Internationalisation

Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education

Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research

New survey to mark launch of THE Student also reveals disruption to study plans wrought by the pandemic

Resurgent student flows set to bypass Australia and New Zealand as education agents in most regions usher clients to more welcoming countries

Foundation considers creation of consortium of universities across Gulf region

Part of a nexus of deals between Hungary and China, the project has become a flashpoint in local politics after it emerged locals will foot the bill

Efforts to recruit a diverse student mix undermined by policy paradox, as visa applicants from many countries are viewed with suspicion

New South Wales proposal could have international learners on campuses in time for second semester

Covid is compounding other major shifts in international flows to leave a permanent realignment, experts suggest

In wake of campus free speech bill plan, Tory ex-minister says UK-China links must be regulated to avert ‘genuine threat to free speech’

Researchers advocate realignment of international agencies, saying sector cannot wait for the next instalment of China’s trade war

Visa reform would offset declining domestic enrolments, spread US values and give students the education they want, says Kent Devereaux

Inspiring stories from alumni of the Scholar Rescue Fund reveal how they have enriched both host and home academic communities

Limited fluency and cultural concerns could lead to a backlash against German institutions’ pitch to the international market, says Brian Bloch

Winners of top academic prizes to be fast-tracked through immigration process

Country accelerates overseas marketing in light of fallout from Brexit and Covid

As Brussels tries again to push forward the European research area, the bloc remains fractured by investment levels, researcher mobility and national rules

Concerns mount over impact of quarantine fee on recruitment, but expert says government should shoulder the cost

It was crucial for East Asian universities to put on more courses in English, but now they need to rethink their pedagogy, says Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

Credit analysts warn of mass job losses, struggling peripheral businesses and homogenisation of the student mix

Iwan Davies says Wales’ partnership with Vietnam has provided opportunities ‘one university could never ever have achieved’

An unfriendly and isolating ambience that descended into microaggressions and dismissed complaints shattered one academic's high expectations 

Policy shift nevertheless leaves major backlogs and processing limits

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