Internationalisation

Malaysian institutions continue to attract increasing numbers of students from the region, with Chinese nationals remaining the largest cohort by far

Repeat of falls in enrolments seen during Republican’s first presidency will allow UK to ‘get its mojo back’ in 2025, British Council predicts

Many asylum applicants began their journeys as students before Australia’s visas were overhauled almost a decade ago, new figures suggest

Rectors want more flexibility over rules that mandate international researchers and teaching staff to learn Norwegian

Indian Institutes of Management need stronger PhD pipeline and ability to match international salaries, says sector leader

About 800 Nepali students at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology report being asked to leave institution following protests

The benefits of a strong brand are accruing for universities and academics alike. Jack Grove explores why reputation matters – and examines the latest results in the list of the world’s most prestigious universities

Some urge ministers to aim for 1 million enrolments from overseas, but sector divided over whether revised goal would be a good thing

‘Endless stress’ confronts Iranian doctoral candidates who worked for a year just to cover the application fee

‘No academic friend of mine is not deeply worried about this,’ says scholar

Label could be ‘first step’ towards automatically recognised continental qualification, experts suggest

Export minister believes there is ‘untapped potential’ for universities in some regions as Britain negotiates free trade deal

Home Office data shows a 13 per cent increase in sponsored study visa applications for January

Failure to improve translation of ‘laudable’ research output will see country ‘slide into mediocrity’, reviewers warn

Government drive to cut international recruitment appears to pay dividends, but universities condemn ‘outdated’ approach

UK society for American studies has funding removed for not complying with US Embassy request on new president’s diversity policies

Long caught up in debates about academic freedom and internationalisation, liberal arts may not survive in city state beyond closure of pioneering partnership

Visa challenges and changing immigration policies in traditional student destinations are driving Indians to consider emerging locations

Chinese students are crucial to Thailand’s international education ambitions, but quality concerns pose a risk

Peers urge rethink as they brand UK’s high visa and healthcare costs ‘act of national self-harm’

Early data from UniQuest shows a 38 per cent increase in firm acceptances for autumn intake

Former universities minister claims successful providers based overseas keen to invest in sector but have so far been left frustrated

Ucas data confirms big falls in recruitment at some post-92 universities as older institutions took what applicants there were on domestic and international front

Island may follow likes of UK in mandating three-year residency before qualifying for domestic fee regime

Australian universities and colleges face a ‘difficult’ election but few further rule changes, analyst predicts

Foreign universities entering increasingly saturated market

Employees at Study Group-run centre on University of Sheffield campus to walk out after 36 staff put at risk of redundancy

Latest Hesa figures suggest that the fall in the number of EU academics working in British universities has slowed

British institution set to join join Australian counterparts already operating in special economic zone

But domestic universities must also raise their game if the country is to become a major destination for international students, says Pushkar

New figures suggest political headache for government – and educators – will not disappear any time soon

New strategy encourages partnerships between Chinese and foreign universities as US institutions shutter joint projects 

Conference hears that demographic and economic shifts are likely to have significant impact on decision-making of globally mobile learners

ApplyBoard report projects that permit issuance is on track to fall beyond Trudeau government’s target

Russell Group member’s Gift City outpost plans at ‘advanced stage’

South Korea is among the US’ top three contributors of international students. Falling purchasing power threatens that position, says Kyuseok Kim

First minister wants UK government to allow country to grant additional post-study work rights to international students

The complexities of the 21st century and Japan’s demographic decline demand more interdisciplinarity and internationalisation, says Teruo Fujii

Housing impacts limited to precincts with high concentration of students, study finds

Outpost on Ain Shams University campus to offer undergraduate and postgraduate Exeter degrees

Midlands university is seeking to deepen its ties to India as it opens new health research centre in Andhra Pradesh

Debates centring around H-1B worker visa and OPT programme for international graduates could have significant impact on overseas enrolment

Australian university aims to open campus in 2026 with support from Uttar Pradesh state government

Tec de Monterrey’s partnership with Boston’s Ragon Institute shows how Latin America can connect to global centres of excellence, says David Garza-Salazar

December brings largest monthly increase in issuances in more than two years, but total for 2024 still down 14 per cent on 2023

Student visa sponsors face increasing scrutiny from UK authorities

Signs of rebound in January intake for UK universities, with Nepal and Kenya developing as key markets

Geopolitical realignment following change of leadership in Bangladesh creates new opportunities for academic collaboration 

‘Tweaks needed’ as eligibility remains restricted to citizens of the richest nations

Improved visa processing among measures proposed by umbrella groups to attract and retain international students

Some educators worry new arrangement could leave them worse off than planned thresholds, but government says it is ‘well placed’ to alleviate visa delays

Drawn-out complaints procedures that aren’t resolved before visas expire are unethical – and a poor advertisement for UK HE, says Sanaz Raji 

Reading professor says a version of the Teaching Excellence Framework could provide reassurance about the quality of the UK’s transnational education courses

New directive prevents officials from issuing more than 270,000 student visas next year, and applies indicative caps on institutions previously proposed through legislation

Universities must rethink their use of agents and discounts and put more effort into securing and retaining enrolments, consultant says

Hidden code revealed on university admissions page may have prevented Chinese students from accessing content

Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reflect scale of growth in post-pandemic, pre-crackdown rebound

Oxbridge and STEM doctoral graduates are more likely to benefit from ‘mover’s advantage’, says Higher Education paper on international mobility

Foreign campuses entering India may struggle to compete with top local private institutions, conference hears

Monash Malaysia eyes new articulation offerings amid doubts that Australia’s caps are off the agenda for good