Internationalisation

The campus security desk is often the first and last port of call for jet-lagged and far-from-home students, says George Bass 

Cultural familiarity, sense of safety and soaring rankings foster interest in nearby countries

Proposals said to have brought opposition from DfE and to have potential to end post-study work rights for graduates of institutions deemed substandard

As political own goals go, threatening to both cap and confine international students to ‘elite’ institutions was in a class of its own, says David Bell

Recent changes to visa represent shift in thinking about attracting and retaining brightest graduates, says education adviser Maryam Riaz

For collaborations to succeed, institutions ‘need to tackle’ underlying problems of uneven funding between countries

Despite shifting power dynamic, centuries-old perceptions of Western superiority persist, scholars say

Academics suggest the answers to the hard lessons that Fifa is learning now should have been obvious from the experience of higher education institutions in the Gulf state

Politicians and sector leaders respond strongly to reports Westminster government could restrict foreign students to ‘elite universities’ only

The department’s threat to ban international students from all but the top UK universities is totally counterproductive, says Nick Hillman

Arrivals in country soar following rollback of Covid-era travel restrictions

Incoming staff and students risk losing jobs and funding over delayed checks in ‘sensitive’ fields

Chris Skidmore urges universities to demonstrate how international students cross-subsidise course places for domestic classmates

Leading institutions are not ‘lining their pockets’ by shifting recruitment to international students, says analysis, and situation for less prestigious campuses is even worse

Academic research leaders welcome shift from Trump hostilities but see unnecessary limits on foreigners in US labs, and uncertainties over unification of disclosure rules

UUKi report records 12.7 per cent increase in transnational education headcount in space of a year

Rising tensions between the West and China and Russia are being seen as an indication that internationalisation may have passed its peak. But are universities, as pre-eminently international institutions, feeling the tide turn? And how do their leaders feel about the challenge? Rosa Ellis reports

Don’t wait for governments to act, say university leaders

Number of new enrolments up 7 per cent this autumn, says IIE data

Successful applications from south Asia fall off a cliff, as authorities struggle to distinguish genuine students from those with other things on their minds

Computer scientist on his company’s foray into testing, competing with TikTok and lessons from being a university professor

‘Political signal’ could prompt closer work on research, staff and student mobility, ambassador tells THE

International students are ‘part of the solution, and not the problem’, says ex-minister on launch of new commission

While remote delivery remains popular with many international students, authorities hose down prospects of fully online degrees

Chief higher education lobby group finds decline in share of institutions boosting their overseas outreach, but takes comfort in unexpected areas of growth during the pandemic

Australia’s new Labor government must allow more fee flexibility for high-cost degree subjects otherwise genuine student choice will disappear, say Robert Griew and Ian Anderson

London’s ‘American’ university says move will offer ‘more transparency and greater value for money’

Nearly two dozen British institutions now accept a test that allows Chinese high schoolers taking domestic curriculum to apply to universities abroad

Earlier engagement with African research partners will lead to improved outcomes and institutional relations, says global health expert Margaret Gyapong

Data theft from health insurance giant stokes fears that students could be targeted by hackers or their impersonators

As THE’s Global Sustainable Development Congress kicks off at the University of Glasgow, Oxfam’s chief executive Danny Sriskandarajah explains why universities are increasingly important in the fight against poverty and social injustice

Ambitious plans announced at China’s National Congress will push elite universities towards supporting research spin-offs and graduate start-ups, says Hao Ni

Australian government’s cash injection may provide short-term relief, but lack of clarity hinders planning, says former civil servant

Burgeoning commencements suggest international education risks setting itself up for another fall

Biden team suggests following lead of China and Europe and putting science dollars in the hands of its diplomats to secure geopolitical benefits

Suella Braverman raised concerns about international students during her previous time in the role

Students plan nationwide protests as experts dismiss claim that freed-up places will be taken up by Norwegian nationals

The outgoing vice-chancellor reflects on his five years at Cambridge and the future of higher education 

City plans to offer two-year visas to top global talent and extend post-graduation work permits

Inspectors cite concerns about housing quality and accessibility, but say higher first-year rates may simply be because students ‘do not feel at home’

Southern nation’s recovery coincides with concerning signs in Canada and the UK

Latest data show 8 per cent growth during 2021-22, cementing position as fourth-most-popular study destination worldwide

Influential Australian politician backs consideration of migration incentives, but rules out ‘hard link’

World’s second-biggest nation nears overtaking China, giving both the government and institutions new customer satisfaction challenges

Home secretary’s departure seen as reducing risk of shift to more restrictive international student regime

Inexperienced and over-zealous officials blamed for spike in visa rejections

British Council finds wide range of benefits associated with overseas provision, but making money still looms large

But lukewarm interest from China and India suggests more work is needed on safety, work prospects and perception of quality

Boosting innovation and supporting democracy requires a global, comprehensive approach, says Jan Palmowski

Britain’s inflexible and expensive visas for science talent have been exposed by recent pro-migrant reforms by rival countries, experts say

Amid growing anti-immigration sentiment, US universities should make greater efforts to export their expertise to where the demand is, says Richard Joseph

Universities UK says putting limits on overseas recruitment would be ‘bizarre’

Suella Braverman’s threats to ‘significantly reduce’ international student numbers are a direct threat to growth, says Keith Burnett 

As Sir Colin Campbell knew, an overseas footprint offers the long-term returns that universities are established for, say Christine Ennew and David Greenaway

For two decades, Times Higher Education’s rankings have both tracked and contributed to an ever more connected world. Now universities face an unwelcome shift in global dynamics

Asian superpower’s drift away from international partnerships a result of the pandemic, says president of National Natural Science Foundation of China

The global picture is changing, as five countries enter the ranking for the first time – all of them in Africa. Rosa Ellis reports 

Which regions have the most global connections? The data reveal some surprises

Single visa for three stages of higher education would keep students in UK without facing ‘bureaucratic burden’ of applying for new visa, according to London Higher

Some presidents advocate cutting ties with universities in rival states, while others urge maintaining academic links even when diplomatic ones are straitened