Internationalisation

Provost of Universitas 21 tells THE summit that universities must engage with institutions outside their elite groups

Momentum is building for fossil fuel divestment in UK and US universities, while American institutions are cutting ties with ‘racist’ private prisons industry

Nearly two-thirds place US among top three study destinations. Separate survey says students are not deterred by Trump effect

The rector of the University of Antwerp says elite institutions are more focused on themselves than the role of higher education

Fabrizio Trifirò explores the difficulties of quality assurance across borders

Growth in 2014-15 follows government initiative to nearly double number of overseas students by 2022

National student recruitment agency puts the spotlight on the continent that already sends vast numbers of students to the country

BRICS and MINTs, move over for the TACTICS – Thailand, Argentina, Chile, Turkey, Iran, Colombia and Serbia. Ellie Bothwell on a group that could grow into star players in global higher education

Other nations’ approaches to universities on visas may help to guide UK

John Morgan looks at signals of Home Office backtracking

A more international approach will boost higher education in the region, write Marco Zago and Raul Machado-Neto

‘Irreversible’ damage to UK science from a hard Brexit will eclipse any harm caused in the US by a Trump presidency, says new Nobel laureate

A vast market provides opportunities for institutions worried about future outside EU, says head of online platform operating on continent

Fictional professors from film, TV and literature have been reported to new watchlist of 'anti-American' academics

Data from Times Higher Education reveal sharp spike in number of US prospective students and academics interested in moving north of the border

Universities and other tertiary colleges generate A$13.7bn of A$20.3bn education exports

Bairbre Redmond considers the importance of international collaboration ahead of the BRICS & Emerging Economies Universities Summit

Ian Myson wants universities to internationalise their students in preparation for the working world

Researchers consider what it means for their safety and careers to work in dangerous or disparaged parts of the world

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit foresee a bleak future for America’s global excellence and competitiveness

Immigration minister says changes will help highly skilled graduates to apply to stay in the country

Tony Blair's former private secretary points to personal benefits of European work as vital for continued success in global higher education

Daniella Tilbury says university’s ideal geographical location affords options in Europe and beyond

The UK business organisation suggests closer partnerships with Chinese universities could help strengthen relations between the two countries

Academics suggest that Australia and Canada may be among countries to gain market share in overseas students

Sir Keith Burnett reflects on what he learned about international students while in India with the UK prime minister

The next US president’s scorn for American research bodies and his anti-climate change stance has worried many scientists

New higher education initiative an important sign of better relations between the two countries

Fellowship programme forges further links across the Atlantic between African and North American academies

More researchers are inventing fake peer reviewers to get their work published, analysis suggests

In the first of a new series of articles, leading academics and university administrators will share tips on how to get ahead in higher education. Here, those involved in hiring explain how to handle a Skype interview

Report also cites rise in ‘South-to-North’ ventures

'Nazi-era methods' targeting academia unacceptable, says Luxembourg's foreign minister

International linguists have decried a Hong Kong professor’s controversial claim that bias against non-native English speakers is ‘myth’ 

Former Shanghai Normal University president advocates classes on extracurricular development

A UK university has been criticised for cancelling a guest lecture after a British academic refused to produce his passport

Universities must adopt global, rather than international, outlooks, says scholar

The university professor and former political prisoner compares his own iconoclastic impulses to Rhodes Must Fall movement

University leaders from across the Continent explain why collaboration is more important than ever as a new mission group forms in Amsterdam

Kevin Dunseath and Chris Hall on the issues that anyone considering setting up a programme abroad should think through before committing significant funds

Myths about the impact of having a surname starting with a letter late in the alphabet have been debunked by a new analysis

Greater student mobility and research partnerships should emerge from an accord that forms part of presidential visit

British Council deputy cites activity in Iran and Russia, as well as Israel and Palestine

World-leading institutions will require greater funding, internationalisation and autonomy, says C. Raj Kumar

Country is the latest to wonder whether separate admissions processes for international students are fair

New partnership to help drive an economy which is no longer just a sleeping giant

Karl Dittrich sings the praises of an increasingly international Dutch higher education system, and dismisses concerns about English proficiency

Indian private university adds Long Island to list of global campuses, but faces opposition on Boston plans

Co-author of a major UK study of female advancement at Pakistan’s universities recounts positive experience of such institutions

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

In this Q&A, Jukka Kola, rector of the University of Helsinki, gives his take on the changing face of university leadership 

Those who leave China to study are more likely to win jobs and promotion when they return, but local academics tend to take top administrative roles, analysis suggests

The Nordic state, known for its liberal social policies, is the latest country to announce plans for a ban on burkas in its education system

Vice-president for academic affairs at École Polytechnique says French-taught courses are ‘hard to sell’ to international students

Government spends £4m advertising to overseas students at the same time as visa action pledged on ‘lower-quality’ courses

Amber Rudd’s vow to restrict overseas recruitment to ‘good’ courses and universities is based on a fallacy, says Nick Hillman

Hong Kong’s position at the intersection of the Western world with China makes it a test bed for China’s “opening up”, with the University of Hong Kong at its centre, says the institution's president, Peter Mathieson

‘Sinister’ internationalisation agendas still too focused on recruiting students, researcher claims

Revamped scheme should not drain more funding from areas such as research, says São Paulo provost

Former anti-Mafia prosecutor Raffaele Cantone will investigate cronyism and nepotism in Italy’s higher education system next year