Internationalisation

Survey finds that aspiring overseas students are still looking for promise of face-to-face teaching

Research council head calls for ‘long-term vision’ to end cross-border funding ‘volatility’

Covid safety almost a liability as Australia and New Zealand relegated as ‘spectators’ rather than participants in international education recovery

A decline in admissions standards suggests that foreign outposts will have to up their marketing game, says Hongqing Yang

Joint statement from research-intensive institutions criticises plan to exclude UK and Swiss scholars from grants covering space and quantum computing

With suggestion that academia profits from ‘slave labour’, senators back new threat to research ties

Conference hears local job opportunities for partners of researchers may be just as important as institution’s scholarly prowess

Unfavourable policies stem from ‘frustrations’ over stymied reforms, former education minister says

Sectors should bury the hatchet and bolster each other’s intelligence capabilities, Australian paper suggests

To tackle the SDGs, understanding local context is important for universities in both the Global North and South, conference hears

Amid demographic decline and geopolitical isolation, island hopes to have more English-language courses

Co-authorship between academics based in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey is limited, study finds

THE survey finds applicants are just as likely to rate university sustainability and graduate employment prospects as top priorities

Stranded students ‘won’t put their lives on hold’, diplomats warn universities

The UK has an ambitious R&D road map but the necessary steps must be taken by politicians and funding bodies, says Andrew Thompson

While concern has centred on vulnerable flows from China, an Indian exodus could prove more devastating

NYU provost suggests model of in-person elite higher education will endure

Research England head believes science funding ‘will increase in the way government has said, but perhaps not as frontloaded as we had hoped’

Security committee chairman does not want to cultivate a culture of ‘learned helplessness’ where universities defer judgement to the government

Paucity of agents, degree-averse students and lack of focus in Canberra hamper universities from cultivating alternative markets, webinar hears

Foreign students, mostly from Asia, ‘will simply go elsewhere’ if Biden doesn’t act soon

Australian university shrugs off Covid’s financial wrecking ball and even manages to bolster its insurance against future ‘shocks’

THE event hears benefits of emulating Bologna Process would be huge, but efforts might need to start small

Institutions should use the pause enforced by the pandemic to rethink their priorities in sending students abroad, says Caroline L. Payne

Expansion of overseas language courses could offset declines back home 

Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data

Minister’s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education

Better and more open policies should accompany rapid jump in overseas recruitment, scholars say

More pain in store for Australian universities, as bankruptcy beckons the colleges and agencies that scaffold their international operations

UK scientific heavyweights unite to condemn massive cuts to overseas research and urge rethink on potential UKRI reductions

A significant share of university staff and international students surveyed believe agents are biased towards certain institutions

A dozen flagship UK-led hubs make up around half the active grant funding from under-threat GCRF budget      

New president appears to accept Trump’s last-minute rules codification

Agreement with Greece’s Education Ministry will facilitate academic collaboration with country’s state university sector

Countries are choosing regional partners over Western giants, Nature Index data show

Partnerships are vital in addressing global problems, sector leaders say

Most collaboration will continue, but emphasis on building the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ means academics in Israel, the UK and Switzerland could be shut out of some areas

Students at overseas outposts are more negative about teaching quality, academic environment and engagement, according to paper

‘Ambiguous’ regulations and lack of clarity around national security concerns are keeping universities in the dark, Australian inquiry hears

Allocation of £422 million last year cut to £125 million this year

Brussels-backed pilot project has borne fruit, but leaders say creating ‘seamless mobility’ across continent has been even more expensive and bureaucratic than expected

Japanese and Korean schools struggle to recruit as border restrictions continue

Chinese students becoming more supportive of authoritarian government during time in liberal democracy

Science Foundation Ireland sets out ambitious strategy to recruit internationally as part of growth plans that pivot towards fundamental research

Cuts to major international research funds will harm UK’s reputation but also undermine rationale for UK’s main funding body, claim research leaders

Government sets out details of UK replacement to Erasmus+ but concerns continue about level of support

Funder says it is unlikely to be able to support ‘majority’ of awards beyond July, and will be unable to approve new applications

Continuing South African domination of higher education on continent could feed social instability, leading academic warns

Educational link ‘as bad as it has ever been’, with billions of dollars at stake for universities

Last-minute changes, rigid assessments and ‘disempowerment’ frustrate foreigners in Asia, says study

New president sets ambitious financial and internationalisation goals

Recession-driven domestic surge more than compensates for loss of international students at some institutions Down Under

Absence of sector-wide information regarding Sino-British research invites political attack from China hawks, warns study led by prime minister’s brother

Charity helped Iraqi researcher to escape aftermath of Islamic State terror to fulfil his dream of studying for a PhD in safety

Top scientists say Canada must provide more fulfilling careers for its science graduates

Graduate route will allow international students to to stay in the country to work for two years, or three for doctoral students

THE investigation shows that more than two-fifths of institutions use EU agents, with Brexit cited as both a factor and a hindrance

The pandemic has prompted dire predictions about international student enrolment at anglophone universities. But will those fears come to pass? Is there an alternative to standard international education? And how much do universities really spend on recruitment agents? Ellie Bothwell reports

Plan for unsponsored, points-based route features in budget, alongside freeze in fees for 2022-23

Survey finds that country has become more attractive to prospective overseas students since presidential election