Internationalisation

Former Soviet state can become destination for international students thanks to its successful fight against academic graft, says minister

The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students

Collaboration within the Gulf region was rare but now the few oases in the desert risk running dry, says Hilal Lashuel 

Denmark is not receiving repayments from 40 per cent of EU loan recipients from 2016

Egypt hopes UK outposts will support its internationalisation strategy and labour market demands 

Scott Anthony takes issue with claims that Singapore’s leading universities have neglected local intellectual life

National Science Foundation report says overseas undergraduate recruitment is down 2.2 per cent, with a 5.5 per cent drop at postgraduate level

Experts warn that prospective recruits may choose to study elsewhere if they do not feel welcome

Mathematicians at Imperial College London will have access to French research grants through new collaboration

Immigration minister who led crackdown on ‘abuse’ of student visa system says it ‘serves nobody’ to pretend students do not count towards figures

Hollie Chandler urges ministers not to underestimate the true contribution of international students to the UK

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Latest Hesa data show that share of students with top degree has risen significantly since 2012-13

Singaporeans deserve more local impact from their top-ranked public universities, says Cherian George

New in-depth look at the price of hosting EU and non-EU students shows benefits far outweigh cost to taxpayer

A precise breakdown of foreign learners’ contributions to all areas and sectors of British life could help finally move the group out of the net migration count

Ahead of our Asia Universities Summit, Sir Keith Burnett looks into the future for UK higher education and sees the growing importance of China 

Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns

Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit

Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact

Vast majority of international students come from other parts of Asia 

There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what can be done to tackle such restrictions

Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan

Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield 

UK institution expresses concern about regulatory constraints and ‘global political challenges’

Thirteen Russian higher education institutions feature in top 200 of inaugural Moscow International University Rankings

Offer of free study appears to have attracted many undergraduates, particularly from Russia

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

Researchers receiving funding from overseas may be forced to register as foreign agents

Chris Parr reveals the 25 Times Higher Education stories that received the most views during the last 12 months

Ambitious target will be smashed as communist state steps up overseas collaboration efforts

Scheme streamlines immigration process for master's courses and allows graduates to stay in the UK for six months in search of work

Botanist warns of continuing political instability and restrictive legislation on science

As Brexit nears, Dublin plans to upgrade the country's language skills

Debate follows news that two UK universities are struggling with projects

Scheme to bolster ties between West and Middle East and Asia backed by 122 researchers, including 29 Nobel laureates

Academic experts on China say the state may now issue demands in collaborations with Western universities 

New programme will build on earlier successes in fields ranging from nanotechnology to sustainable energy

Staff at new UNAM centre will work on research collaborations between both countries

Campaign aims to double international student numbers as state’s universities battle ‘curse of jaw-dropping geography and weather’

The government is working hard to secure the rights of the 33,000 academics from other EU countries who are working in the UK, says immigration minister Brandon Lewis

Latest Home Office statistics also show general rise in visa applications for study at UK universities

Academics are likely to be happier at work if their research involves scholars away from their institution, study reveals

Police crack down on academics for delivering external lectures and supervising exams and PhDs at other universities, saying it breaks work permit rules

Just 18 per cent of undergraduates said they were interested in studying overseas

Academics claim that partnership ‘undermines’ organisation and allows University of Bahrain to ‘normalise’ country’s regime

The UK needs its universities more than ever, and the government needs to realise their importance, says Sir Keith Burnett

Hilary Benn also suggests that UK’s future in Horizon 2020 is not necessarily contingent on free movement

But sector calls for progress on plan to grow overseas student numbers and publication of immigration White Paper

Ivy League institution will recruit artists and writers alongside early career scholars for its new Institute for Ideas and Imagination

British universities face potential challenges if they are left outside the ‘Sorbonne process’, experts warn

Universities Canada says country is ‘known worldwide as a nation that values diversity and inclusion’

Research suggests that students learn better in their native tongue, and English fails to prepare international students for a job after graduation, says Michele Gazzola

Report from Elsevier suggests more collaboration with poorer nations is needed

Report calls for a quarter of Canadian students to study abroad within 10 years

Academic warns universities need to take impact of accent on credibility seriously as it has ‘demotivated’ overseas lecturers

Universities cite concerns around US’ social and political climate in IIE study

UUK International wants every UK university to join its ‘Go International’ campaign, but institutions find it hard to get students to participate in overseas schemes, says Rachael Pells

New programme hopes to take Israel-US 'academic friendship to the next level’