New Zealand education ratings improve as foreign enrolments grow Overseas students offer their judgement: excellent education, increasingly affordable, warm people – but out of the way and lacking work experience opportunities By John Ross 29 September
Residency rates of overseas graduates ‘grossly underestimated’ International education lobby group warns against course and policy redesign based around local employability of foreign graduates By John Ross 26 September
Funding changes ‘further threaten humanities’ in Australia Decline set to accelerate, as government puts block on over-enrolments By John Ross 25 September
Specialise or else: Australian review targets focused research Registration requirements and compact negotiations would be reformed to funnel universities into ‘focus areas’, under panel’s draft proposals By John Ross 24 September
Running a university in Papua New Guinea? ‘It’s not for everyone’ Expat Ian Findlay says his fourth retirement will be his last. Before that, his task is to ‘transform’ the breeding ground of Papuan prime ministers By John Ross 23 September
‘Chaos’ reigns in ‘consequence-free’ councils, says Senate report Senate committee recommends major transparency and accountability changes to Australian universities’ governing bodies By John Ross 19 September
ANU rows back on cuts as others announce fresh restructure plans University leaders rule out forced redundancies as proposed UTS cuts claim the spotlight By John Ross 19 September
Diverging English requirements ‘a risk to institutional brand’ Entry scores for overseas students increasingly disparate, as immigration authorities approve more tests By John Ross 18 September
Reforming university finance reports ‘could help explain cuts’ Institutional finances warrant their own review, accounting expert says, amid contested claims about the necessity for redundancies By John Ross 17 September
Students’ union head urges ‘politically neutral’ approach Canterbury student association president says representative body’s non-partisan stance has put it ‘ahead of the game’ By John Ross 14 September
Removal of ANU v-c ‘sets precedent for political meddling’ Political campaign against ‘damaging’ v-c highlights tension between obligations to constituents and respect for institutional autonomy By John Ross 11 September
Australian opposition dubious about ‘arm’s-length’ Atec Shadow minister promises bipartisanship but ‘no blank cheque’, with commission’s funding activities set for particular scrutiny By John Ross 11 September