Internationalisation

Institutions seek new ways to halt exodus of country’s scholars

International students in London contribute a net benefit of £2.3 billion to the UK economy every year, a study says

The University of Aberdeen is set to become the first UK higher education institution to open a campus in South Korea

Rethinking relationships with international recruiters could help universities to assuage academics’ fears, researchers suggest

A new report highlights the downsides of life for the travelling lecturer

Rector at Maastricht University fears that curbs on using English are preventing some institutions from innovating and internationalising

The ebbing of violence and the city’s transformation allow Antioquia to expand its horizons, writes Donna Bowater in Colombia

University staff urged to help visiting scholars adjust to life in the UK

The Education-USA initiative to attract overseas students is a wake-up call for the UK, argues Chris Cobb

Vice-chancellor talks to Chris Havergal about breaking free from Western constraints

Thousands of workers who built New York University’s campus in Abu Dhabi were excluded from the institution’s enhanced labour standards, an independent report says.

THE FoI requests reveal use of recruiters by UK institutions to be highest among post-92s

FoI request reveals UK institution’s legal costs in action that Vilnius University settled for £112,500

London institution to charge students £25,000 a year to study at Gozo institute

Attracting young people from the People’s Republic is vital for UK universities and a secure future, says Keith Burnett

‘Lower standards’ at some institutions a result of rush to recruit overseas students, says embassy’s cultural attaché

Top academics will be increasingly reluctant to come to the UK, says Hirono, who is being forced to quit Britain despite her permanent post

A new network has been launched at a UK university to help develop research partnerships between East and Southeast Asia and Europe

University applicants welcome the presence of international students on campus and believe they will improve learning experiences, a survey suggests.

Sector frets over how requirement for biometric residence permit and lack of overseas English testing options may affect enrolments

UK universities must register in regions of transnational activity, lawyer advises

Head of Association of Arab Universities also urges the West not to ignore the plight of Syrian academics and students

University says that provision should be seen in context of a £10 million surplus across the institution as a whole

Those who spend part of their degree overseas tend to earn more in their first job and are less likely to be unemployed six months after graduating

Institution exceeds limit on visa refusals

At THE summit in Qatar, Gulf states hear that culture of entitlement must go

Removal of academic board member from body supporting study of Canada in the UK spurs resignations

Strict conditions on Glyndwr University’s licence to recruit international students are to be maintained, following a Home Office review

Only two awarding bodies accrediting Secure English Language Tests, used to assess overseas students’ language capability, will be approved by the UK government from April.

The UK’s slight growth in international student recruitment over the past year overshadows a “global underperformance” when compared with other countries, an analysis has warned

The government must allow overseas students to stay in the UK after graduation to work as current rules are “jeopardising Britain’s position in the global race for talent”, MPs warn

Plans for a London branch campus teaching 1,200 students have been announced by Newcastle University.

The Institute of International Education hopes that 1,000 teachers can help it double the number of Americans studying overseas

Proposals to trim research and innovation programme ‘downgrades importance’ of funding at European level, warns EUA

Future of branch campus in Adelaide under review as funds dry up and London focuses on partnerships

FoI request on agent impropriety reveals that fake papers is top concern

British academics are second most successful in securing grants from the Qatar National Research Fund’s collaborative programmes

Demand for MBAs with social impact grows as millennials practise ‘positive business’

THE investigation shows spike in spending on fees as UK ‘reliant’ on middlemen

The number of Chinese students enrolling on full-time taught master’s courses in England has grown to all but match the number of home students.

The University of Warwick is to develop a campus in California, with the goal of growing to 6,000 students by 2031

Higher education institutions are redefining the role of museums and galleries as cultural providers, as Ian Wylie reports

NUS survey reveals extent of the fallout after the Home Office ended visa sponsorship at 65 private colleges

The UK’s capital is the most searched city by US students looking to study abroad, a new analysis shows

Iraq region’s bid to fix ‘dysfunctional’ sector included ‘huge investment’ to send postgrads to Britain, but payoff fell short, says minister

31 per cent of scholars think international students’ English skills are not up to scratch

A joint graduate school is to be established in the Chinese city of Tianjin by the University of Glasgow and Nankai University

Russia’s Tomsk State University is banking on the region’s natural assets and an English language push to attract foreign students and scholars

American universities review exchange programmes as 50-year embargo ends

Sutton Trust scheme sends UK applicants to Harvard, Yale and others

The most important driver of demand for higher education will be the desire of citizens in China and India to reach a middle-class lifestyle, claims scholar

Activists want universities to report if study-abroad students are killed, injured or victims of a crime

‘Ethical and moral’ focus aids University of Notre Dame’s collaborative ambitions in officially atheist state

An inquiry has appeared to dismiss claims that student visa abuse is taking place at London branch campuses

South African v-c tells THE BRICS and Emerging Economies Universities Summit that rankings steer institutions away from vital local concerns

But Western institutions in the city state may need to relax ‘normative’ views of free enquiry, Nanyang Technological University’s head tells John Morgan

More than a third of all international undergraduates studying in England are recruited from transnational courses, a new report reveals.

International graduates are shunning the UK as a business destination because of “impossible visa restrictions”, a new study claims.

Glyndwr University has been allowed to start recruiting international students again, but must end operations at its London campus

An online university has teamed up with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to offer tuition-free, accredited HE to refugees and asylum seekers