Internationalisation

Vice-chancellors must challenge populist ideas around who belongs to the nation and whether equity goals can end at its borders, says Srila Roy

Lengthy government security checks on STEM postgraduates are causing chaos for university research as doctoral candidates go elsewhere, says Russell Group

Poll conducted for Universities UK finds 64 per cent of respondents want number of overseas learners to increase or hold steady

The pan-continental alliances face many issues, but Erasmus took three decades to attain its present success, says Anthony Forster 

Academics lay out plan for knowledge from Global South to take ‘rightful place’

Government red tape on foreign research collaborations is ‘overwhelming’ and ‘demoralising’ staff, says report, which calls for national ‘clearing house’ to ease security assessments

Personal ties of professors also shape where learners can travel to, conference hears

Education Department tells THE its order focuses on private student recruiters and financial aid processors, though drawing definitional borders still seen as difficult

Even as Covid travel restrictions are lifted, Xi-era crackdown on freedoms is making on-the-ground research much more difficult

While safety warnings have been used as political barbs, the latest one alerts students to legitimate threats

UK and EU must follow through on positive statement from Ursula von der Leyen, according to industry, academic and research organisations 

Australian institutions plan outposts in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City

Plugging gaps with higher fees paid by students from overseas has allowed institutions to dodge political battles over funding, but it won’t last

Buyer displays ‘confidence’ in Australasian student flows, as vendor exits region

Sir Anthony Finkelstein told MPs that the language centres were an ‘explicit tool of Chinese influence’

Government more likely to attract branches that are ‘very small and focused’ than large landmark campuses, scholar predicts

Multibillion-dollar industry bouncing back as visa grants and international arrivals surge

Analysis using authors’ affiliations also finds female researchers prefer Italy and Spain, while more of their male counterparts go to Japan

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says discussions will begin once new Northern Ireland framework is confirmed

Potential UK-EU deal on Northern Ireland is chance to finalise Horizon association, but UK’s financial contribution ‘will have to be changed’

The disruption and destruction, on top of concerns about quality, could turn off the international student tap, says Ararat Osipian

Anger at plans for majority of intake to come from abroad when domestic medical school applicants face fierce competition

Students who would have studied in Ukraine are turning to Poland since the invasion, university leaders say

More family members entered country on study visas in 2022 than in previous six years combined – with Nigerian dependants outnumbering students

University admits it could have been more flexible when making decision that affected postgraduate’s right to stay in the UK

Trudeau administration imposes broad halt on federal research funding agencies supporting projects involving foreign nationals with possible security risks

Number of transnational learners up 9 per cent year-on-year

Almost 400 bachelor’s and master’s courses attracting enhanced post-study rights named as term-time working hours limit extended

Dual history programme for Ukrainian students will be developed and offered with Ukrainian Catholic University, one of six schemes to share charity funding

In the week his sister should have graduated in Kabul as a doctor, PhD student Naimat Zafary describes the reality for Afghan women denied their degrees

Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk

Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels

‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output

Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs

Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns

Government backs parliamentary committee’s calls for action but promises ‘positive partnership’ with the sector

Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu

Despite policy pushes, joint degrees remain a regulatory maze. The new European Degree might be the solution, says Kurt Willems

But some applications remain in too-hard basket, while others suggest universities have let their guard down

Big Group of Eight institutions got bigger while others suffered, exacerbating ‘David and Goliath scenario’

Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia

Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister

Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister

US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic

Australia, New Zealand and Canada have some of the least diverse international student populations, data show

Abuses at small private colleges seen as suggesting a nation overlooking immigration rules as it aggressively pursues foreign tuition dollars

Corvinus head says Brussels is undermining European integration through exchange, as it has by pushing away the UK and Switzerland

Ireland was only EU nation to see a rise in the number of students in the UK

Ten groups of universities and ministries will explore whether the EU could and should label joint degrees and create a new legal status for cross-border institutions

Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning

Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines

Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury

Cutting off a £26 billion UK success story at the knees would be self-inflicted economic vandalism, says Tim Bradshaw

Only four universities hitting Europe’s 20 per cent target, but immobile institutions say agency figures belie specific barriers and possibilities of domestic exchanges

Reported proposal to let international students take on more part-time work criticised as ‘short-sighted’

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn

Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates

Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified

Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say