Internationalisation

Universities’ moves follow ministers’ demand for reduction in international student numbers

Research the goal but not the currency, as Australian universities chase Chinese dollars

Colleges confront challenges around hostility on campus and concerns over plagiarism

Universities minister Sam Gyimah says student exchanges should continue, despite UAE’s jailing of Matthew Hedges

Regional threats and migration policy changes could ‘jeopardise student flows’, says study

Key policy exploited by language colleges offering work permits rather than education

Wollongong move reflects Malaysia’s allure and hot competition back home

Cairo institution hit hard by loss of foreign students, says president

Rate of decline has slowed, but more universities are reporting problems with visa delays and denials

Counter-intelligence agent’s warning raises fears for universities that students will feel increasingly isolated

European governments urged to consider banning certain nationals from working on sensitive technology on national security grounds

Emergence of lingua franca in science should not lead to other languages being neglected in teaching, conference hears

Academic says unpredictable visa refusals ‘damage’ students and the country’s higher education reputation

UCL announces drive for academic-led collaboration with major global cities and their universities

The international stars in the Boston Red Sox and the city’s stellar universities highlight why Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric is so out of step with a ‘winning’ part of America, writes Jack Grove from Boston

Nuanced signals suggest a long-haul future for world’s biggest market

A downturn last decade offers a textbook example of the risk universities face, say Melbourne researchers

Leading Italian academics often leave the country, which struggles to attract highly rated foreign researchers

China’s growing presence in Africa is causing many students to head to Asia rather than Western universities, says Zahir Irani

Simon Baker weighs the evidence for the transformation of the country’s higher education system

Record revenue fuelled by large foreign intakes at the country’s biggest universities

The University of South Australia’s merger with its prestigious Adelaide neighbour may be off, but the fact that it was even considered illustrates how much can change in 30 years, says Adam Graycar

Shorter courses also an important enticement for learners from the subcontinent

Joint venture will be second undergraduate collaboration between universities in China and Ireland

We can’t deliver equivalent teaching with less preparation time and resources, RMIT academics say

Scholar says Western students may be more reluctant to study in Taiwan, but others question China’s influence on overseas student flows 

Experts say Western institutions and academics have played a role in ‘supporting and perpetuating the Saudi regime’

Donald Trump’s election prompted US scientific leaders to get more of their own into public office. However, as the midterm elections loom, progress on bringing analytical skills into the political arena looks like being very slow, writes Paul Basken

Duke and Duchess of Sussex highlight universities’ work on climate change resilience and gender equality

King’s College London scholar says that ‘a growing tide’ of academics now recognise that scientific meetings can no longer be held in the US

Regional universities ‘would be biggest victims’ of restrictions on city study

Director of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay says universities in India are improving but progress will be slow despite government initiatives

Critics claim measures restrict ability of foreign staff to reach Birzeit and hinder Palestinians’ access to education

Scholars say Indian Institutes of Technology will ‘struggle to recruit talent from abroad’ despite initiative to pool resources

University of Melbourne meeting lays the foundations for a new global academic network, hearing from experts on indigenous cultures and historic injustices

Post-study work rights are not just about luring international enrolments, conference hears

Australian fears of official curbing of student visas ‘overblown’, experts say

Unwieldy bureaucracy, infrastructure challenges and scant funding all hold back innovation in Indian higher education. Philip Altbach and Eldho Mathews assess the country’s current strategies for transforming its universities

Recruitment experts say visa and safety concerns ‘spell trouble for all but the highest-ranked American institutions’

Universities responsible for ensuring research funding sustainability, minister says

Non-urban Australia should be ‘greater part of the international education story’

Perceptions of quality keep US and UK in the game, major survey finds

University offers 15 per cent discount to applicants who have already been offered support by another institution

Country’s vice-chancellors conceived exchange programme, only to abandon it as focus shifted to recruitment

The rising tide of degree courses offered in English has sparked a backlash as some communities fear their young people and their mother tongues will be squeezed out

Coventry deputy v-c says brief visits may replace longer-term exchange

‘Current policy climate’ may be a ‘contributing factor’, says Council of Graduate Schools

Russell Group institutions dominate tie-ups announced since vote to leave bloc

Four years of data from THE’s world rankings show that the UK appears to have stalled on internationalisation compared with some rivals

Durham University has cleverly positioned itself as the ‘Harry Potter university’ to attract Chinese students, says Madeleine Ferrar

Singaporean scholar says that reverse brain drain has allowed global power to thrive 

Study finds that a quarter of students at European universities think internationalisation is of little importance

Immigration bill and education exports strategy seen as key windows for reform after disappointing MAC review

Courses in Dutch language and literature are now more popular in Poland than in the Netherlands, figures suggest

New agreement will ensure ‘direct access’ to doctoral programmes for skilled individuals in each country

Analysis reveals that, when medicine is taken out of the equation, collaborations are thin on the ground

New centre will offer master’s programmes and conduct research to tackle global environmental challenges

Increase may reflect efforts to target markets where UK has traditionally been strong

But universities welcome Migration Advisory Committee call to end Tier 2 visa cap

Government’s lead migration adviser admits graduate earnings information is ‘not as good as we would like’