Internationalisation

Collaboration between three university alliances hopes to drive cooperation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Rising numbers of overseas academics have been hit with visa denials or refused entry to Palestine, scholars say

New campus after seven years of CMU operations in Rwanda raises hopes, questions of sustainability

Situation is ‘driving anxiety and fear on our campuses’, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials

The alliance of world universities agrees to act on issues including social inequality at first summit

UUKi chief will ‘eat hat’ if amendment to liberalise visa regime not adopted, as major survey of international graduates published

New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit  

FBI views academic collaboration with Chinese institutions as ‘sharing with the enemy’, says attorney for sacked geneticists

Report sheds light on international graduates’ motivations for staying on

New analyses highlight the risks of over-dependence on single income source

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities

Three British institutions included in new networks despite country’s vote for Brexit

MPs’ report on UK-India relations also says ‘leading universities’ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ‘the best’ Indian students

Wen Hai, head of Peking University HSBC Business School’s Oxford outpost, says venture will help foster collaboration between Britain and China

University cuts courses but will become first foreign institution to offer law degree in country

US universities are opening outposts in the region to capitalise on untapped market and skirt barriers created by the Trump administration

Overseas branch campuses have mushroomed in the past two decades, but with the risks larger than initially assumed and the returns less certain, stories of abandoned ventures have begun to mount. Ellie Bothwell asks whether the model still has a future 

Experts divided over whether centre-left but anti-immigration Social Democratic Party will continue, scrap or enhance current policy restricting foreign student numbers

Endorsement of new partnership by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be reaction to US cold shoulder

Government reportedly suspects campuses are not fully transparent about global ties

Building education ties along the New Silk Road will strengthen the influence of Chinese higher education, says Futao Huang

Jo Johnson’s amendment wins support from 26 Tories, including brother Boris, prompting suggestions it will be accepted by government

Researcher hopes showing at United Nations will spur further action to help the most disadvantaged artisans

Administrations ease back on foreign fee splurge to avoid financial overexposure and to protect student experience

More than 30 universities from G7 countries have launched a ‘U7 Alliance’, which will hold its first summit next month

‘Science diplomacy’ is seen as a crucial way to build international trust, but the idea is undergoing a radical rethink

Plans to build a multi-university campus in the Channel Islands are taking shape

US university’s move means that its graduates are entitled to three years of post-study work, not one

After crackdowns on campus, members of Congress move to coordinate policy for universities

A different environment can do wonders for a person; might universities feel a similar refreshment when the UK’s political landscape settles down again?

Economy and culture not structured to harness skills obtained overseas, claims researcher

Watchdog’s report finds evidence of widespread cheating but also says some falsely accused international students may have been removed

King’s College London moves opens debate over role of such knowledge in countries without significant Aboriginal populations

Technical University of Munich outpost may be joint venture with Imperial College London

Efforts to accrue more overseas fees could be vetoed by the Home Office and will do little to make UK students more culturally savvy, warns Peter Brady 

White House promising consolidated approach to suspicions of espionage in labs

‘Real-time’ data from recruiter’s website shows ‘travel ban’ tweets immediately put off Indian students, conference told

Former chief defence scientist of Australia says universities may be forced to bar Chinese nationals from conducting research in sensitive areas

Senator suggests that universities might want to keep more of their findings to themselves

British Council research warns that Brexit ‘may affect future international engagement’ of the UK

Data on the growth of scholarly collaboration across Asia, the Middle East and eastern Europe suggest Beijing’s grand strategy could be having an impact

Gravy train being shunted into siding as interest from Chinese mainland wanes

Trump policy expanding long-term bans is set aside and is likely to be ended

Fresh worries over poor English-language ability of some international students

Kelvin Droegemeier tells researchers that openness is ‘part of our value system’

Architects of amendment to immigration bill urge Prime Minister Theresa May to ‘embrace’ liberalisation of student immigration regime

Analysis of capital outposts finds staff are not as well qualified and facilities are typically less impressive

MPs from Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party and Democratic Unionist Party support ex-minister Jo Johnson

The quality of Indian higher education outside a few elite institutions is notoriously poor, and a slew of initiatives aimed at addressing it have made little impact so far. Simon Baker analyses the data to assess the scale of the challenge and asks what more could and should be done

National Institutes of Health asks 55 institutions to check behaviours of international researchers on campus

Further policies to attract foreign researchers will boost efforts to recruit top talent to Canadian universities, explains Universities Canada president

Australian government accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’

But study authors stress that research environment at Chinese universities is quickly catching up with US

Much more can be done to help those without the right paperwork into universities, say scheme's backers

More joint papers would ‘spread the word about China’s strengths’, summit hears

Universities minister says domestic programme would offer ‘ability to tailor the scheme to UK needs and target funding where it is most needed’

THE rankings data show institutions are progressing on all areas of their global outlook, but experts say there is still more work to be done

New partnership with the University of Bremen will involve the cross-affiliation of staff

One in six campuses is shrinking as low birth rates bite, says study