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European Commission’s plans for international qualification should not only prioritise in-demand technologies, says guild

Rishi Sunak looking at launching a clampdown on recruitment agents but has backtracked on reforms to UK’s post-study work rights, according to reports

More students are coming to Taiwan under the New Southbound Policy, but some believe both the quality of incoming students and the education on offer are being compromised

Canberra should not stifle university revenue while unrolling expensive equity reforms, says implementation committee member

Politicians apologise after tensions between international students and locals culminate in violence in capital

Ministers urged to resist policies that will ‘massively overcorrect’ student numbers as key migration statistics unlikely to reflect reality of institutions’ declining enrolments

Those of us who stay on post-study give far more to our adopted country than we have been able to give to our home nations, says Elena Rodriguez-Falcon

Education secretary uses Education World Forum speech to praise benefits overseas students bring as government considers making changes to the graduate visa

Ahead of proposed enrolment caps, foreign earnings fail to prevent a slide further into the red

Figures indicate limited scope for growth in international enrolments, as administrators strive to balance the books

Joint study by British Council and Universities UK International finds scale and significance of overseas delivery makes risk management increasingly important

‘Shockingly bad legislation’ gives ministers power to favour certain disciplines

John-Arne Røttingen warns that financial difficulties facing UK universities are putting research at risk

Tightening visa restrictions, language barriers and cultural misunderstanding have contributed to soaring numbers of complaints to OIA

ÌÇÐÄVlog Office notification of Sue Agazie highlights ‘weaponisation of immigration status’ by universities when students complain, say critics

Universities are crying out for consistency, something resembling certainty and a plan for the way forward, says Graham Galbraith

Twenty-three per cent target adopted by European Council despite calls for previous target to be lowered, not increased

Brian Bell tells reporters that scrapping visa would only have a modest effect on immigration numbers anyway, given large impact of changes already introduced

Politicians promise to support Hong Kong’s international education goals, while reminding universities to foster patriotism towards China

Universities call for end to ‘toxic’ uncertainty over future of post-study work route following publication of MAC report

Everything you need to know as the Migration Advisory Committee publishes its highly anticipated review

Highly anticipated independent report opts for status quo option in boost for universities, after finding no evidence system is being widely abused

Latest proposal, unveiled on eve of federal budget, highlights revenue constraints facing universities and colleges

Proposed legislation ‘unnecessary’ because existing arrangements already include caps, says strategist

Chinese nationals studying abroad report being subject to transnational surveillance by authorities, leaving them scared to speak freely

Universities losing income from international students would have to slash their R&D spending, letter to chancellor warns

Malaysia is learning from top student destinations like Australia and Canada when it comes to creating balanced immigration rules for foreign students

Universities’ financial get-out-of-jail card no longer works, as governments in Canberra and elsewhere turn their backs on foreign students

New requirement ‘just the latest lever to reduce net migration’

Even a favourable MAC report may not relieve political pressure on government to act further on international student numbers, risking ‘enormous damage right across the sector’

Right-wing thinktank argues government, not universities, should be put in control of student visa numbers to â€˜reduce the potential for abuse’

Estimates suggest Russell Group’s Chinese fee income has quadrupled in recent years

Kyriakos Pierrakakis tells THE that controversial reforms will help to make country a higher education destination

The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley

Nafsa head says universities must recruit more proactively as election looms, competition mounts and unrest grips campuses

Councillors urge government not to place restrictions on post-study work rights

While the government plans measures to relieve placement poverty and student debt, observers also expect higher visa fees and financial capacity bar

The government should help universities diversify their source countries as it works towards a fix for domestic student funding, says Connor Horsfall

End of prime minister’s two-decade term brings reflection on sector’s rapid development but also its enduring challenges

Filipino students look elsewhere as Australia downgrades risk rating

Former universities minister attacks ‘sheer incoherence and self-destructiveness’ of deterring international students from coming to UK

Number of family members allowed to enter UK down 80 per cent after tightening of rules

Royal Irish Academy calls for fresh push to develop higher education in north-west of island

Gendering and decolonising curricula requires a nuanced consideration of learners’ diverse perspectives and cultural contexts, says Heather Jeffrey

Students looking closer to home for international education, but immigration rules and price points remain barrier

As part of ongoing efforts to reduce abuses and controversies in nation’s huge programme of international enrolment, Trudeau cuts back Covid-era 40-hour-a-week policy

US, with the looming possibility of a second Trump presidency, deemed a more reliable education prospect than its anglophone rivals

New legislation opens the way for quality-focused branches to drive up standards across a traditionally public HE sector, says Ianis Matsoukas

Radical restructuring of higher education would see lower-tariff institutions focus only on vocational courses, under plans outlined by right-wing thinktank

Proposed Astana outpost responds to country’s call for greater internationalisation of its higher education system

Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby

MI5 director general warns vice-chancellors that hostile states are targeting UK universities

Borderland development set to foster enhanced collaboration with mainland institutions

Legal reforms to enable creation of ‘European degree’ the next step towards closer cross-border integration, THE summit hears

Study concludes that learning how to pronounce students’ names properly should be included in diversity and inclusion policies at universities ‘because it goes to the heart of people’s identities’

Studying abroad set to become more expensive in key target markets for universities looking to diversify intakes

University leaders warn they often find themselves stuck between the US and China

Latest changes encourage more recruitment from China for universities that already have the market cornered

Overseas students’ respect for learning helps restore some of the authority that consumerism has stripped from UK academics, says Rania Hafez

Overseas institutions opt for partnerships with local counterparts rather than going it alone, despite regulatory incentives