Internationalisation

Private colleges set to be hit with punitive limits on overseas recruitment, despite being among the top performers in government-commissioned surveys

Republican’s first term suggests that anti-immigration rhetoric will undermine universities’ offshore recruitment efforts

Home Office statistics reveal just 1,300 dependants submitted visa applications in October – the lowest monthly total since at least January 2022

Outpost to build on London university’s existing partnerships in West Africa

Outpost due to open next year will focus on both research and teaching, after ‘quick’ but ‘robust’ approval process

Ensure that your exit causes minimal inconvenience, regulator tells private colleges

Global survey finds that 41 per cent of institutions reported fewer international postgraduate students in this year’s intake compared to 2023

Universities often say they are pursuing transnational education for both love and money. But that can make for a strategic muddle, warns Stephen Thomas

Faltering UK recruitment is being capitalised on by business schools in the continent 

October deadline Ucas data shows drop in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, and declining interest in medicine courses, but rising interest from China and US

Economic benefit to universities and wider society still seen positively by most but negative views gaining traction, UK poll finds

‘Sea turtles’ seen as aiding elite universities’ internationalisation goals, but tide may already be turning

Proposed exam would test Spanish competence and subject ability, and would have to be completed in person

UK government expected to maintain tough approach amid warnings of Canada-style caps

High cost may turn international universities off Vietnam despite growing demand

UK institutions look ahead to next autumn as survey confirms devastating impact of visa restrictions

While critics dismiss direct impact of proposal as ‘rather meaningless’, concerns about broader messaging loom large

Universities’ challenge now is keeping pace with applications, analyst says

Tim Jones seeks to get university ‘where it should be’ but must contend with whims of government policy

Tribunal rules that Manchester student Dana Abuqamar is ‘not an extremist’

Just 3 per cent of respondents to sector survey rated Ottawa government’s engagement with sector positively

University leaders under ‘extraordinary pressure’ amid funding crisis, says departing University of Southern Queensland chief

Research institutes ‘unprepared’ for impact of growing focus on national security amid geopolitical shifts, survey finds

Demand for Australian education may have sunk so far that visa processing rearrangements will make little difference

Non-Punjabi Indians may reconsider study destination as diplomatic row shows little sign of cooling

New crackdowns on overseas students have recently been introduced by Australia, Canada and the UK in response to concerns about immigration levels, housing costs and visa abuse. But will they work? Will they last? And where do they leave universities struggling to stay afloat? Patrick Jack reports 

Recruitment bounces back from 52 per cent drop seen in May, with suggestions that market is ‘recalibrating’ to levels last seen in 2022

‘Layers and layers of interventions’ will not be a temporary phenomenon, analyst warns

Island’s chief executive instructs universities to strengthen vetting processes as plans to attract more offshore students ramp up

International education is ‘not a one-way street’, Canberra insists, as it limits inbound travel

International student crackdown partly a response to world of ‘fragmentation, competition and protectionism’

A ‘Fortress Australia’ that remains open to international trade and talent needs an educated, innovative and globally minded population, says Philipp Ivanov 

Anglosphere countries risk squandering their market advantage, researchers warn

Chinese students could face further vilification as presence in sensitive areas under question

‘Revenue hit’ will undermine universities’ ability to recruit foreign faculty while driving more locals overseas

Monarch bankrolls new academic programme to support small states threatened by climate change

Departure of British-educated Nobelists will resurface questions about UK’s ‘passive’ efforts to keep top talent, say experts

Report warns domestic challenges have ‘sharpened the need’ to attract international students from a broader range of backgrounds

Record increases scheduled as caps proposal leaves universities ‘singing different songs’

New Manchester vice-chancellor on why universities need to collaborate more closely, how to turn research into impact, and the ‘opportunity’ for the UK on international students

Island’s leaders unveil new policies to attract international talent and grow foreign student base

Policymakers must recognise that international education is a lifeline for low- and middle-income countries, say Maia Chankseliani and Joonghyun Kwak

Number of higher education institutions applying to take part in UK student mobility programme fell this year

Pandemic-style redundancies feared as universities count their losses

Interest from Nigeria and India falls sharply, with challenging picture set to continue across courses with January start dates

With major parties backing the legislation, controversial enrolment quotas appear a done deal

Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputation 

Institutions are setting the scene for a thriving international system post-war

Half of sector goes backwards in this year’s table, as international student caps threaten more damage

No elite US university finishes in the top 50 for the international outlook pillar, a category that is dominated by the United Arab Emirates at the top and the UK lower down

The US has a new leader, while Brazil and the UAE join the top 200

Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean

Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism

Students attending colleges and university courses below degree level must have studied in one of five areas to be eligible

More than half of survey respondents say result won’t impact study decision, but most would prefer Kamala Harris to win

Highly selective universities among those struggling as Indian and Nigerian learners stay away

Monash vice-chancellor discusses universities' progress on preventing gender-based abuse and the 'flattening effect' on internationalisation 

Last-minute decision leaves some institutions safe and others stranded

New immigration policies introduced to attract foreign scientists as country struggles to compete in talent race

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure