Southeast Asia ‘needs a strong sector identity’ British Council report recommends that the region develop an identity revolving around a student experience based on links with employers By John Morgan 28 August
Overseas master’s student asks why she was allowed on to course Postgraduate claims that her English was not up to scratch By Chris Parr 28 August
Polish academics return from Silicon Valley ‘willing to take risks’ Elite scholars are visiting the universities of Stanford and Berkeley in a mission to boost the country’s standing in a European innovation index By Holly Else 21 August
UCL accused of shirking moral duty to workers at Qatar campus Union claims it has evidence of forced labour and exploitation at the Education City complex in Doha By David Matthews 21 August
HEA’s International Scholarship awards axed £140,000 2014 programme scrapped because of ‘significant budget cuts’ By Chris Parr 21 August
Amity University seeks site in London for 5,000-student campus Indian private university searches for site as it signals an interest in partnerships with UK institutions By John Morgan 14 August
Fly down to Rio, then stretch your horizons For UK institutions seeking international partners, there is much potential in Brazil outside the three big cities By Donna Bowater 31 July
Spain scraps university entrance exam for foreign students Selectividad test removed in effort to drive up traditionally low number of entrants from abroad By Jack Grove 31 July
Bank announces £550 million for university projects The Santander banking group is to invest €700 million (£550 million) in university projects over the next four years, a conference has heard. By Chris Parr 30 July
Overseas branches serve it sunny side up Christopher Bigsby on the pleasures and pitfalls of internationalisation 17 July
University of Sunderland suspends recruitment at London campus Overseas students due to start courses in August told not to travel to the UK in the wake of the visa fraud inquiry By John Morgan 17 July
Young universities’ secrets of success Five youthful institutions that have jettisoned tired thinking are blazing their own paths ahead By Chris Parr 17 July
London universities highlight Indian student scholarships London universities have launched a fresh attempt to woo Indian students in the face of a huge drop in the number coming to study in the UK. By David Matthews 12 July
Stronger Asian systems could reduce student numbers in UK Observatory on Borderless Higher Education report author urges UK universities to factor in growth of transnational education By Chris Parr 10 July
Visa fraudsters ‘preying on’ London branch campuses UK parent institutions face questions over their procedures and monitoring of capital operations By John Morgan 3 July
English language tests: poor preparation? Foreign students in the UK need fluency, not just a certificate, says Karen Harris 3 July
Working abroad: is the grass greener? Six academics share their experiences of university life overseas 26 June
Glyndwr visa licence suspended amid Home Office crackdown Universities of West London and Bedfordshire also told they cannot sponsor new international students By Jack Grove 24 June
International student stabbed to death in Essex A woman stabbed to death in Essex has been identified as a Saudi Arabian student who was taking an English language course at the county’s university. By Chris Parr 19 June
Sunderland agrees to waive year-abroad fees The University of Sunderland has joined a growing list of institutions who have decided to waive fees for language students on a study year abroad By Matthew Reisz 15 June
International institutions unite to bolster liberal arts 16-member Global Academy of Liberal Arts aims to help reassert value of non-STEM study By Holly Else 12 June
Open access publisher brings scholarship to developing world New mobile app helps a Cambridge press offer free digital monographs even to those without computers By David Matthews 12 June
QAA warning over UK international branch campus definition Standards watchdog calls on universities to beware misleading students about overseas facilities By Jack Grove 12 June
Chile offers warm welcome to overseas students Learn Chile project launched to attract students from abroad By Holly Else 5 June
Independent Scotland would 'attract international students' An independent Scotland would reintroduce post-study work visas and ease restrictions on overseas students, the Scottish National Party has pledged By Stephen Maughan 30 May
Room for growth in Japan-UK student traffic Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for ‘globalisation’ and more exchanges at university leaders’ summit at University College London By David Matthews 22 May
The tongue-tied Britons abroad Ignorance of one’s native English means other languages and cultures are a closed book, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto 22 May
Harmonisation and discord in Europe EU aims are laudable, says Malcolm Gillies, but the Bologna Process is no silver bullet 15 May
Belarus takes Bologna path to come in from the cold The former Soviet satellite is working to raise standards and to court foreign students By Stephen Hoare 15 May
New steps and missteps in US hunt for Latin partners Study reveals challenges for US universities seeking alliances in Argentina, Brazil and Chile By Holly Else 15 May
Overseas fees of £11,000 ‘have little impact on demand’ Although tuition charges emerge as most important factor for international students in Hobsons survey By David Matthews 14 May
U-Multirank launched by EU commissioner A European Union-sponsored university ranking system has gone live after around six years of development. By Jack Grove 13 May
Students ‘positive’ about transnational HE despite high cost The impact of transnational higher education on host nations is mainly positive, although more could be done to raise awareness among students. By Chris Parr 11 May
Kent v-c warns of dangers to HE of leaving EU A vice-chancellor has made an impassioned defence of the benefits to universities of European Union membership amid the rise in popularity of Ukip. By John Morgan 10 May
State-funded overseas exchanges: scholarship or tourism? Nations paying to send students and researchers abroad often fail to assess their value, study finds By Chris Parr 8 May
Thinktank adds to pressure to take students out of net migration figures Bright Blue campaign challenges coalition policy By David Matthews 8 May
UK immigration: farce, then tragedy? Racist government policies hurt the higher education sector, says Kevin Fong, but the harm doesn’t stop there 8 May
Learning English Mooc to be launched on FutureLearn The British Council is to offer its first free online course for learning English on the UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn. By Chris Parr 5 May
Dismay as Brazil recalls Science Without Borders fellows Students in second-choice destinations obliged to return home for failing to reach entry requirements By Donna Bowater 1 May
English language use ‘most significant internationalisation trend for HE’ The use of English as the language of instruction is a “galloping phenomenon” across the world, according to a report. By Chris Parr 30 April
Erasmus+ set to reach quarter of a million in UK, says commissioner Nearly a quarter of million students, young people and education staff in the UK are set to receive funding from the new Erasmus+ programme. By Jack Grove 28 April
Oxford’s Isis Innovation to advise on new Gulf university The University of Oxford’s technology transfer company is to help a group of Omani business leaders set up a new university in the country. By Holly Else 27 April
China university deals announced Uclan and Bangor partnerships confirmed during Willetts visit By David Matthews 25 April
High fees leading to more Brit students going abroad Higher tuition fees in the UK are one reason why an increasing number of British youngsters are considering studying abroad, according to a survey by the British Council By David Matthews 25 April
Hepi director: we could learn from Australian funding system Policymakers urged to learn lessons from ‘advanced’ overseas model By Paul Jump 24 April
‘Beautiful minds’ neglected as KAUST courts global elite Saudi princess sounds alarm over institution’s share of local students By David Matthews 24 April
Northampton opens regional office in Malaysia The University of Northampton is to open a regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a bid to increase student recruitment from the region. By Chris Parr 19 April
President Higgins calls for ‘renewal’ of UK-Ireland academic relations The President of Ireland says he wants to “plant the seeds to break new ground” and “renew” the relationship between British and Irish academics By Holly Else 13 April
Universities using ‘extreme measures’ to meet visa requirements House of Lords committee calls for ‘proportionate’ checks on students By David Matthews 11 April
Labour to look at migration targets that do not include students Labour says it wants more international students to come to the UK and would consider not including students in the same targets as other migrants. By David Matthews 10 April
Glyndwr students report teaching gripes and more visa threats International students complain of ‘inadequate’ teaching while hearing their visa sponsorship could again be in jeopardy By David Matthews 10 April
Germany rethinks after rush to adopt Bologna reforms Problems with the introduction of EU harmonised three-year degrees have led to a reassessment By Jack Grove 10 April
Improving English channels A course from the UK can’t simply be transplanted overseas even if the language used is the same, says Rebecca Hughes 10 April
1,300 universities, one shared fear: the commodification of education IAU study identifies threats and opportunities of internationalisation By David Matthews 5 April
‘No academic boycott’, Willetts reassures Israelis Universities and science minister at BIRAX conference affirms intention to encourage partnerships for joint scientific research projects By Matthew Reisz 3 April
England sees 24 per cent drop in students from European Union Fall is major factor in student numbers from abroad dropping for first time in almost three decades By David Matthews 2 April
Universities ‘shape future elites’ through soft power, say peers Lords committee also becomes sixth Parliamentary group to call for students to be removed from net migration count By David Matthews 28 March
UK/US institution alliance aims for collaborative growth Birmingham and Illinois at Urbana-Champaign pledge coordination on multidisciplinary research projects By Paul Jump 27 March
Focus on recruiting foreign students reveals ‘mission drift’ Pro v-c at Nottingham Trent attacks ‘profit chasing’ in sector and calls time on marketing speak By David Matthews 27 March
Foreign students: a belated welcome James Brokenshire, the immigration minister, said that he wanted to ‘underline’ a ‘message of welcome’ to international students By David Matthews 27 March