Internationalisation

Federal prosecutor alleges that ‘Ilnur N’ passed on university information to Russian intelligence services in return for cash

UUKi says it will encourage UK government to consider findings when reviewing Turing mobility scheme

With a vast youth population but relatively low participation rates, higher education in the Asean region looks ripe for expansion. But can challenges over funding, quality and regional cooperation be overcome? Joyce Lau reports 

Action against Bard College threatens novel liberal arts degree and widens Putin crackdown on higher education

NSW universities spent more money sacking people than they lost in international student revenue

Modest programme spells hope for tens of thousands stranded offshore

Going Global session also told that funders should pool resources to ensure longer-term stability  

Polish professor warns of increasing ‘tension’ between national research funding and global science

Jury can’t agree on Tennessee associate professor Anming Hu after FBI admits pressure campaign to get him to spy

UK angling to put itself at front of the queue

Decades of leniency encouraged scores of final-year students to fake their overseas placements and go ‘sightseeing’

Chinese students bring benefits but universities are too reliant on them and Canberra should ‘take a harder line’, respondents say

Nearly 60 per cent of four-year doctoral universities report gains in overseas student applications for autumn

Trump-era rule means that visas can be blocked based on undergraduate university choices 

Learners to get jabs in line with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Apparent backtracking comes after protests on streets of Hungarian capital

New South Wales plan, which requires federal approval, would allow for 250 arrivals a fortnight

We are in danger of underselling ourselves to ‘like-minded countries’, Australian chief defence scientist warns

Former minister accuses Canberra of ‘McCarthyism’ amid spate of unexplained research grant delays and vetoes

As Australian minister calls for an online shift to reach 10 million foreigners, insiders warn such offering wouldn’t meet students’ needs

Geopolitical rivalry, security concerns and America’s ‘roaring 20s’ optimism generate R&D prospects down under, ambassador says

Interplay of pandemic, geopolitics and demographics generating ‘significant movement in this part of the world’

But academics need to navigate political tensions, even in their classrooms

Japan could take inspiration from European models, says former Max Planck head

Australian university presses ahead with campus in Sumatra, agtech centre in Sulawesi and MBA delivery in Jakarta

China-born academics now make up the largest cohort of foreign scholars in Japan, followed by Americans, Koreans and Britons

Entry ban compounded by lack of flexibility on degree time limits, publishing requirements and accreditation transfer

Latest data from the Home Office show recovery in the number of visas granted over autumn and winter

THE event hears that ‘policing’ of social media posts from students studying abroad is stifling classroom debate

European Commission says it has heard pleas for more long-term funding, and is considering allowing extra universities to join existing alliances

Employers, universities and students are demanding bilateral recognition of Indian qualifications. Eldho Mathews explains why it matters

Border closures, funding cuts and overnight classes have made life ‘unbearable’, learners claim

Experts on research security will help UK researchers to navigate concerns over growing research dependence on China

Issues for universities to address stretch beyond the supply chain, says Sydney statement

Politicians developing the European Research Area must grasp how new knowledge comes about – and what it can do, says Jan Palmowski

Scholars who stay at one university tend to take ‘safer’ and ‘less ambitious’ paths

Funding body confirms expected dates for cuts to overseas research projects

Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education

Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research

New survey to mark launch of THE Student also reveals disruption to study plans wrought by the pandemic

Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries

Foundation considers creation of consortium of universities across Gulf region

Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill

Efforts to recruit a diverse student mix undermined by policy paradox, as visa applicants from many countries are viewed with suspicion

New South Wales proposal could have international learners on campuses in time for second semester

Covid is compounding other major shifts in international flows to leave a permanent realignment, experts suggest

In wake of campus free speech bill plan, Tory ex-minister says UK-China links must be regulated to avert ‘genuine threat to free speech’

Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war

Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want, says Kent Devereaux

Inspiring stories from alumni of the Scholar Rescue Fund reveal how they have enriched both host and home academic communities

Limited fluency and cultural concerns could lead to a backlash against German institutions’ pitch to the international market, says Brian Bloch

Winners of top academic prizes to be fast-tracked through immigration process

Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid

As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules

Concerns mount over impact of quarantine fee on recruitment, but expert says government should shoulder the cost

It was crucial for East Asian universities to put on more courses in English, but now they need to rethink their pedagogy, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix

Iwan Davies says Wales’ partnership with Vietnam has provided opportunities ‘one university could never ever have achieved’

An unfriendly and isolating ambience that descended into microaggressions and dismissed complaints shattered one academic's high expectations 

Policy shift nevertheless leaves major backlogs and processing limits