their ambitions, experts say

Near-£16,000 bill for researcher and their family to relocate is among the highest in the world and could endanger science investment target, says UUK

Policies to attract foreign students to Australia’s regional areas are not changing their instinctive preference for the cities, analysis suggests

Even students who have spent many years in UK secondary schools struggle to make the transition, says Pat Moores

Cancellation of international exams and pronouncements on rankings trigger debate

Country’s universities have ‘a lot of catching up to do’ despite two-month reprieve

Blamed for housing prices largely beyond their own reach, overseas students are both courted and resented

UK will give up its leadership role in EU-wide research projects for a back seat if association impasse drags on, warns Liverpool science chief

Portion of overseas students remains low, with IITs reluctant to make concessions on admissions criteria

Pakistani scholars blast move by India’s University Grants Commission, calling it ‘discriminatory, illogical and unilateral’

Special intake should be at least doubled, vice-chancellor says

Rival centre’s establishment highlights the problems for thinktanks in universities

US project leaders with history of China collaboration ‘saw dent to citations’

Findings raise red flag for Australia’s economically crucial international enrolments

Kremlin’s push on technological sovereignty met with scepticism as West shuns partnerships over Ukraine war

Universities should have awkward conversations early and ‘be ready to write off costs’ when tie-ups are soured by conflict

Government must do more to fast-track visas for talent, says top Indian official

Melbourne institute’s mission to heal relations with India clashes with academics’ desire to spotlight subcontinent abuses

Using international education proceeds for students’ benefit could galvanise overseas enrolments and defuse community ‘resentment’, study finds

Commentators warn that history could repeat itself as uncapped work rights linger for at least a semester

Flows not robust enough to alter ‘slight negative outlook’ on institutional finances

Researchers on tight deadline to decide whether to jump ship or accept replacement funding guarantee

Academics call for rethink of latest Australian security intervention

Opening congressionally mandated review of Chinese educational centres, Pentagon official pushes lawmakers to concentrate on bigger challenges

Joint statement released by Russell Group and Group of Eight amid concerns about ‘overkill’ regulations

French outpost is second worldwide and will host ‘transformational’ collaboration aligned with UN goals

Australian universities face more restrictions on their foreign collaboration, no matter who wins the coming election

Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population

Data on Canadian study permits suggests ‘spike’ in student numbers from some continental nations    

Iran’s universities have thrived despite the country’s sanctions, which could soon be lifted – but nation still beset by lack of postgraduate opportunities, scholars say

Chinese studies should be strategic priority course in HE and new A level would boost student numbers at universities, says Hepi report

Incident could signal ‘big reversal’ of Chinese government policy on international academic exchange, academics say

Warning that trend has much wider implications for the UK system than missing individual expertise