Internationalisation

Universities keep seeking local jobs for their overseas graduates, despite ‘massive’ economic pivot to Asia

Allan Goodman tells THE that need to keep pace with other nations could push issue up political agenda

The pandemic underlined the value of international university alliances for sharing problems – and solutions, says David Eastwood

Penalties for student snitches and curbs on Confucius Institutes and Thousand Talents Programme among dozens of recommendations from security committee

New Zealand now perceived poorly on factors where it used to excel, survey finds

International universities decline during Covid-19 in teaching-focused league table

War in Ukraine may reshape university internationalisation, but most academics do not expect a knockout blow

‘Task force’ to facilitate two-way flow of students and graduates

Researcher shrugs off ban, saying Russians are ‘used to avoiding such useless regulations’

In spite of announcing no net value in the Trump-era clampdown, Biden prosecutors persist with unclear evidence against Kansas scientist

The Tohoku University president discusses the legacy of the 2011 earthquake and making his institution more friendly to foreigners 

East-West schism widened by Russian academia being cut off from world, says scholar

Head of IEAA tells UUK forum that government’s approach is about helping ‘corporate Australia’, not students

First post-Brexit figures show limited demand in Europe for bespoke visa scheme designed to bring top researchers to the UK

Former minister who has called for focus on India warns sector not to create new ‘over-reliance’

Universities should avoid rushed assumptions about Covid’s financial impacts and its effects on study plans, survey suggests

Plans for a legal statute to smooth cross-border working were embraced by those struggling with national reforms, but most EU governments are getting cold feet

Slump in applications to country’s biggest tertiary admissions centre aligns with anecdotal reports that universities are struggling to find students

Harvard insists it is ‘important not to conflate’ actions of a government with academics’ nationality in light of Ukraine invasion

Institutions cannot ‘in good conscience’ partner with Russian counterparts while Ukraine war continues, says Chris Philp

Scholars optimistic despite 490,000 learners still waiting to enter country, with recent survey showing 53 per cent struggle with ‘serious mental health issues’

Students welcome turnaround, which comes after January announcement that US State Department had shuttered the scheme

The Ukraine war has led to unprecedented curtailment of academic ties, but could breaking off all relations with Russia cause further problems?

Sweeping sanctions suggest international collaboration could become fragmented into regional power blocs, says sector leader

The president of KTH Royal Institute of Technology discusses the fallout of a scientific scandal and immigration rules in Sweden

University’s internal debate about the pros and cons mirrors live discussions elsewhere

Research and education partnerships, participation in events and peer review all put on hold after appeal from ministry

Invasion of Ukraine ‘threatens the peace, freedom and democracy on which freedom of inquiry and academic collaboration is based’

Returning numbers underwhelming so far as isolated state casts off its shackles

But one expert suggests closer ties with Beijing may not be as straightforward as Kremlin thinks

Symbolic and practical support has come from across Europe, but views differ on whether continued Russian cooperation could end or abet the conflict

Amid chaos, non-profit groups work to help an estimated 20,000 Indians leave war zone

Proportion of leavers going overseas for further courses on a downward trend that predates pandemic

After helping to build version of Silicon Valley near Moscow, Reif calls Russian invasion unacceptable

Russia has ‘turned its back on the international community’, says Berlin

US ends Trump-era approach after scores of arrests, repeated failed prosecutions and growing criticisms

Gujarat seeks to entice overseas institutions with ‘headache-free’ offices in gleaming tower blocks

International community ‘should take in academics unable to continue teaching in Hong Kong’, say scholars

Students and faculty welcome eased measures but remain wary, emphasising need for higher caps on daily arrivals

Canberra’s work rights strategy influences make-up of new arrivals, as Perth changes entry rules again

Funding council statistics lend weight to anecdotal accounts that academics are self-censoring scholarship on superpower

‘Seemingly small regulatory requirements readily spawn large bureaucratic responses,’ says City president

Tokyo’s tight border controls could undo decades of education exchanges, say scholars

State Department ‘circumvented Fulbright board’ to shutter programme, putting applicants in ‘danger’, says Heather Nauert

Mistreated foreign lecturers welcome ‘endgame’ of marathon dispute but some say strings attached to a proposed deal are unacceptable

University of Birmingham chancellor ‘very open’ to partnership

Stick to Science campaign launches with more than 200 signatories covering industry, charities and academia

Measure to expand NSF and retain foreign scholars with scientific expertise faces showdown over Senate’s even tougher approach to China

Eager recruiters, lenient testers and delusional students must all share the blame for dire retention, studies suggest

In new role, Bill Rammell seeks to boost international ties, resist nepotism and push beyond pockets of excellence

While 5,000 students could arrive in April, the rest will not be admitted until October, effectively ruling out campus-based studies before 2023

Lord Johnson urges UK to learn from Canada and adopt measures to ‘de-risk’ growing recruitment 

Border restrictions, differing national Covid strategies and changing demographics have all made significant impacts on overseas recruitment over the past two years. Simon Baker examines the latest data from five major recruiting nations and considers what they might presage for the future

But country should also be ‘wary of complacency’ after apparently passing previous goal

No apparent health rationale for ‘impossible’ new deadline, as requirements rewritten for third time in a week

Growth in co-publications slowed in 2020 and so far shows decline for 2021

Universities across Europe to launch ‘Stick to Science’ campaign warning against ‘politicisation’, as football-style ‘transfer market’ emerges to tempt away UK-based researchers

Universities in non-anglophone nations should limit teaching in English and offer English support to students and academics, says Rosemary Salomone

Two years of low-quality online provision has left one stranded international student homeless, unemployed and heartbroken

Experts back ‘cautious approach’ for universities but stress importance of continuing collaboration