Overeducation a ‘persistent’ problem as Australians skill up
New report suggests Australians, particularly women, are educating themselves more than ever to avoid going backwards
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News Talks podcast: Is Indonesia next higher education hot spot?
We discuss internationalisation efforts at Indonesian universities and whether the archipelago’s institutions will achieve global recognition on a par with its East Asian neighbours
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‘Closing their eyes’: university rape reporting criticised
But experts question whether recording rape separately from other forms of serious sexual misconduct is a sensible move
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International student suicides in South Korea ‘heartbreaking’
Suicide accounts for nearly one in five deaths among international students in Korea, calling into question the welfare support afforded to foreigners
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‘Damage already done’ as Australian dependants ban nears
The impact of Canberra’s latest rule changes on university enrolments might be muted by prior effect of student visa refusals
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Voters sour on increasing tuition fees and university funding
Polling suggests sector is public’s lowest priority for education investment
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Language tests can’t tell if overseas students are well prepared
We must help students realise that academic study and communicating in multinational linguistic environments are distinct skills, says Carlos Chow
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Maryam Aslany: ‘I’ve no interest in becoming a public intellectual’
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow has just published a high-profile book on peasants for a general audience. But even though she is determined to raise the profile of the countryside in public...
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EU moves to restore Horizon Europe access for Hungary
Universities that were once barred from funding because of their governance model could soon regain full access to the programme
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Business schools bring back oral defences as student AI use rises
Deans report experimenting with different assessment methods to stem risk of students falling into AI-induced ‘cognitive surrender’
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Paid employment ‘biggest barrier’ to rolling out work placements
Survey comes after vice-chancellors said they wanted every undergraduate in England to undertake work experience as part of their degree
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Casual conversion ruling puts universities in a quandary
Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns
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Berlin universities want new coalition to fix crumbling buildings
University leaders urge incoming government to address multibillion-euro repairs backlog that led to a campus closure
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V-cs seek answers over ‘late surge’ in UK student visa refusals
Growing numbers of institutions expected to have breached new compliance rules, endangering future recruitment prospects
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Universities should retain coursework but stop grading it
The point is to prepare students for a more attributable demonstration of competence at sparser checkpoints, says Simona Aimar