Internationalisation

MAC chair clarifies graduate visa review will define abuse purely as ‘breach of the immigration rules’

‘Further cuts’ required to meet government’s net migration target, expert warns

With Trudeau government emphasising visa limits tied to applications and housing availability, more established institutions gain some reassurance

Universities struggling to balance need to enrol more overseas students with strict visa compliance requirements

Sylvie Retailleau says France wants to ‘welcome’ international students, despite fallout from row over stricter controls

Tuition fees for foreign overseas in Japan are expected to rise above domestic ones for first time

Competitors can be friends when government acts like your enemy, Sydney round table hears

Amena El Ashkar was hoping to study a PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics but her visa was rejected

India and China expected to remain top sending markets to 2030, but overall growth rate set to slow

Australian visa refusals strain credibility, as data suggest foreign students are shielding the country from recession

Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says

Professor leading Migration Advisory Committee warns home secretary that two-month timescale is ‘much shorter than normal’ and will ‘substantially limit evidence’ that can be considered

Efforts to recruit students from across the Taiwan Strait seen as attempt to boost sovereignty claim

Rather than ‘pre-emptively complying’ with Canberra’s stance on China, universities should contribute to a ‘nuanced’ debate

While ministers say they have fixed predecessors’ visa processing delays, published data suggests otherwise

Former universities minister warns that Conservatives’ ‘talking down’ of higher education sector will hit UK economy

Care needed to avoid scaring off doctoral students and burying officials in paperwork, senators hear

Oxford analysts see no evidence of bump in applications ahead of introduction of new restrictions last month

Computer science student says he can neither legally remain in Ukraine or leave the country after his visa was revoked

Sector body aims to head off moves against graduate visa, saying it has boosted international enrolments by 600,000 and UK economy by £60 billion

Overseas enrolment on postgraduate courses down at three-quarters of institutions responding to sector survey

Historical ties and cultural cachet mean that even as outbound South Korean student numbers fluctuate, the US remains the top choice, says Kyuseok Kim

Institutions confident that international students still respect them, but worry about underlying message of visa limits, tuition fee hikes and coarsening exchanges

Universities UK’s requests of an incoming government also include a review of the maintenance support package offered to students

Risk-rating system, which punishes universities for visa refusals, merely the latest form of ‘structural disadvantage’

Latest figures show Chinese application numbers back on trend, but caution sounded on headwinds and ‘super-dependence’

International enrolments bear no relationship whatsoever to provision gaps in students’ home countries, study finds

Regardless of whether claims about research security had any bearing on withdrawal, shifting political sands perceived to have been a key factor

After Trump crackdown and Biden promise of clearer guidelines, lawmakers grow antsy about lack of progress

Applicants to institutions getting marked down face more processing delays

Opposition scenting power urged to ‘show political leadership’ in face of Tory pressure to scrap or scale back post-study work route

Ucas data reveals drop in application rate among UK school-leavers and significant declines in international interest from key sectors, with least selective institutions bearing brunt

One in four institutions reaps higher average income from domestic than international students, reported data suggests

Students out of pocket as universities second-guess government policies designed to ‘reduce the net intake’

ApplyBoard says approval rates will be a key factor in whether or not provinces with room to grow are able to reach allotted application cap 

Home fee income drops across English members of group, while overseas income up from £4 billion to £4.5 billion, THE analysis finds

The sudden imposition of political restrictions on recruitment causes students from countries such as Iran a lot of anguish, says Roohola Ramezani 

Workshop participants seek to put focus on universities’ roles as places of sanctuary

With many of Poland’s leading scientists in the UK, expatriate researchers will be crucial for scaling research partnerships, says report

Qatar Foundation says ‘deeply disappointing’ decision is result of ‘disinformation’ campaign

Research suggests country is finding it harder to attract and retain best researchers after vote to leave EU

British Council says mounting competition and stronger pound mean that inward mobility could decline for first time since pandemic

Institutions say all major bachelor’s programmes will be available in Dutch and no new English-language courses will be in development ‘for the time being’

‘Diversification’ of international intake and retention of overseas graduates in ‘growth sectors’ are central to Holyrood’s first international education strategy

‘Blunt’ measures predicted as politicians ‘panic’ over population explosion

While the world’s most populous country is a bit player in Malaysian international education, diplomatic overtures and an IIT outpost could change things

‘While many aspects of the reporting misrepresented the admissions process and criteria, we recognise the concern this has caused,’ vice-chancellors say

Emmanuel Macron reaffirms goal of welcoming 30,000 Indian students by 2030 during state visit

While surveys unearth positive views among New Zealand locals and international students, accommodation is a major concern in both camps

Higher education has long been a trump card for the West, helping it to win hearts and minds. If that advantage slips, the impact will be far-reaching

International student recruitment comes under scrutiny for raising immigration figures, but it is also valued for fostering allies among future global leaders. Yet if it really does so, why are the West’s largest source countries, China and India, becoming less Western-friendly? Patrick Jack reports

Cash-strapped institutions face task of rebuilding per-student returns as well as student numbers, with earnings slashed by scholarships, offshoring and other factors

Research-intensives warn they are ever more reliant on Chinese and Indian students, as York’s sharp fall sounds alarm on global market shifts

Requirement for new applications to be accompanied by letters of attestation means limits are effective immediately, universities say

Oxford researchers say more international students are staying in UK beyond two-year period allowed by post-study work visa, but many of them are not going into graduate-level jobs

Russell Group university follows York in dropping entry bar, but sector is warned of hit to reputation

Plans to charge overseas students ‘return deposit’ must be tossed out, Constitutional Council rules

Report in The Sunday Times conflated international foundation years with full degrees, say Russell Group and Universities UK

European University Association says being forced to disclose international funding could lead to institutions being wrongly ‘suspected of representing foreign interests’

Provinces promise action against private operators, but universities fear Trudeau is going too far, too fast, without consulting sector