Internationalisation

Financial losses for universities could amount to billions in nations perceived to have failed on tackling coronavirus outbreak

Lawyer warns over alleged meeting between institutions on foreign students

Interest in overseas education is dampened by issues such as cancellations, disease control and discrimination

Experts say UK government has made good start but must address further uncertainties and Visa Application Centre closures

State’s contribution contrasts with Canberra’s ‘baffling and callous’ approach, critics say

Researchers from universities most dependent on international education insist current restrictions must be retained

Reeling from freefalling international enrolments, Australian universities now face renewed threats from geopolitical tensions

Immigration department’s approach to post-study work rights risks ‘writing off the entire semester’

With Covid-19 radically reshaping higher education, what impact will it have on the US’ flagship international exchange organisation? Bruce Savre and Kevin Quigley ask

Pandemic crisis is chance to consider longer post-study work visas and even route to citizenship for foreign students, Chris Skidmore tells THE event

A collapse in student numbers following Covid-19 pandemic could lead to billions in lost tuition fee and grant income, warns report for UCU

Neglect of fundamental research is not inevitable when universities focus on sustainability challenges, UN advisor tells Innovation and Impact Summit

While universities commit hundreds of millions of dollars to help domestic and foreign students, dissatisfaction remains

Slash costs or deal yourself out of the international education industry, universities warned

Videos showing minorities being targeted in Guangzhou’s coronavirus crackdown have caused a diplomatic row  

Western Australian university’s deputy was ‘instrumental’ in international recruitment

Being trapped in Peru as countries went into lockdown showed us just how little support is available to researchers working abroad, a group of biologists writes

Academics at overseas universities find it a challenge to ensure mainland students can access all course materials

Equitable collaborations are key to ensuring that universities can best respond to the SDGs, says Joanna Newman

British Council survey suggests more than a third are still undecided about whether to continue with applications 

With foreign student numbers down and forlorn hopes for a government bailout, sector’s hopes may lie in expanded domestic enrolments

Virus crisis will affect domestic recruitment, but impact of falling overseas admissions seen as greater

University pulls move to consider ‘other traditions of academic freedom’ in overseas partnerships after outcry

Abrogating responsibility could torpedo industry and trigger a public health crisis, Canberra warned

Vice-chancellors stress support for students stranded in crisis

But data suggest that students’ views on study abroad are changing by the week as a result of pandemic

Western universities will have to ‘hunt’ for scarce overseas students, warns leading internationalisation scholar

Universities will have to rethink online provision, while the social and economic factors of the pandemic will affect demand, writes Simon Marginson 

David LeFevre outlines a three-stage planning process needed to enhance online learning for all students – the new normal after Covid-19

Western universities may soon need to operate with far fewer international students thanks to the Covid-19 contagion, says Salvatore Babones

Campuses see economic woes mounting, but full assault on Covid-19 more urgent

How a young institution in a tiny Japanese city created the country’s first fully bilingual campus 

Effects could be particularly significant for junior researchers, who rely heavily on conferences for early career progression, says scholar 

Narrow exemption could risk public health, Northeastern warns

Analysis of Unesco and OECD data on international enrolments and fees show losses could run into billions of dollars

In city state’s budget, outdated mindsets and “elephants in the room” are out, Asian studies and travel are in 

Australian National University unveils latest assistance package for travel-stymied students

Survey reveals how US universities are managing travel restrictions and test suspensions

Commentators say that third countries through which Chinese students are allowed to transit appear the riskier propositions

Conferences and exchanges curtailed as Covid-19 spreads

‘Freedom of speech is a question of interpretation,’ says v-c who maintains art studio in Beijing

Visas for non-EU students at highest level since 2011, with numbers almost doubling for Indian students in one year

Respite increasingly unlikely as Australia moves into pandemic mode

PhD students seen as being particularly at risk, in wake of murder of Giulio Regeni and detention of Matthew Hedges

Universities Australia conference also hears jurist stress human side of crisis, urging government to establish a ‘special student support fund’

Experts question whether proposals to give chartered status to private institutions and encourage international branch campuses will deliver quality education  

Situation will be reviewed again ‘towards the end of the week’, education minister to tell conference

Exemptions and detours under consideration, as universities and students grapple with open-ended travel bans

Money is not the point, Australian institution insists, as it opens the door to a new higher education frontier

International students nearly twice as likely as domestic applicants to apply to campuses in the city

But Home Office’s planned salary threshold of £25,600 brings UUK call to avoid ‘unintended negative consequences’

Coventry University’s endeavours notwithstanding, other international education initiatives are more sustainable, say Philip Altbach and Hans de Wit

Universities did not prepare adequately for a ‘foreseeable’ downturn predicted to slash at least A$2.8 billion (£1.45 billion) from education exports, claims sociologist

Lawyer investigating Charles Lieber case and US admissions bribery scandal focuses on legal transgressions and disregards policy ambiguity

Recruitment agents say most students will defer enrolment rather than cancel overseas study plans altogether

While much harm has been done by epidemic, institutions could use crisis to sharpen strategies and practices in areas such as internationalisation and e-learning, experts say

Coronavirus response driven by ‘political objectives masquerading as public health decisions’, according to outspoken academic

Alienation of Chinese students and graduates risks encouraging a monoculture of the ‘male, pale and stale’, senate told

Stereotyping Chinese students as a threat is as wrong-headed as pretending that there is no problem at all, say Kerry Brown and Ed Byrne

Universities scramble to offer ‘targeted solutions’ for Chinese students stranded by coronavirus