Internationalisation

Fellowship programme forges further links across the Atlantic between African and North American academies

Report also cites rise in ‘South-to-North’ ventures

'Nazi-era methods' targeting academia unacceptable, says Luxembourg's foreign minister

International linguists have decried a Hong Kong professor’s controversial claim that bias against non-native English speakers is ‘myth’ 

Former Shanghai Normal University president advocates classes on extracurricular development

A UK university has been criticised for cancelling a guest lecture after a British academic refused to produce his passport

Universities must adopt global, rather than international, outlooks, says scholar

The university professor and former political prisoner compares his own iconoclastic impulses to Rhodes Must Fall movement

University leaders from across the Continent explain why collaboration is more important than ever as a new mission group forms in Amsterdam

Kevin Dunseath and Chris Hall on the issues that anyone considering setting up a programme abroad should think through before committing significant funds

Myths about the impact of having a surname starting with a letter late in the alphabet have been debunked by a new analysis

Greater student mobility and research partnerships should emerge from an accord that forms part of presidential visit

British Council deputy cites activity in Iran and Russia, as well as Israel and Palestine

World-leading institutions will require greater funding, internationalisation and autonomy, says C. Raj Kumar

Country is the latest to wonder whether separate admissions processes for international students are fair

New partnership to help drive an economy which is no longer just a sleeping giant

Karl Dittrich sings the praises of an increasingly international Dutch higher education system, and dismisses concerns about English proficiency

Indian private university adds Long Island to list of global campuses, but faces opposition on Boston plans

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Co-author of a major UK study of female advancement at Pakistan’s universities recounts positive experience of such institutions

In this Q&A, Jukka Kola, rector of the University of Helsinki, gives his take on the changing face of university leadership 

Those who leave China to study are more likely to win jobs and promotion when they return, but local academics tend to take top administrative roles, analysis suggests

The Nordic state, known for its liberal social policies, is the latest country to announce plans for a ban on burkas in its education system

Vice-president for academic affairs at École Polytechnique says French-taught courses are ‘hard to sell’ to international students

Government spends £4m advertising to overseas students at the same time as visa action pledged on ‘lower-quality’ courses

Amber Rudd’s vow to restrict overseas recruitment to ‘good’ courses and universities is based on a fallacy, says Nick Hillman

Hong Kong’s position at the intersection of the Western world with China makes it a test bed for China’s “opening up”, with the University of Hong Kong at its centre, says the institution's president, Peter Mathieson

‘Sinister’ internationalisation agendas still too focused on recruiting students, researcher claims

Revamped scheme should not drain more funding from areas such as research, says São Paulo provost

Former anti-Mafia prosecutor Raffaele Cantone will investigate cronyism and nepotism in Italy’s higher education system next year

Report also suggests that institutions develop 'more sophisticated' financial arrangements

David Boddy urges British universities to respond forcefully to the initiatives other countries are already taking to snap up more international students

Strategy aimed at reducing reliance on China and increasing international student diversity

Matthew Reisz reports on the successes and failures of universities that have set up satellite campuses in Mauritius

New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort

Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

Phil Baty addresses the THE World Academic Summit 2016, and raises some fundamental questions about how higher education is viewed worldwide

A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy

Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges

New resource should offer a lifeline to students displaced by war

Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country

Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam

Initiative singles out young scholars who have the potential to forge new techniques and ways of thinking

Can a pan-European initiative bring in more students and help them make informed choices about universities?

A lack of advice on access and support is a key reason why disabled students are less likely to leave their home country, campaigners say

Post-coup crackdown has led to a huge number of requests for help, say charities for at-risk scholars

The historic UK referendum result is a challenge to the core beliefs of those attending this year’s EAIE annual conference, says Jack Grove

Christopher Ziguras looks at how Australia's universities are seeking to build stronger relationships with alumni

José Celso Freire Junior makes the case for international student exchange programmes

But UK students at universities abroad will lose out from the falling pound

The region’s reputation for excellence could be threatened by funding cuts and restructuring

Karen McBride explains why encouraging students to study abroad is of such importance to Canada’s universities

Quantifying the learning outcomes of international education programmes is a challenge, writes Kevin Hovland

Workshop at EAIE event in Liverpool looks at how international learners can be helped to cope with failure

Elite Paris institution says its planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was rendered 'pointless' by similar event

Government’s reliance on ‘dubious evidence’ has damaged UK’s reputation and economy, says IPPR

Taiwanese universities are already under pressure from an ageing population

Germany’s proposed ban follows concerns by Angela Merkel’s supporters that the niqab and burka are contrary to integration