Internationalisation

Data for 2025 falls behind 2024 numbers for first time just ahead of make-or-break recruitment window 

Once, Australia offered generous scholarships to help overseas students gain an Australian degree. Now it relies on their fees to keep its HE system afloat. But with significant proportions of some developing countries’ students now studying abroad, has the model become too ‘extractive’? John Ross reports

Demand from Chinese students softens worldwide as economic concerns reshape family choices, new agency data shows

User-pays immigration overhaul could undermine international education recovery, universities warn

British Council-run scheme comes amid growing concern over the ethics of international student recruitment

Bolster partnerships with institutions outside the EU through next iteration of mobility scheme, umbrella groups urge

South Korea hopes to enrol 300,000 international students by 2027, but more teaching in English could deepen domestic inequalities, says Kyuseok Kim 

University staff growing increasingly concerned about students’ declining English proficiency, finds study

Leader of management school with bases around the world says technological advances make opening more campuses unnecessary

Strict conditions aimed at preventing bulk of teaching in a language other than Dutch removed for existing programmes

Getting the student profile right is a tricky business, university admits, after international student numbers rise high above 40 per cent target

‘Trivial’ change will not drive down migration numbers, according to shadow minister

Policy Exchange calls for international students to pay more and warns against introducing domestic fees for EU students

Both institutions and government say they want more foreign students in India, but a lack of interest – and cash – may be holding them back

Ability to run courses and research in Leicester relies on income from international operations, leader warns after criticism of expansion plans

Universities to be given power to set own prices after mandatory rules dropped, but sector says plans must go further

Universities in the Global North must treat those in the Global South as equals, sharing resources, leadership, authorship and IP, says Manuel Barcia

Western countries should reflect on whether their approach is privileging certain forms of knowledge, language and mobility, says Cheryl Yu

Almost seven million students studying in overseas location, Unesco reports, with four million of them in Europe and North America

Annual reports paint 2024 as a year of reprieve, but expiry of teaching subsidy enhancement ‘will make things tighter’

Authoritarians in the Academy explores how foreign influence is undermining freedom and integrity within US universities

Deliberately reducing international student numbers will disproportionately harm modern universities based in poorer areas, says Tony Blair Institute

Government set to resurrect integrity measures, as predatory institutions profit from their competitors’ ‘blood, sweat and tears’

Introduction of temporary graduate visa produced ‘significant increase’ in international enrolments but declines in students’ average earnings and migration prospects

International student recruitment and increased transnational education boost overseas income

Language around inclusion in higher education has in fact been exclusionary, Australian university leader claims

Overseas students need skills and knowledge tailored to their national contexts, say Wei Li, Rachael Hains-Wesson, Kaiying Ji and Yinfeng Shen

Turkish academic says women who ‘share their core values visibly’ face ‘invisible barriers’, as she recounts experience of studying in both Istanbul and London

Ex-partner demands reimbursement for £42 million investment in now-defunct branch campus

Foreign student numbers rebound despite fee increases as other anglophone countries impose immigration restrictions

Climate expert Mike Berners-Lee says major global crises can only be tackled by return to simple values of truth and respect

Self-funded sector swells as government offers institutions more flexibility to recruit internationally

Home Office data shows rising demand among international students, with policy changes in the US thought to be driving interest

Politician and podcaster says countries like Singapore and Hong Kong stand to benefit more from Trump’s attacks on higher education than the UK

The former home secretary said restrictions announced in the recent White Paper will ‘put a squeeze’ on some universities

International student mobility has increasingly been ‘outsourced’ to private providers since the Turing scheme replaced Erasmus+

Involvement in giant research collaboration scheme would provide ‘a seat at the table’ as US partnership frays

Leading private university pivots to graduate and international students as entire sector threatened by low birth rate

As international education crackdown continues, new figures reveal scale of potential impact on some institutions’ finances

Internationalisation and increased research funding could help country replicate success in primary education but neighbour’s long-running war is leaving its mark, says minister

The effort of staying compliant with fluctuating regulations diminishes the mental space for teaching, research and building belonging, say Zahra Sharifonnasabi, Fleura Bardhi and Laetitia Mimoun

Activities such as marketing MRes courses to circumvent dependants ban will only prompt tougher rules, according to Adam Tickell

Number of Russians coming to the UK for study has ‘collapsed’ during war in Ukraine, with visa policy, links to Kyiv and feelings of not being welcome adding up to ‘unofficial ban’

The economist’s surprise victory in April’s election raised hopes of an end to Canada’s crackdown on overseas enrolments. But even as other anglophone nations restrict entry, there is no sign of interest in what many in Canadian HE see as an opportunity to corner the market. Patrick Jack reports

Chinese students begin to make alternative plans after Trump targets visas, but anglophone destinations not guaranteed to benefit

Turnaround in financial fortunes in New South Wales largely driven by growth of wealthy institutions, with others still in deficit

Crippling uncertainty, wild policy swings, stranded students, excessive discretionary power – it’s playing out again, this time in Boston

Students fearful of taking trips home or travelling to international events in case they are left stranded amid Donald Trump’s latest crackdown

University tuition fee freezes seen as key barrier to expansion of domestic IT and engineering workforce, restricting Labour’s goal of meeting skills gaps

With international students being squeezed, both government and industry must ‘grapple with university funding realities’, according to Carolyn Evans

University president believes strained relations bring opportunities for Hong Kong’s development but warns international collaborations increasingly at risk

The OfS’ recent imposition of its first fines over franchised provision highlighted what some regard as the dark underbelly of UK higher education. But is there really a significant problem in the for-profit sector? And, if so, who is to blame – and what should be done about it? Helen Packer reports

Survey finds UK plans to restrict amount of time someone can stay post-study could affect enrolments – but interest remains high

US society must reject the false dichotomy between supporting American interests and welcoming international contributors, says Fernando Reimers

Focus shifts to strategic partnerships and attracting more international students after foreign universities flock to Central Asia

While flurry of approvals raises concerns about the financial viability of offshore outposts, government policies leave ambitious universities with few other choices

Fourth Russell Group member heading to subcontinent wins approval for research and teaching outpost ahead of 2026 opening

Trump’s latest escalation in battle with nation’s wealthiest university shows he is attempting a full-scale takeover, scholars say

HKUST offers unconditional acceptance to international students at Harvard in wake of US government crackdown

Bloc seen as likely to insist on lower fees for its students in upcoming negotiations, putting UK in a difficult position, given its wider crackdown on migration