Internationalisation

Economy and culture not structured to harness skills obtained overseas, claims researcher

Watchdog’s report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed

King’s College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations

Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London

Efforts to accrue more overseas fees could be vetoed by the Home Office and will do little to make UK students more culturally savvy, warns Peter Brady 

White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs

‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Former chief defence scientist of Australia says universities may be forced to bar Chinese nationals from conducting research in sensitive areas

Senator suggests that universities might want to keep more of their findings to themselves

British Council research warns that Brexit ‘may affect future international engagement’ of the UK

Data on the growth of scholarly collaboration across Asia, the Middle East and eastern Europe suggest Beijing’s grand strategy could be having an impact

Gravy train being shunted into siding as interest from Chinese mainland wanes

Trump policy expanding long-term bans is set aside and is likely to be ended

Fresh worries over poor English-language ability of some international students

Kelvin Droegemeier tells researchers that openness is ‘part of our value system’

Architects of amendment to immigration bill urge Prime Minister Theresa May to ‘embrace’ liberalisation of student immigration regime

Analysis of capital outposts finds staff are not as well qualified and facilities are typically less impressive

MPs from Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party and Democratic Unionist Party support ex-minister Jo Johnson

The quality of Indian higher education outside a few elite institutions is notoriously poor, and a slew of initiatives aimed at addressing it have made little impact so far. Simon Baker analyses the data to assess the scale of the challenge and asks what more could and should be done

National Institutes of Health asks 55 institutions to check behaviours of international researchers on campus

Further policies to attract foreign researchers will boost efforts to recruit top talent to Canadian universities, explains Universities Canada president

Australian government accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’

But study authors stress that research environment at Chinese universities is quickly catching up with US

Much more can be done to help those without the right paperwork into universities, say scheme's backers

More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears

Universities minister says domestic programme would offer ‘ability to tailor the scheme to UK needs and target funding where it is most needed’

THE rankings data show institutions are progressing on all areas of their global outlook, but experts say there is still more work to be done

New partnership with the University of Bremen will involve the cross-affiliation of staff

One in six campuses is shrinking as low birth rates bite, says study

Evidence on international students’ tax payments raises ‘serious concerns’ about rejection of post-study work visa return, says report for Hepi

HKU’s history, location, social context and educational and research ambitions combine to create a truly global university, says Ian Holliday  

Canada and China are among nations that have seen a boost on measures of internationalisation in past year, based on latest THE ranking

Trudeau’s spending splurge seen as an attempt to curry favour with voters ahead of federal election

Australian government unveils incentives to lure international students away from big cities

Tel Aviv University launches investigation into complaints made by African and Asian learners on industry-backed master’s

Switzerland’s flagship university has always been international, but has never been more in need of its global outlook, says Sarah Springman

Federal immigration agency told it is too trusting of universities

New poll contradicts survey suggestion that locals want numbers capped

Inclusion of hard target seen as a major win for sector, potentially shifting power away from Home Office

University that was founded with US support partners with Korean government to set up African institution

MillionPlus wants end to judging visa applicants on which university they plan to attend, to ‘credibility interviews’ and to 10 per cent refusal rate threshold

Western universities warned against establishing outposts after minister announces eight international institutions will be built by 2020

Technology now enabling rapid expansion of the worldwide sharing of classrooms

Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West

Unusual invitation by top administration officials suggests corporate pressure on Trump over immigrants

Vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner confirms university is considering opening outpost following signing of free trade agreement

Member universities would be unable to fill 60,000 jobs from abroad, and face increased costs too, says report

Universities’ vocal opposition to government plans for vastly increased international fees has yielded only minor concessions, says Juliette Torabian 

The Palestinian law professor talks about the overlap with his other job: as a stand-up comedian travelling the world talking about the Arab American experience

Deal follows long-awaited decree allowing foreign university campuses

Two Syrian academics travel to London to seek outside support for universities

Two dozen agreements signed in whirlwind tour Down Under

Number of international students in UK is at highest level since 2011, despite drop in arrivals from European Union

Universities ‘not well served’ by federal government’s approach to BRI, Universities Australia conference hears

The difficulties even of obtaining a scholarship to study in the West amount to systemic exclusion, says Rudrani Dasgupta

‘Why is being incredibly successful a problem?’ asks Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner

New standards and guidelines for quality assurance in Africa aim to drive up standards on the continent, but can they overcome divisions in language, national politics and bureaucratic red tape?

Community attitudes questionnaire also finds that Australians want caps on international students but not domestic students

Global study tied to gains in grades and graduate rates, though affordability remains a major obstacle

Study estimates that carbon footprint of global student mobility is comparable to annual emissions of Tunisia