Internationalisation

Entrepreneur provides funding, but questions over student interest and regulatory environment

Castaway from EU programme must paddle harder to keep up and remain an enticing partner for the future, says university leader 

Digital exchanges prove ‘more inclusive’, offering a ‘taste’ of the real thing

Warned over reliance on students from abroad, career-focused campuses hope for more government investment while chasing prospects beyond usual supplying nations

Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms 15 December date for return of overseas learners

New book challenges some of the Australian university sector’s holy cows

Reforms will seek to overcome barriers to collaboration between universities within bloc

Capita to take on running of UK student exchange programme from British Council

Double enrolment to 100,000 by 2025, former universities minister urges

Learners enrolled with Western universities gather in China’s tourism hotspots

Experts welcome discussion but warn of unintended consequences from potential escalation of global recruitment race

Almost one in five English-medium degrees now taught outside Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US

Non-Korean academics must often accept ‘dead-end jobs’ and isolation among native colleagues

EHEA institutions and existing, unrelated partnerships are eligible for the latest round of the European Universities Initiative

Latest developments on both sides of the Tasman Sea highlight the uncertainty confronting international students

Students report mandatory two-week accommodation costs between £845 and £2,250

Home Office says those deferring study due to pandemic and general upward trend are among explanations

Three-year post-study work visa features among changes to lure students and reduce costs to institutions

Campuses ‘bursting at the seams’, says Amsterdam president, urging government help

On 15 October 1971, the first edition of The Times Higher Education Supplement was published. In the five decades since, the publication now known as Times Higher Education has charted the expansion and marketisation of the UK sector while taking an ever more global perspective. Three editors reflect on their time at the helm

Saikat Majumdar surveys developments from the Gulf to South Korea in light of the closure of Yale-NUS College

Russell Group must ‘stop making excuses’ on difficulties of diversifying international student flows, says ex-universities minister

Latest edition of global employability survey suggests contrasting view on benefits of cross-border learning

Foreign interference concerns should not blind policymakers to the benefits of collaboration, forum hears

Report from Canadian recruitment platform says greater share of searches are now for cheaper courses 

While Canberra’s decision is ‘great news’, students still face competition for flights and a mishmash of state rules

Greater cross-border collaboration key to peace and prosperity, says learned society

Massive cuts to GCRF-funded research hubs will not continue next year after they won praise from a Whitehall review, UK Research and Innovation confirms

Ghanaian university president Patrick Awuah says local academics and students should welcome expertise that remotely based scholars bring

Rector Shalini Randeria wants displaced institution to broaden appeal at home in Vienna and for international student cohort

Refreshed guidelines allow universities to choose which academics face scrutiny of their overseas affiliations

AI analysis of online activity reveals ‘really nice’ sentiment and sophisticated understanding of government structures

Universities bill partnership as bringing ‘global programmes’ for students as well as joint research on worldwide challenges

After extended run of pandemic and political obstacles, Biden officials celebrate revival even as totals still lag pre-Covid highs

Erasmus funding rules should be rewritten to compensate students for the higher cost of travelling by rail, says Connie Hedegaard

‘Sense prevails’ as New South Wales declares that incoming students will be treated like locals

Visa requirements mean only limited numbers of students will be able to enter before Christmas

Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions

As Australian policy focus pivots from international education to research commercialisation, ‘it’s the right time for us to shine’, says new head Andrew Parfitt

Deteriorating political climate causing self-censorship, conference hears

Scholarships can be important, but the risk of brain drain must be borne in mind, say experts 

UUKi conference told that it is wrong to think that Western courses and models can be easily replicated abroad

Universities welcome coming announcement but student advocate warns of damage done by restrictions

Students flying in from Singapore won’t need to isolate, as long as they’re from Singapore

The European Commission must resist the temptation to overload nascent university alliances with its own strategic priorities, says Jan Palmowski

UK institutions gaining from Australia’s strict Covid-19 border controls, experts say

State becomes first jurisdiction to step back from its pilot scheme, after being first to get one approved

With their home economies bouncing back and students keen to travel, countries face vaccination validation as next obstacle

After years of crackdown on Chinese-born scholars, US universities in danger of losing critical base of students and workers, University of Arizona-led survey finds

‘Parallel universes’ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons

Community colleges and small private institutions call for more government aid as undergraduate numbers shrink another 3 per cent

But Queensland plan requires federal approval – and by the time it receives it, circumstances may have changed

Taipei’s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics

While federal agreement will be needed, Australian Capital Territory announcement boosts hopes of students’ return for 2022 academic year

Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida

Anming Hu was acquitted in court prosecution under Trump crackdown on academic scientists with China ties

A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy

Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

Harvard Beijing Academy becomes Harvard Taipei Academy, amid concern about friendliness and accommodation