Demand for MBAs declining amid visa and cost concerns
New survey finds students increasingly tempted to stay at home as quality of global business schools rises
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South Korean degrees only for international students ‘divisive’
New programmes in K-pop and tech signal shift in recruitment strategy, but academics raise concerns over segregation and long-term sustainability
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China hikes research spending as self-reliance remains priority
Long-term investment plans suggest superpower’s economic development becoming ‘subservient’ to technological progress
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News Talks podcast: Will Australian R&D review deliver on promises?
With the 35 recommendations of the Strategic Examination of Research and Development made public this week, we discuss how many of these long-hoped-for reforms are likely to become a reality
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Supervisors claiming co-authorship of PhD papers ‘form of fraud’
Pushing doctoral students to credit more senior academics on early publications has contributed to ‘ethical scandal hiding in plain sight’, says education professor
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New Zealand-China education ties ‘at risk of faltering’
Headline enrolment growth masks weaknesses in educational exchange and country’s standing as a TNE player
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‘Unusually steep’ decline in US university autonomy, index shows
Drop in institutional autonomy of 50 per cent since 2015 means country is now only rated as ‘moderate’ by experts
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UK ‘must not be complacent’ over Trump effect on student flows
American universities expected to experience steeper declines in enrolments during second year of Trump presidency
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UK sector urged to approach Indian TNE ‘with sceptic’s hat on’
Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed
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International master’s students on the up but visa refusals rise
Early figures for this academic year show ‘volatile’ recruitment continuing, with several Russell Group universities seeing steep drops
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‘Don’t expect growth’ in overseas student numbers, Australia told
Minister outlines vision of value over volume, amid debate over imperatives to ‘make a buck’
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More than 1,600 universities join new Sustainability Impact Network
Members of ‘world’s largest university membership network’ will feature in relaunched sustainability ratings system aligned with the UN SDGs
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Political attacks on social science open the way to tech dystopia
Authoritarian regimes from the US to China and India perceive many humanities and social sciences as both useless and dangerous. But while their truths might be inconvenient, they are vital to...
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Thai universities at a crossroads as new coalition formed
Incoming government could take sector in different direction, scholars say, depending on which party handed power over key ministry
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Now, of all times, the US needs African studies
Universities must provide a counterweight to a government whose aid policies and public statements have been hostile to Africa, says Noam Schimmel