The week in higher education – 1 April 2021
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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Korea doubles budget for language training overseas
Expansion of overseas language courses could offset declines back home
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Grounded supertanker upsets Easter egg deliveries to UK campuses
Shipping disruption caused by megaship grounding in Egypt has scuppered morale-boosting project to thank beleaguered university staff
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Most UK students expect teaching to stay online for rest of year
Many undergraduates not expecting face-to-face tuition before summer, even though majority are at term-time addresses
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Academics should decline grand and global challenges
Universities have decried the GCRF cuts, but being corralled into promoting justice globalism is not academic freedom, says Bruce Macfarlane
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1 April 2021 digital edition
Off the rails: has Australia’s international gravy train run out of steam?
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Is academic freedom still viable in private Indian universities?
Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s resignation from Ashoka underlines that financial autonomy doesn’t remove fear of government anger, says Saikat Majumdar
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Did Australian universities ride the international gravy train too far?
With overseas enrolments hitting the buffers during the pandemic, debate rages over whether higher education’s excessive reliance on this income stream is self-inflicted – and how universities can...
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Knowledge exchange framework: first KEF results announced
Top-ranked global research institutions shine in many areas but lag on local growth and boosting skills
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UK students ‘support mandatory vaccination’ for campus return
Significant share of students say they would be more likely to get vaccine if they could do so on campus, but research reveals wide differences by ethnicity
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Travel hold-ups ‘devastating’ US recruitment overseas
Embassy closures, visa delays and travel restrictions contribute to ‘really worrying’ applications data
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OfS gets new powers to protect students if English providers shut
Regulator goes ahead with new guidance despite opposition from sector, citing impact of Covid-19 on sector finances
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Colleges ‘must tackle trust and international woes’ post-Trump
ACE and AAC&U leaders want to reverse narratives of US as ‘closed for business’ and degrees leading to ‘25 years in your parents’ basement’
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Australia flags migration lure for overseas science students
Minister’s suggestion, which has a troubled history, among several medium-term ideas to revive international education
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Essay mills ‘infiltrating university websites’
‘Black hat’ techniques from drug sales and information warfare used on students seeking legitimate university services