Internationalisation

Preeti Aghalayam faces the daunting task of getting a Zanzibar campus up and running – quickly

Authors of Swedish study caution that one experiment should not be used as basis for ‘radical overhaul’ of education policy but urge ‘more informed discussion’

If Australia proceeds with a levy on international students’ fees, the money should only be used for students’ benefit, representative body argues

Offering education in India could help minimise the effects of the UK’s crackdown on dependants coming into the country, researchers say

Monterrey Institute of Technology’s president says it is setting aside £46 million for international hires to compete with the global standard of living

Lord Johnson says universities’ ‘cross your fingers’ strategy is unwise and urges government action

From just 200 universities to almost 2,000, the World University Rankings have become more global and more inclusive. Ellie Bothwell goes through the archives to examine the most noteworthy developments  

UK and US might have benefited from significant drop in travel to Australia and New Zealand, according to Education at a Glance

Some fear anti-Anglicisation politician will stick to hard line if he wins big, but even milder consensus to limit non-Dutch teaching to a third of each programme would bring major disruption to many departments

Forward College is having some success selling LSE-designed courses in student-magnet capitals, but faces stiff competition as it seeks to build a brand beyond its awarding institution

Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil

Student numbers at all-time high after nine record months of visa grants

Government initiative may require change in mindset for institutions ‘historically resistant’ to international activities, scholars say

Anger over ‘double-taxing’ of foreign researchers thanks to £1,000-plus levy is causing scientific talent to explore job opportunities outside the UK, warn scientists

One in five waiting more than a year for doctoral visas despite claims processing times have been speeded up

Drop in international students applying via Ucas, down to lowest level since 2014, might offer signs of market pressures

Australian rule changes, like UK clampdown and mooted Canadian cap, coincide with exploding enrolments from South Asia

With housing shortages at crisis levels, including on campuses, Trudeau minister suggests placing limits on country’s burgeoning international sector

US grant agency hopes to ensure a more scientific approach after years of political battles over risks of China collaborations

While sector welcomes changes to be rolled out ‘imminently’, subsequent reforms could prove less popular

Changes in heads of state mean fewer US alumni at global top table, but its figures are bolstered by Stanford graduate Rishi Sunak

The UK’s first Palestinian vice-chancellor discusses proving the value of creative degrees in a hostile climate, how to internationalise rural towns and what growing up with nine siblings can teach you about academic life

Rampant discounting blunts income being made from steep increase in overseas students, as regulator plans action on recruitment

New models beckon after ‘golden age’, sociologist predicts, as source countries seek to plug skills haemorrhage

Debates about international student numbers are highly politicised. But the contribution they make is far more nuanced than any statistics allow

Trip Down Under seen as a positive sign for international education on both sides of the Tasman

ONS moves to improve student flows data seen as opportunity to separate international recruitment from UK’s toxic politics

Critics say joint venture is doomed to fail in an ‘ultra-competitive market’, but Massey insists it has done its homework

Colleges conclude that international experience too valuable to delay, but also show caution about mandates and size

University of Surrey sets up Hong Kong studies hub as political pressures drive Hong Kong academics to the UK

While domestic student numbers are declining, India’s vast underserved student cohort offer solutions for both nations, says Kyuseok Kim

Independent panel agrees Baden-Württemberg should stop charging overseas learners, but its chair predicts ‘avalanche’ of fees-for-all could follow 

Number of scholarships offered reported to have increased fourfold over past decade

Holyrood still finalising details of pilot student exchange programme but time running out to make it accessible, leaders fear

Chief executive of world’s oldest university network discusses equity in partnerships, two-way internationalisation and ensuring the UN sees the value of tertiary education

Doctoral candidates at their wits’ end as visa processing stalls again

Rising numbers of faculty from mainland China face atmosphere of ‘suspicion and mistrust’, researcher claims

Revenue from Singapore venture crucial to ongoing sustainability, says Massey vice-chancellor

Admission to an Indian Institute of Technology is the prize every Indian school-leaver dreams of. But does the scramble for places prepare students well for higher study? Are the institutes’ curricula fit for purpose? And what will internationalisation mean for their future? Pola Lem reports

Once it becomes common knowledge that a UK master’s degree is worthless, the sector will be in trouble, says an anonymous academic

Report into ‘grotesque’ abuses of Australian international education emerges when visa processing system is already straining at the seams

Chance to ensure research has ‘real impact’ in fast-developing country attracting top scholars from abroad, rectors say

Figures published for first time show how refusals vary by continent, as overall rejection rate rises to 31 per cent

Battle over who should have final say over professorship appointments demonstrates difficulty in reconciling starkly different academic cultures

Light-touch treatment of one of universities’ fundamental roles leaves too many questions hanging, observers worry

But some academics remain wary, warning over Beijing’s ‘manipulation’ of student exchange for political purposes

International students contribute nearly £12 billion a year to the government’s priority areas for levelling up, says James Pitman 

Needs-based student funding and second national university also among accord panel’s ‘spiky ideas’, aimed at improving equitable access

MPs and peers issue call for ministers to guarantee survival of graduate visa route into next Parliament

While Australia has long been a favoured education destination for the mountain kingdom, it now hosts a ‘major proportion’ of the population

Anglocentric norms are a blind spot in the effort to diversify the research workforce, global survey suggests

Fears that UK scientists will be frozen out of networks once association is agreed are overblown, say leading researchers

National interest not served by ‘overstating the threats’ or cultivating a ‘climate of uncertainty’, report says

Home Office offers more flexibility for those hoping to work in UK after studies but some are seeing life plans fall apart

Use of the CSAT is likely to increase US enrolment of South Koreans but could bode ill for some of the latter’s domestic institutions, says Kyuseok Kim

Researchers say big increases to cost of study and work visas, and NHS surcharge, will make country less attractive to international students and staff

Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears

With institutions reluctant to match soaring prices, per-student income is eroded further

A long-awaited law might face further delay after Mark Rutte's government collapses in a ‘polarised’ political landscape, while some universities are already capping places for non-Europeans without waiting for the legislation to arrive

China is ‘stealing UK academic research’ in ‘plain sight’ and suppressing political dissent on campus, says intelligence committee