Internationalisation

On 15 October 1971, the first edition of The Times Higher Education Supplement was published. In the five decades since, the publication now known as Times Higher Education has charted the expansion and marketisation of the UK sector while taking an ever more global perspective. Three editors reflect on their time at the helm

Saikat Majumdar surveys developments from the Gulf to South Korea in light of the closure of Yale-NUS College

Russell Group must ‘stop making excuses’ on difficulties of diversifying international student flows, says ex-universities minister

Latest edition of global employability survey suggests contrasting view on benefits of cross-border learning

Foreign interference concerns should not blind policymakers to the benefits of collaboration, forum hears

Report from Canadian recruitment platform says greater share of searches are now for cheaper courses 

While Canberra’s decision is ‘great news’, students still face competition for flights and a mishmash of state rules

Greater cross-border collaboration key to peace and prosperity, says learned society

Massive cuts to GCRF-funded research hubs will not continue next year after they won praise from a Whitehall review, UK Research and Innovation confirms

Ghanaian university president Patrick Awuah says local academics and students should welcome expertise that remotely based scholars bring

Rector Shalini Randeria wants displaced institution to broaden appeal at home in Vienna and for international student cohort

Refreshed guidelines allow universities to choose which academics face scrutiny of their overseas affiliations

AI analysis of online activity reveals ‘really nice’ sentiment and sophisticated understanding of government structures

Universities bill partnership as bringing ‘global programmes’ for students as well as joint research on worldwide challenges

After extended run of pandemic and political obstacles, Biden officials celebrate revival even as totals still lag pre-Covid highs

Erasmus funding rules should be rewritten to compensate students for the higher cost of travelling by rail, says Connie Hedegaard

‘Sense prevails’ as New South Wales declares that incoming students will be treated like locals

Visa requirements mean only limited numbers of students will be able to enter before Christmas

Refugee academics claim they face steep accommodation fees and scant relief from institutions

As Australian policy focus pivots from international education to research commercialisation, ‘it’s the right time for us to shine’, says new head Andrew Parfitt

Deteriorating political climate causing self-censorship, conference hears

Scholarships can be important, but the risk of brain drain must be borne in mind, say experts 

UUKi conference told that it is wrong to think that Western courses and models can be easily replicated abroad

Universities welcome coming announcement but student advocate warns of damage done by restrictions

Students flying in from Singapore won’t need to isolate, as long as they’re from Singapore

The European Commission must resist the temptation to overload nascent university alliances with its own strategic priorities, says Jan Palmowski

UK institutions gaining from Australia’s strict Covid-19 border controls, experts say

State becomes first jurisdiction to step back from its pilot scheme, after being first to get one approved

With their home economies bouncing back and students keen to travel, countries face vaccination validation as next obstacle

After years of crackdown on Chinese-born scholars, US universities in danger of losing critical base of students and workers, University of Arizona-led survey finds

‘Parallel universes’ promise more pain for international education, even as Covid finish line beckons

Community colleges and small private institutions call for more government aid as undergraduate numbers shrink another 3 per cent

But Queensland plan requires federal approval – and by the time it receives it, circumstances may have changed

Taipei’s soft power play should work as long as it keeps things apolitical, say academics

While federal agreement will be needed, Australian Capital Territory announcement boosts hopes of students’ return for 2022 academic year

Measures to limit the dominance of Western universities in online learning may be required, says Getachew Engida

Anming Hu was acquitted in court prosecution under Trump crackdown on academic scientists with China ties

A more liberal visa regime could also help fill skills gaps as Australia looks to recover from the pandemic, says James Cauchy

Pegagus revelations ‘caused us to decide that it’s not the right time to be pursuing these kinds of really ambitious plans’, says vice-chancellor

But student return still likely to be delayed as airport processes come up to speed

Harvard Beijing Academy becomes Harvard Taipei Academy, amid concern about friendliness and accommodation

Overseas students must still isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case, even if they are double-jabbed with a UK-approved vaccine

While Australasian international education leaders are upbeat about vaccination, few expect ‘meaningful’ student arrivals any time soon

Sector should be ‘cyber-savvy’ but embrace Chinese STEM PhDs, conference hears

International students ‘look at Australia as one nation’, state-based education advocates stress

Northern rivals have stolen a march on sectors Down Under, whose recovery could be a long time coming

Marathon legal battle by Italy’s lettori for equal rights may soon end after European Commission’s intervention

Australian surveys reveal primacy of vaccines for both inbound and outbound students

Move offers alternative to testing centres used by thousands of international students to enter Western universities

EUA report imagining scenarios for 2030 also paints picture of higher education being squeezed by markets and authoritarianism   

Institutions need to do all they can to stay visible and be ready to welcome students back when borders reopen, says Stephen Connelly

New Cambridge guidance will help academics avoid collaborations that pose a threat to security or academic freedom, says Stephen Toope

Prospect of international student arrivals boosted by Sinovac approval and reopening of borders to Australian travellers

Portuguese use in particular has seen relative decline as Brazil-based authors seek collaboration outside region 

Investment of £2.25 million seeks to stem decline in applications

In the third decade of the so-called Asian century, European and North American universities and governments continue to neglect the world’s most populous continent. As Asia grows ever more powerful, this must change, scholars tell Joyce Lau

The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost pedagogically? And will anything be gained? Anna McKie reports

Official censure comes amid claims that pioneering institution is only ‘a Chinese college that bears Nottingham’s name’

Some British scholars are following in their European peers’ footsteps in a bid to improve their research opportunities overseas

Despite immense challenges of getting out of the country, some Afghans have managed to reach UK and continue their studies and academic careers