Internationalisation

Former anti-Mafia prosecutor Raffaele Cantone will investigate cronyism and nepotism in Italy’s higher education system next year

Report also suggests that institutions develop 'more sophisticated' financial arrangements

David Boddy urges British universities to respond forcefully to the initiatives other countries are already taking to snap up more international students

Strategy aimed at reducing reliance on China and increasing international student diversity

Matthew Reisz reports on the successes and failures of universities that have set up satellite campuses in Mauritius

New course is already bringing in a strikingly diverse student cohort

Academic attainment of disadvantaged students can be improved if they can decide how they are assessed, study claims

Chancellor Lizhong Yu tells Jack Grove about how NYU Shanghai hopes its model will turbocharge international mobility

Phil Baty addresses the THE World Academic Summit 2016, and raises some fundamental questions about how higher education is viewed worldwide

A lack of strategy and autonomy are to blame for French universities’ failure to keep pace on transnational education, study suggests

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to tell THE summit that universities rely on public trust and institutional autonomy

Ministers from Asia, Australasia and the Americas explore common challenges

New resource should offer a lifeline to students displaced by war

Small colleges perform well in Times Higher Education US student survey, which will fuel upcoming university ranking for the country

Anna Esaki-Smith writes on the many challenges facing her as she prepares her class for the IELTS exam

Initiative singles out young scholars who have the potential to forge new techniques and ways of thinking

Can a pan-European initiative bring in more students and help them make informed choices about universities?

A lack of advice on access and support is a key reason why disabled students are less likely to leave their home country, campaigners say

Post-coup crackdown has led to a huge number of requests for help, say charities for at-risk scholars

The historic UK referendum result is a challenge to the core beliefs of those attending this year’s EAIE annual conference, says Jack Grove

Christopher Ziguras looks at how Australia's universities are seeking to build stronger relationships with alumni

José Celso Freire Junior makes the case for international student exchange programmes

But UK students at universities abroad will lose out from the falling pound

The region’s reputation for excellence could be threatened by funding cuts and restructuring

Karen McBride explains why encouraging students to study abroad is of such importance to Canada’s universities

Quantifying the learning outcomes of international education programmes is a challenge, writes Kevin Hovland

Workshop at EAIE event in Liverpool looks at how international learners can be helped to cope with failure

Elite Paris institution says its planned meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was rendered 'pointless' by similar event

Government’s reliance on ‘dubious evidence’ has damaged UK’s reputation and economy, says IPPR

Taiwanese universities are already under pressure from an ageing population

Germany’s proposed ban follows concerns by Angela Merkel’s supporters that the niqab and burka are contrary to integration

Women's submissions to a leading seminar were viewed more warmly once a gender-blind process was introduced

As Ipswich institution gains independence, Richard Lister says it is ‘absolutely right’ that new providers go through ‘proper level of scrutiny’

Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports

The early days of Xiamen University Malaysia illustrate the challenges Chinese universities will face as they open branch campuses in other nations, say Alan Ruby and Bonnie Yingfei He

ONS figures will raise fears of further drop in non-EU student enrolment

It is imperative that the UK commits to participating in the student exchange programme post-Brexit, says Tim Farron

New English journals are ‘springing up like mushrooms’ so research can be read internationally, says report

New book makes the case for academics to be far more open to the perspectives of others

Academics working in English studies consider what Brexit means for their discipline

Higher proportion of Chinese scholars and students returning home, new book shows

New visa rules have failed to halt a decline in foreign graduates applying for work in Sweden after graduation

Pilot easing rules for four universities ‘dismissive’ of others’ contribution

American University of Afghanistan ‘devastated’ by abductions

Guild of European Research Intensive Universities also calls for minister to guarantee Erasmus funding for UK students 

European researchers call for a ‘radical reorganisation’ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants

Senior figure sees ‘strong signals’ that Turkey’s academy has been infiltrated, despite international criticism

Despite a long history of trailblazing female academics, Europe's academy is making slow progress in promoting more women to senior roles, says lobby group

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first online university will help other institutions in the region to embrace technology, says co-founder

Greek researchers from US institutions hit out at controversial plan drawn up by University of Texas economist

Bath, Cambridge, Imperial, Oxford chosen for two-year master's student pilot

Sophie Cohen reports on a groundbreaking cross-border science project that aims to emulate Cern in bringing nations together despite their history 

41 per cent of prospective students less likely to come here post-referendum, survey suggests

Idea is mooted at EuroScience Open Forum but event is also warned that privileging researchers could be seen as ‘elitist’

Scholar says overseas outposts cannot compete with universities abroad without delivering a ‘superior’ service

New government is opening up to the wider world, but much remains to be done, says British Council country director

Unprecedented ’cleansing’ of academia may force many leading minds to leave the country, scholar warns

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Sector experts debate whether continental outposts would help to mitigate any decline in student recruitment

Scrapping of BIS prompts warnings that universities may lose influence in Whitehall