Internationalisation

Dual history programme for Ukrainian students will be developed and offered with Ukrainian Catholic University, one of six schemes to share charity funding

In the week his sister should have graduated in Kabul as a doctor, PhD student Naimat Zafary describes the reality for Afghan women denied their degrees

Processing delays affecting guests from Global South put future of major academic events in country at risk

Number of postgraduates heading overseas after completing studies at elite institutions still below pre-pandemic levels

‘Exponential growth’ in past few years sees China gain on the US in race to be the leading nation in global research output

Results of study appear to contradict home secretary’s claim that foreign students work in low-skilled jobs

Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns

Government backs parliamentary committee’s calls for action but promises ‘positive partnership’ with the sector

Limiting international student numbers or cutting post-study work eligibility is not the way to become a science superpower, says Max Lu

Despite policy pushes, joint degrees remain a regulatory maze. The new European Degree might be the solution, says Kurt Willems

But some applications remain in too-hard basket, while others suggest universities have let their guard down

Clearer permanent residency pathways may not favour international students in Australia

Population boom and geopolitical shifts create positive conditions for institutions to set up shop in central Asia, says higher education minister

Big Group of Eight institutions got bigger while others suffered, exacerbating ‘David and Goliath scenario’

Country should strive to be more than a student hub, says second-term minister

US is the ‘elephant in the room’ in a policy that seeks to attract overseas talent and money, says academic

Australia, New Zealand and Canada have some of the least diverse international student populations, data show

Abuses at small private colleges seen as suggesting a nation overlooking immigration rules as it aggressively pursues foreign tuition dollars

Corvinus head says Brussels is undermining European integration through exchange, as it has by pushing away the UK and Switzerland

Ireland was only EU nation to see a rise in the number of students in the UK

Ten groups of universities and ministries will explore whether the EU could and should label joint degrees and create a new legal status for cross-border institutions

Special circumstances observed in snap reversal of Beijing’s stance on distance learning

Beijing’s abolition of Covid-era concession expected to spur international enrolments while generating logistical migraines

Departments asked to set out positions on visas, with those resisting restrictions on post-study work options said to include Treasury

Cutting off a £26 billion UK success story at the knees would be self-inflicted economic vandalism, says Tim Bradshaw

Only four universities hitting Europe’s 20 per cent target, but immobile institutions say agency figures belie specific barriers and possibilities of domestic exchanges

Reported proposal to let international students take on more part-time work criticised as ‘short-sighted’

Proposed act to strengthen ties between neighbouring continents would be seen as too ideological and unworkable, say experts

Country would lose out to competitors if it rolls back two-year work eligibility, leaders warn

Decision to deter non-EU students with fees likely to ratchet up pressure in an already stretched labour market, particularly for energy and other engineering graduates

Vice-chancellors hope for overseas expansion after Unesco agreement on recognising qualifications ratified

Institutions should pay heed to pressure from Beijing, but avoid depriving students of study abroad opportunities, scholars say

Inclusivity would be boosted if the Erasmus replacement offered funding more promptly and flexibly, say Richard Davies and Andrew Griff-Owen

Paper calls for mandatory consent training and improved complaints processes

A lack of financial incentives, on top of academic freedom concerns, is likely to put off many overseas institutions, says Saikat Majumdar 

Extraordinary growth in income caused by higher enrolments and post-Brexit fee uplifts bolsters finances of Russell Group institutions

Former universities minister warns that UK’s political consensus over benefits provided by students from overseas is ‘weakening’

Hesa data also reveal proportion of black professors remains at ‘appallingly low’ levels

Flexibility of guidelines for universities wanting to open outposts praised, but concerns raised over academic freedom

Expert panel requested by Congress suggests conditions under which universities could be exempted from its general ban on partnerships with Chinese government-backed educational programme

As bids are polished for the latest round of university alliance grants, debate is building over where longer-term funding should come from

Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls

But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest

After a tumultuous 2022, what will the new year bring for higher education? Some of the UK sector’s respected crystal-ball gazers offer their predictions for 2023

Only 3 per cent of firms in survey had hired someone using the new graduate route

London-based institutions and post-92s face losing millions if brakes put on overseas enrolment

Interim policy that allows students with overseas offers to study domestically instead may turn long term

Government and institutions are aligned when it comes to recruiting genuine students, despite alleged visa abuse becoming a right-wing hobby horse

China gains influence over neighbour as impact of Western boycotts already visible in paper co-authorship

Former education secretary joined by 14 vice-chancellors in warning Westminster government against restricting overseas enrolment to ‘elite’ universities only

European Commission hails first association of a highly industrialised country outside of Europe

Bestselling Albanian author Lea Ypi among those prevented from seeing family members because of Home Office decisions

New chair of Commons education committee ‘concerned’ by moves to limit study visas

Rather than focusing on students’ plans after they graduate, Canberra should assure itself of their commitment to study

The EU and the AU’s new innovation agenda is promising, but implementation will be a challenge, says Jan Palmowski

Australian universities ‘have work to do’ to recover international student enrolments

Science minister George Freeman launches International Science Partnerships Fund at THE event in Japan, with initial funding of £119 million

Ambition of European Universities Initiative will be realised only by competent leadership and ceding more power to EU officials, says EUA president

Home affairs minister pledges to speed up admission of world’s ‘best and brightest’

Education secretary distances herself from plans to restrict study visas being pushed by No 10