Internationalisation

Oxford breaks record at number one spot, defying trend of declining UK reputation 

Two-year waits for visa interviews have made it impossible to organise visits to America, says University of Ghana dean

Manchester vice-chancellor says institutions must continue to work across borders in the face of political scepticism

Students attending colleges and university courses below degree level must have studied in one of five areas to be eligible

More than half of survey respondents say result won’t impact study decision, but most would prefer Kamala Harris to win

Highly selective universities among those struggling as Indian and Nigerian learners stay away

Monash vice-chancellor discusses universities' progress on preventing gender-based abuse and the 'flattening effect' on internationalisation 

Last-minute decision leaves some institutions safe and others stranded

New immigration policies introduced to attract foreign scientists as country struggles to compete in talent race

Reputable colleges stripped of students while thousands of places go to institutions focusing elsewhere or facing closure 

Indian Institute of Science director discusses opening a new medical school and receiving the country’s largest philanthropic university gift

Universities reconsider short-term programmes in China amid perceived rising hostility towards foreigners

New Labour government wants an ‘effective tool in increasing the value of education exports’

Educators must take responsibility for their own contribution to the crisis, forum hears

Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East

Canberra’s international education crackdown is sapping sector of funds to diversify, forum hears

Submission from new administration on future European research funding programme urges continuing focus on excellence

Code-of-silence mentality encourages blunt measures that hamper benign activities while overlooking legitimate threats, says expert

Leading anglophone nations risk squandering hard-built reputation for welcoming international students, say sector leaders

Sector leaders fear ‘catastrophic’ damage to scholarship as overseas academics and students leave

Top universities have feasted on international students this year while other institutions withered

Outgoing Erasmus University Rotterdam president discusses the underappreciated value of the social sciences, managing student protests and the differences between Dutch and German higher education

Without a nuanced examination of the place of the intelligence services in HE policy, Australian universities risk isolation, says Brendan Walker-Munro

Lord Johnson ‘extremely pleased’ by change of tone on international recruitment from new government

Limit cut by another 10 per cent, with master’s and doctoral students now included

Cara at ‘critical turning point’ as researchers flee violence in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere

The president of McMaster University discusses the importance of nuclear power, dealing with a sexual misconduct scandal and limits on student recruitment

New report finds expanded offerings in some European countries and significant cuts in others

International postgraduate research students should be allowed to work longer than 20 hours in university settings, says UUKi-commissioned report

Caps proposal sparks public spat among political stablemates, as analysis of social media chatter suggests student sentiment is plunging

New guidelines from regulator attempt to quell concerns about transnational education standards

Offshore outposts could help cultivate talent for an economic giant in demographic decline

College closures and job losses ‘inevitable’ as enrolment caps loom and visa waits lengthen

Latest Home Office figures show number of sponsored study visa applications from dependants has fallen by over 80 per cent since restrictions were introduced

Transnational education moving beyond simply increasing higher education capacity, says THE report

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest

As visa data backs up prediction that universities will fall short of study caps, Applyboard says there could be ‘ripple effects across the international education sector’

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

A boom in international enrolments has brought many benefits, but public concerns about visa abuse are rising, says Kyuseok Kim 

Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears

Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival

Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn

Proposed Australian caps show how quickly policy environment can change, says new Manchester v-c, who has just made the switch from Down Under

Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?

Latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ‘wake-up call’ for government, says Universities Australia

Increased American targeting of foreign enrolments expected to prompt policy response and reduce competitor countries’ access to ‘low-risk’ students

‘Unwelcoming’ government policies may see international students turn to other destinations, say education agents

Universities may be discouraged from taking on displaced students for fear of them counting towards their quota, policy expert warns

Spike in applicants changing their minds after dependants ban shows UK has ‘demand, not quality’ issues, says report

Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts

University to offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across range of subjects from outpost in Delhi

A new law permitting foreign universities to set up Greek outposts is seen by some as a first step to transforming a very statist system. But with doubts over the law’s constitutionality compounding the usual uncertainties of overseas ventures, will there be much interest, asks Emily Dixon

But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader

Metric used to inform new policy adds to confusion for top-ranked institutions while other vice-chancellors welcome ‘certainty’ provided by their allocations

Newly announced quota ‘like a levy by stealth’, analyst says, as universities evaluate the impact at institutional level

New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers

No currently enrolled students will be disadvantaged, bureaucrat insists, despite quarrels over data and assessment that bill ‘is more suited to national security legislation’

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Security expert questions the approach, amid reports of Australia’s first ‘nationality ban’