Capitalise on Mexico’s ‘nearshoring’ boom, universities told
Influx of foreign investment brings opportunities to train skilled workers but institutions must adapt to capitalise
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‘Be bold’ on climate research funding needs, says Oxford v-c
Oxford’s vaccine success shows what universities can do in a crisis, but following up with climate solutions means being proactive with funders, Irene Tracey tells THE summit
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Make ‘social capital’ key to inclusion efforts, says v-c
Investing in structures and processes that allow students and staff to develop their own relationships is the best way to avoid woolly diversity work, conference hears
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More Australian branch campuses proposed for Indonesia
Western Sydney University joins Victorian and Queensland institutions in seeking presence in the world’s third biggest democracy
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Talking leadership: Jorge Grünberg on creating entrepreneurs
The rector of ORT Uruguay, cradle to the country’s first ‘unicorns’, talks about fostering an entrepreneurship mindset in a risk-averse society
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Latin America University Rankings 2023: results announced
Chile is poised to lead on internationalisation, thanks to national funding boost
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ChatGPT forcing ‘fruitful conversations’ about assessment
Students’ sometimes unexpected use of AI, from generating emails to translating their original work, is encouraging a ‘rethink’ by academics
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Latin American universities expand indigenous access efforts
Institutions offer more support to tackle historically low participation rates
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Hong Kong considers raising cap on non-local students
Universities consulted on increasing limit from current level of 20 per cent in face of demographic decline
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Ministers set to push on with student number controls in England
Government expected to initiate system of caps, potentially using new quality measures, but drop minimum entry requirement idea
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Adelaide university merger faces rocky regulatory road
While the two governing councils have agreed to a combined university, many still need convincing – not least, opposition and crossbench parliamentarians
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We don’t have to be the unyielding taskmasters we have learned to be
For some students, a little more understanding of their difficult individual circumstances goes a very long way, says Hannah Forsyth
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Leeds launches LGBT-focused PhD scholarships
‘Pride’ scholarships aim to make university a world leader in research field
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European universities ‘need agility revolution’ to compete
Private university founder calls for governance overhaul as the rector of one of Poland’s leading public universities says it is considering an endowment to secure a more stable financial foundation
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Backbenchers push Sunak to go further on cutting student visas
‘New Conservatives’ want to axe post-study work visas and stop ‘poorest performing’ universities from recruiting overseas