Internationalisation

Move offers alternative to testing centres used by thousands of international students to enter Western universities

EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of higher education being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism   

Institutions need to do all they can to stay visible and be ready to welcome students back when borders reopen, says Stephen Connelly

New Cambridge guidance will help academics avoid collaborations that pose a threat to security or academic freedom, says Stephen Toope

Prospect of international student arrivals boosted by Sinovac approval and reopening of borders to Australian travellers

Portuguese use in particular has seen relative decline as Brazil-based authors seek collaboration outside region 

Investment of £2.25 million seeks to stem decline in applications

In the third decade of the so-called Asian century, European and North American universities and governments continue to neglect the world’s most populous continent. As Asia grows ever more powerful, this must change, scholars tell Joyce Lau

The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost pedagogically? And will anything be gained? Anna McKie reports

Official censure comes amid claims that pioneering institution is only ‘a Chinese college that bears Nottingham’s name’

Some British scholars are following in their European peers’ footsteps in a bid to improve their research opportunities overseas

Despite immense challenges of getting out of the country, some Afghans have managed to reach UK and continue their studies and academic careers

Only learners fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with an Australia-approved jab will be allowed in

Analysis of author movements also suggests some disciplines have seen major loss of talent over past 25 years

Policies geared to a ‘low-skilled guest worker society’ belie Australia’s pretensions to recruit the ‘best and brightest students’

THE survey finds strong support for Covid-19 vaccine passports among international students, who are keen to study in-person 

Nuclear submarine announcement elevates importance of universities’ soft power influence, says former PM

College’s defenders say its demise will dilute free expression, but education minister says its original critics opposed it for the same reason

AI expert re-emerges at top Chinese university as former employer finds Uighur study breached Australian research code

Trade minister Graham Stuart says cross-government support will allow UK universities to grow overseas student numbers by 30 per cent

Factors such as students ‘hedging’ applications across countries could mean data overstate final recruitment

New requirements to ensure migrants are financially self-sufficient will ‘weaken’ Sweden’s universities and high-tech industries, critics warn

Australia and New Zealand’s isolation continues, but global collaboration is ever more crucial, says Dawn Freshwater

Former Tennessee researcher wins first court trial of Trump-era crackdown, while Biden stance remains unclear

Observers worry that treasured institution could fracture, just like the region’s political partnership

New analysis commissioned by Hepi and UUKi offers ‘stark reminder’ of financial impact that overseas students bring

Institutions in poorer nations have the eager students, and hope the West is now ready to supply the expertise

Fait accompli shutdown ‘a metaphor for the decline of Western liberalism in Asia’, say experts after Singapore decision

But offshore bulwarks take many forms – and in some institutions, staying at home works best

A commitment to truth based on scientific evidence and academic freedom is more necessary than ever, say Philip Altbach and Jamil Salmi

Pushing for importance of education could be only way to secure a future for the country, conflict resolution scholar urges

Hundreds of thousands of foreign students continue to be left out as classes resume in September  

Long-standing challenge on research disclosures grows more urgent with rising China tensions and anti-Asian discrimination

Former foreign students recount memorable experiences in world’s most isolated country, including being openly spied on by their hosts

The near impossibility of obtaining spousal visas will deprive the post-Brexit UK of expatriate academics’ expertise, says Edward Vickers

Electoral rather than immunological considerations could determine when international students are allowed into Australia

Despite spending more than £700 million, dreams of a diversified knowledge economy remain some way off, British expert claims

Concerns about the fate of those ‘at particular risk’ from the Taliban lead to apparent reversal of policy

Strategist also warns that politicisation of funding means universities in countries most dependent on the government would fare worst

Tanya Plibersek proposes accord with political opponents, while former Liberals accuse ex-colleagues of lacking leadership

Education minister concedes impact of plummeting international enrolments, but says things would be worse without intervention

Calls for newer institutions to ‘know their place’ fail to understand the need to engage both with surrounding communities and major international challenges, argues Keith Burnett

Scholars who have stayed at home concerned about ‘double standards’ on salary, funding and promotion

Access and safety in the one package, as island nation banks its Covid management success

Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation

Vice-chancellors acted like fawning retail attendants in Pretty Woman, former prime minister says

Sydney and UNSW vow to collaborate more, while shrugging off snarky stereotypes

Major delays in embassy processing times suggest State Department is not prioritising issue, lawmakers say

Asia operations are either being expanded or newly opened as the countries' universities aim to keep students engaged and enrolled

Tens of thousands of students from subcontinent set to arrive in Britain this autumn

Responsible border control has, ironically, left Australia and New Zealand trailing their competitors

Continuing students slow to return despite government green light, while visa applications from first-timers are binned

Education minister cites buoyant student experience ratings as evidence of the country’s ‘fundamentals’

Former Hong Kong v-c and expert on the overseas Chinese experience talks about living through nearly a century of Asian history

Outflow of cash prompts calls for change in nation with world’s second-biggest English-speaking population

Australia, Canada and US confirmed as potential exchange destinations, alongside key European sectors

Amid silence from universities and protests from Democrats, Biden prosecutors seek new trial for Anming Hu

Investment in education services provider IDP set to pay multimillion-dollar dividends as students use its language tests to head to Canada and UK

Representative groups put preparatory work in place as latest infections undermine plans to reboot arrivals

Discussion document seeks feedback on vision of international education Utopia