Internationalisation

Scholars fear reputation of country’s higher education sector will be damaged as evidence of brain drain mounts 

Some universities in Germany are using extra cash to create elite flagship courses, says study

Australia also makes gains in list of most attractive English-speaking nations as US slips

Scholars are ‘doing as much as they can’ to promote critical thinking among students despite suppression of liberal thought, study claims

Liberal arts colleges have lower levels of racial and socio-economic diversity among students, according to data collected by Times Higher Education

But potential recruitment positives are reliant on Home Office policy, cautions major Hepi analysis

Donald Trump’s election could prompt shifts in the world’s international student flows, some believe

UN plan to eradicate gender inequality misses larger problem of low access rates linked to poverty, University of Cambridge experts warn

Education committee hears University of Oxford’s head of Brexit strategy call for ‘openness’

New international consortium tackles major energy challenge

Research shows that international student enrolment has risen as US state university funding has declined

Medical scholar branded a ‘terrorist’ by Turkey over his alleged links to a US-based cleric is named head of an institution in Texas

Brazilian scholar suggests the reasons why academic partnerships within the region are limited

Report bemoans ‘ruthlessly thick’ glass ceiling on route to professorships

Trisha Craig on the changing face of study abroad programmes

A comparison of some of the national policies aimed at addressing student mobility

Large-scale study at a top Danish university reveals mismatch between student and teacher expectations around learning

The most popular Times Higher Education stories of the last year revealed

Closer partnerships between UK and Indian universities and transparency over visa processing cited as potential factors for first increase in the third quarter since 2009

Despite the pressure to retreat behind national borders, international academic ties should prove resilient

Film director Agnieszka Piotrowska’s new book details the challenges of working in the southern African country

Focus on skills and job readiness 'disengages' academics from issue, says HEA head

New report tracks the trends in joint publications and student mobility

Speaking a foreign language remains vitally important in the Brexit era, says Wendy Ayres-Bennett

Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK

Vice-chancellor calls on sector to shift its focus away from country's colonial past

President Meric Gertler reflects on Canadian universities’ potential to ‘capitalise’ on political climate in competitor nations

Event explores the challenges and options that lie ahead for a post-conflict society

Landmark exhibition explained the significance of university research to the public

UK must tell stories of globalisation’s benefits that resonate with voters who have ‘genuine concerns’ about immigration, UUKi director says

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry

Nearly two-thirds place US among top three study destinations. Separate survey says students are not deterred by Trump effect

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Fabrizio Trifirò explores the difficulties of quality assurance across borders

Growth in 2014-15 follows government initiative to nearly double number of overseas students by 2022

National student recruitment agency puts the spotlight on the continent that already sends vast numbers of students to the country

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS – Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

Other nations’ approaches to universities on visas may help to guide UK

John Morgan looks at signals of Home Office backtracking

A more international approach will boost higher education in the region, write Marco Zago and Raul Machado-Neto

‘Irreversible’ damage to UK science from a hard Brexit will eclipse any harm caused in the US by a Trump presidency, says new Nobel laureate

A vast market provides opportunities for institutions worried about future outside EU, says head of online platform operating on continent

Fictional professors from film, TV and literature have been reported to new watchlist of 'anti-American' academics

Data from Times Higher Education reveal sharp spike in number of US prospective students and academics interested in moving north of the border

Universities and other tertiary colleges generate A$13.7bn of A$20.3bn education exports

Bairbre Redmond considers the importance of international collaboration ahead of the BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit

Ian Myson wants universities to internationalise their students in preparation for the working world

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit foresee a bleak future for America’s global excellence and competitiveness

Immigration minister says changes will help highly skilled graduates to apply to stay in the country

Tony Blair's former private secretary points to personal benefits of European work as vital for continued success in global higher education

Daniella Tilbury says university’s ideal geographical location affords options in Europe and beyond

The UK business organisation suggests closer partnerships with Chinese universities could help strengthen relations between the two countries

Academics suggest that Australia and Canada may be among countries to gain market share in overseas students

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

The next US president’s scorn for American research bodies and his anti-climate change stance has worried many scientists

New higher education initiative an important sign of better relations between the two countries

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get their work published, analysis suggests

In the first of a new series of articles, leading academics and university administrators will share tips on how to get ahead in higher education. Here, those involved in hiring explain how to handle a Skype interview