Internationalisation

Brock University is the latest Ontario institution to announce new financial support for overseas doctoral students

Spike in interest in collaborative funding arrangements in wake of UK’s vote for Brexit

The UK Border Agency’s treatment of non-EU musicians is undermining vital cultural exchange, says Michael Edwards

US universities’ public approval is best guaranteed by boldly defending non-partisan values such as tolerance and free speech, says Darren Linvill

Could the Commonwealth be a viable source of research networks should the UK fail to secure access to the EU’s research programmes post-Brexit? Simon Baker reports

President Meric Gertler says move will boost international numbers at university whose urban location shapes its profile and research activities

Survey of German professors finds US-based doctoral candidates favoured over counterparts in Singapore or Vietnam

Latest data show that Republic is no longer source of strongest demand for UK courses within EU

Government inquiry on internationalisation also calls for increased outbound mobility 

‘Students who would have gone abroad for their studies are already staying back in India and joining us,’ says vice-chancellor

Deficit revealed after announcement that institution will close the overseas outpost 

Japan and South Korea latest countries to sign Tokyo Convention, which supports the mobility of students and academics across the region

Up to 24,000 students will study at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s two campuses near Shanghai by 2028

Domestic students are being squeezed out of Dutch universities by growing numbers of international students, claims a leading newspaper 

Cross-continent campaign seeks to attract overseas students from South America to Asia

Accepting that your doctoral studies will sometimes take second place to family commitments is part of the journey of a PhD student mother, says Annabelle Workman

Qatar is improving its university system faster than any other world economy, explains Cesar Wazen

French president is credited with being behind boom in applications to study at Sciences Po

Number of those studying for degrees overseas grew by just 1 per cent in 2016-17, following years of strong growth

As Theresa May concludes her trade visit to China, Tim Bradshaw reflects on how research-intensive universities have paved the way for increased East-West trade

Scholar says universities must take responsibility for ‘polemic debate’, while other experts reject idea that cap on international recruitment is needed

But sophisticated New Zealand analysis also belies assumption that highly educated international students are most likely to find local employment, says Roger Smyth

India has made clear that education is key to a future trade deal; the UK must take note, says Lord Bilimoria

Better policy would result from improved global scrutiny of student migration, says Rajika Bhandari

The plans for SUSTech capture the boldness of the country’s ambitions to create in years universities that can match century-old powers

Ahead of THE’s Asia Universities Summit in Shenzhen, Jack Grove visits the city known as China’s Silicon Valley to assess whether its ambitious new university could really emulate Stanford – and eclipse its Hong Kong neighbours

CETYS could be first Mexican university awarded membership to National Collegiate Athletic Association

British Council research tells major international student destinations to widen their internationalisation strategies in light of new forecast

Survey provides more evidence of fall in international student numbers post-Trump

The huge economic benefits of international students to the US economy must not be ignored by President Trump, warns one US university leader

Groningen pulls out after concerns about academic freedom, costs and staffing 

Former Soviet state can become destination for international students thanks to its successful fight against academic graft, says minister

The leading lawyer and wife of the former British prime minister on why she applied to the LSE over Oxbridge, tuition fees and the importance of international students

Collaboration within the Gulf region was rare but now the few oases in the desert risk running dry, says Hilal Lashuel 

Denmark is not receiving repayments from 40 per cent of EU loan recipients from 2016

Egypt hopes UK outposts will support its internationalisation strategy and labour market demands 

Scott Anthony takes issue with claims that Singapore’s leading universities have neglected local intellectual life

National Science Foundation report says overseas undergraduate recruitment is down 2.2 per cent, with a 5.5 per cent drop at postgraduate level

Experts warn that prospective recruits may choose to study elsewhere if they do not feel welcome

Mathematicians at Imperial College London will have access to French research grants through new collaboration

Immigration minister who led crackdown on ‘abuse’ of student visa system says it ‘serves nobody’ to pretend students do not count towards figures

Hollie Chandler urges ministers not to underestimate the true contribution of international students to the UK

The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by the editorial team

Latest Hesa data show that share of students with top degree has risen significantly since 2012-13

Singaporeans deserve more local impact from their top-ranked public universities, says Cherian George

New in-depth look at the price of hosting EU and non-EU students shows benefits far outweigh cost to taxpayer

A precise breakdown of foreign learners’ contributions to all areas and sectors of British life could help finally move the group out of the net migration count

Ahead of our Asia Universities Summit, Sir Keith Burnett looks into the future for UK higher education and sees the growing importance of China 

Governments could ‘abandon’ support for sector unless countries that attract graduates recompense those that taught them, academic warns

Universities have a big role to play in counteracting the nationalist sentiment emerging around the world, Amit Chakma says ahead of 2018 Asia Universities Summit

Scholars argue swelling targets for teaching and research are making it harder for universities to have a regional impact

Vast majority of international students come from other parts of Asia 

There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what can be done to tackle such restrictions

Diverse dining options are part of institution’s recipe for success, says outgoing president Tan Chorh Chuan

Simon Marginson looks ahead at what 2018 has in store for academia in the UK and further afield 

UK institution expresses concern about regulatory constraints and ‘global political challenges’

Thirteen Russian higher education institutions feature in top 200 of inaugural Moscow International University Rankings

Offer of free study appears to have attracted many undergraduates, particularly from Russia

The past year has seemed one of almost daily shocks and surprises for higher education, which THE has divulged, documented and dissected

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