Internationalisation

Soviet-era links form a basis for extensive further initiatives

Universities with the highest student to staff ratio named

Latest immigration statistics from Home Office show how heavily UK universities now rely on students coming from the country

Huge demand from China drives strong growth in international student numbers

Lecturer warns that government plans to allow foreign universities to open campuses will 'endanger' Thai institutions

Data analysis suggests the capital of Iran may be one to watch in terms of future knowledge hubs

Vice-chancellor believes international scholars can be tempted away from the golden triangle and to the North of England

Reciprocal academic visa also among ideas under consideration by vice-chancellors

Hong Kong, Netherlands and Malaysia also score highly in British Council research analysing policy environments in 38 countries 

Cities must reap international benefits to stave off populism and protectionism, British Council director says

Research highlights concerns around quality despite medium being preferred by many Western universities

Arizona argues delivering dual degrees in branded space is more sustainable than opening a traditional branch campus

Sir Keith Burnett explains why it matters more than ever that universities speak out in support of our international communities

Academics argue that universities should measure outcomes that benefit the public during debate on ‘post-truth’ age

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All ‘major global universities’ will be multi-campus within next decade, predicts v-c  

Northampton vice-chancellor on his visits to Iraq – and the problems they have caused him with US immigration authorities

The need to accommodate foreign students undermines domestic practices, says Lincoln Allison, spying parallels between UK universities and global sports bodies such as Fifa

Vice-chancellors need to be less demanding and more collaborative and constructive if they want concessions from the government on issues such as immigration, says Lord Lucas

Human rights lawyer faces jail for sharing post by exiled academic under Thailand’s lese-majesty rules

New president keen to support Paris institution’s ‘agility’, according to its leader

Cap on student visas and more pressure on universities to ensure recruits are ‘genuine’ seen as potential measures

International Higher Education Group aims to reduce costs and increase choice for international students eyeing up Western universities

Sir Keith Burnett writes from the US on the country’s mixed – and sometimes misleading – immigration history

Figures highlight challenges faced by European universities seeking to educate refugees

Hesa figures show EU nationals make up more than a quarter of all academics at a third of mission group’s members

Scottish institution becomes first UK university to have campus offering 'mainstream' degrees in state

UK universities rely on international researchers, say Susan Guthrie and Catie Lichten, but is the pressure on researchers to be mobile too great?

Report raises concerns about academic freedom and funding structures

Ian Jacobs says visits by hundreds of thousands of international and lifelong learners on short courses will transform campus life

Conservative peer attacks ‘brightest and best’ language used by ministers

A protest campaign in support of the Hungarian university is in full swing, explains Jan Kubik

New target aims for 13.2 per cent of students to undertake international placements by 2020 

Matthew Reisz reflects on what the two remaining presidential candidates might mean for higher education

Stranded abroad, South Sudan’s international students need help, writes Kuyok Abol Kuyok

European Union students enrolling next year will pay the same fees as UK students

As the country succeeds in attracting even more students from overseas, a mixture of demographics, ‘soft power’ concerns and local politics help explain its policy

On the eve of the first round of France’s presidential elections, Matthew Reisz considers its complex higher education sector and the appetite among politicians, institutions and academics for reform

Government pressured for concessions to avert defeat on amendment to HE Bill 

Sir Keith Burnett returns from Australia with some astute observations on two far-from-perfect higher education systems

Study finds that employees at universities’ overseas outposts feel less supported than their home campus colleagues

UUK poll ahead of key Commons vote finds only 26 per cent see students ‘as immigrants’

What should have been a straightforward application for leave to remain in the UK turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare for University of St Andrews’ lecturer Emily Michelson, whose research trip to Italy proved too much for visa administrators to handle

The American-Hungarian institution proves that learning through diversity is not an impossible dream, says Marvin Lazerson

Country also looking to build stronger links with UK universities

Mahmood Mamdani describes the rationale behind his pioneering research institute in Uganda

The decline of a once-lucrative indoor market shows how job losses at Heriot-Watt could signal big trouble ahead for the sector, says Helga Drummond

Massive investment in campus infrastructure gives Australia an advantage in the battle to recruit international students, writes Jack Grove from the Young Universities Summit in Brisbane

Netherlands' market share of mobile scholars grows by 15 per cent in 10 years

New institutions across the world believe that they can compete with big-name universities that are stuck in the past, explains Jack Grove

Campus to focus on training for offshore oil and gas industries