Internationalisation

Transnational education moving beyond simply increasing higher education capacity, says THE report

Senate committee inquiry extended as members scrutinise impacts on vocational colleges

Cross-border authorship may be stalling in part because domestic output is growing so rapidly, analysts suggest

As visa data backs up prediction that universities will fall short of study caps, Applyboard says there could be ‘ripple effects across the international education sector’

Both sides of Australian politics need to stop treating universities as ‘a political pawn’

A boom in international enrolments has brought many benefits, but public concerns about visa abuse are rising, says Kyuseok Kim 

Process for limiting international student recruitment ‘like a game of musical chairs’, Senate committee hears

Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival

Mandating longer study abroad stints will sideline the students who benefit most and cannot manage independent travel, practitioners warn

Proposed Australian caps show how quickly policy environment can change, says new Manchester v-c, who has just made the switch from Down Under

Regional institutions hope to benefit as they are handed quotas higher than current numbers at expense of rich Group of Eight universities. But will effect of the policy merely put students off Australia altogether?

Latest figures showing that growth has fallen to lowest level in decades should be a ‘wake-up call’ for government, says Universities Australia

Increased American targeting of foreign enrolments expected to prompt policy response and reduce competitor countries’ access to ‘low-risk’ students

‘Unwelcoming’ government policies may see international students turn to other destinations, say education agents

Universities may be discouraged from taking on displaced students for fear of them counting towards their quota, policy expert warns

Spike in applicants changing their minds after dependants ban shows UK has ‘demand, not quality’ issues, says report

Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts

University to offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across range of subjects from outpost in Delhi

A new law permitting foreign universities to set up Greek outposts is seen by some as a first step to transforming a very statist system. But with doubts over the law’s constitutionality compounding the usual uncertainties of overseas ventures, will there be much interest, asks Emily Dixon

But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader

Metric used to inform new policy adds to confusion for top-ranked institutions while other vice-chancellors welcome ‘certainty’ provided by their allocations

Newly announced quota ‘like a levy by stealth’, analyst says, as universities evaluate the impact at institutional level

New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers

No currently enrolled students will be disadvantaged, bureaucrat insists, despite quarrels over data and assessment that bill ‘is more suited to national security legislation’

Row over payment of foreign lecturers has stretched on for three decades

Security expert questions the approach, amid reports of Australia’s first ‘nationality ban’

Canberra yet to clarify future of ‘ministerial direction 107’ despite touting enrolment caps as a replacement

The vast majority of the fall in student visa numbers can be attributed to large decreases in the number of applicants from India and Nigeria

After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated

International student numbers expected to drop following visa processing centre closures

Holyrood government extends home fee status to 19 students kicked off courses after the Taliban banned women from universities

‘We all fare better if we work together,’ says Washington lobbyist, as US turns a corner in its approach to foreign students

Vice-chancellor says it is ‘fine’ for international students to make up nearly half of Melbourne’s enrolments

University lobby demands revocation of ‘ministerial direction 107’, after education minister insists student quotas will be a ‘better mechanism’

Security body cautions agents against unpatriotic messaging as Chinese applications receive greater international scrutiny

Degrees taught in Hindi might play well with Modi fans but this shift risks IITs’ global reputation for producing outstanding graduates, says Eldho Mathews

Short-stay students should be exempted from both quotas and fee hike, says representative body

City dwellers appreciate international students’ economic contribution but think they add to housing unaffordability

Prime minister announces more medical school places as part of vow to develop education system and retain young people

Baroness Smith suggests new UK government will not bail out at-risk institutions but says she wants to secure ‘financial stability’ of sector

QAA-led review of offshore teaching flags concerns about expansion of existing programmes overloading staff, and unfamiliarity of assessment techniques used

Fears nationwide unrest may deter prospective international recruits after turbulent period for overseas enrolments

Study visa issuance to Nepalese citizens has grown in three of the top four English-speaking destinations

Liberals ‘reserve position’ on international student bill, as Australian government pledges to release ‘indicative’ caps

As they brace for big policy shifts, inflation and flat domestic demand have left Australian universities more vulnerable than before Covid

UK advised to invest in transnational education as more east Asian students opt to study in nearby countries

Fee hike follows similar move in Australia, but from a much lower base

Politician renews lobbying for Indian-owned language exam as foreign companies make millions from study abroad craze

London Higher warns that 16 per cent drop in student visa applications could represent £1 billion in lost revenue for the sector

Universities must not use international education reforms as a smokescreen to jettison staff, Australian union says

Proposal denigrated as ‘wealth tax’ better than the alternative, architect says, as Australian universities unite to oppose caps

Environment, safety and friendliness prove pluses, but cost and work experience ‘remain biggest challenges’

Canberra should avoid unnecessary damage by waiting to assess the impact of no fewer than nine other policy changes, professor says

Structurally disadvantaged in teaching Australian students, new private colleges face international enrolment veto until they have taught domestic students

IE University takes over Glasgow Caledonian outpost that was branded a ‘white elephant’

More scientists only producing domestic work after collapse in collaborations with US and Europe and Chinese links remaining static

Industry links seen as key for one of the first foreign universities to set up a base in India

Survey highlights ‘price sensitivity’ variations among Australia’s crowded neighbours

Donald Trump’s idea is unnecessary and could denude international students’ native countries of their talents, warns Allan Goodman

Home affairs and skills portfolios in new hands, in first changes to Labor government’s ministry