Internationalisation

New director acknowledges social justice agenda must go hand in hand with financial sustainability of troubled institution

The Turing mobility scheme is a poor substitute for Erasmus+ but UK universities must learn to love it or it will soon crumble, says Marcus Dowse

Concerns raised over potential lack of opt-out and charging regime

Gang Chen gets backing as US reported to be considering retreating from such cases

Railing against ‘anti-Russian forces’, lawmakers are proposing state control over ‘educational activities’

When students can’t or won’t cross borders, universities can do it instead, says Wing Lam

More ‘coherent’ mechanism is needed to develop regional ties, expert says

Biden must unravel the whole sordid mass of restrictive laws and venomous vitriol that drove down overseas enrolments, says Aditya Sharma

Initial estimates indicate jump in applications for coming year in excess of 10 per cent

British Council expert says universities should be prepared for more deferrals, cancellations and late decision-making over the next 12 months

Russia may still have no universities in the world’s top 100, but its 5-100 Project has made progress, says Philip Altbach

While arresting scientists, US slides on funding and misses commitment on rules consistency

Covid-19 and Brexit have created perfect storm, with confusion over paperwork and whether study abroad is deemed essential travel

Expert sees opportunities for ‘soft power’ in Global South

Gang Chen, respected nanoengineering professor, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted

Low case rates will allow the phased return from April, says education minister

Institutions with overseas links seen to be acting ‘on behalf of’ foreign interests

The European programme’s globe-spanning successor, the Turing scheme, is more suited to meeting today’s challenges, says Louise Nicol

The Turing scheme’s focus on outbound mobility will take the UK off the map for most European exchange students, laments Barbara Lorber

EduCity initiative could let students stay closer to home until Covid eases

Universities may think they have more pressing priorities than the UN’s SDGs. But they don’t, say Martha McPherson and Kate Roll

The proposed Turing scheme will be hard to set up – especially given its lack of reciprocity, says Martin Paul

Defence controls, research fields and New Colombo Plan in the frame, as bureaucracies flag foreign interference risks

Overseas students will only need to be in country by April to be eligible for post-study work visa if their course is finishing this academic year

Indian universities have seen numerous cases of discrimination against students from oppressed castes, sometimes even leading to suicide. With international student mobility only set to increase, this crucial diversity issue is unlikely to remain confined to the subcontinent, says Saikat Majumdar

The country’s universities have shot up global rankings on the back of huge investment and a ruthless focus on publication. But as the country gears up for its next five-year plan, Joyce Lau asks whether stratospheric ambitions for a ‘Chinese Harvard’ can be met

Some opt to keep EU fees at same or similar levels to home fees post-Brexit to avoid ‘killing market’, as others consider legal questions

Perfunctory guidelines tell Australian universities little they did not already know, but herald welcome dialogue

Study finds dismissed supporters of Academics for Peace struggling to gain residence permits, find work and travel

One academic faces five weeks of quarantine, while many students can’t travel to campus at all 

Turing scheme will not cover tuition fees, travel costs to the UK or staff exchanges, leaving UK universities to negotiate fee waivers

Queensland institution spies ‘opportunities’ beyond Java

Survey suggests nation is risking welfare of those it hopes will assist its future growth

Labour warns on uncertainty over future budget for student exchange

Resilience of demand for UK education and short-term nature of disruptions highlighted

Universities welcome certainty on research funding but lament loss of student exchange scheme

Hamish Coates calls for creation of transnational accreditation system to pull the region together post-Covid

Some institutions warn of worst-case scenario of 50 per cent decline in international student revenue

‘Confusion’ over UN rules leads event organisers to bar students, experts or groups

Virus management earns no brownie points for Antipodean education, with UK ranked higher even on safety

A rationalisation of transnational delivery was already in the offing, but post-pandemic austerity will hasten it, say Matt Durnin and Jazreel Goh 

Anne-Marie Brady complied with policies and legislation, says Canterbury, but statement calls for ‘clarity’ amendments

OfS report suggests some institutions are looking at non-European Union fee income drops of more than 40 per cent

Professor calls on sector to embrace virtual connections and challenge international academic identity 

Visa applications to Australia put in too-hard basket, as waiting times approach 30 months

New regime injects element of doubt into all foreign negotiations, research universities say

Survey suggests move to regional mobility may have been temporary response to pandemic

Assessment comes after visa figures suggest surge in demand from India despite pandemic

Government pressure found causing harm beyond the loss of foreign partners

International higher education scholar suggests global science is entering a new era of fragility

Update to study of coronavirus research during the pandemic shows falling rate of international co-authorship

Committee of peers says government must confirm it will participate in EU programmes or provide details on alternatives

Meeting of government-industry council charts new ‘path’ emphasising transnational and distance learning

Survey finds new international students at UK institutions received most non-academic assistance and support

Survey finds Australia and other destinations are losing ground to the UK, with health management becoming ‘less of a differentiator’

Academics say online methodologies can produce more collaborative, diverse and ethical research

European survey finds there are large gaps between perceptions of importance of internationalisation and levels of experience and confidence

While reservations remain, the pandemic has smoothed acceptance of virtual delivery

But large upturn in Tier 4 visas granted to Indian students tempers overall fall

‘Students and their parents felt they were promised one thing, and they ended up receiving something else,’ says Edinburgh principal