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US$3.4 billion loss from drop in international students
The loss of 111,000 international students in the school year that has just begun will cost the United States US$3.4 billion and almost 40,000 job...
Korea’s plans to decentralise higher education meet pushback
Effort to redistribute power outside Seoul and boost regions sparks concern among private universities and questions over selection criteria
UK student visa applications fall sharply in key month of August
Drop follows small rise in the equivalent month last year and is likely to sound alarm bells around cash-strapped sector
UK university entry rate declines everywhere bar Scotland – Ucas
Scotland manages to slightly increase number heading into higher education, and international enrolments rise 3 per cent on last year
New university levy will cover Australian complaints body’s costs
The National Student Ombudsman will also introduce penalties for late payment and ‘enforcement action’ on refuseniks, minister says
All undergraduates should get work-based learning, v-cs say
Bold plan to support graduate employment would require placements for 1.4 million students annually
Changes proposed to Australian university funding overhaul
Opposition amendments would curtail ministerial powers and penalties for over-enrolment, while imposing controversial definition of antisemitism
Xenophobia row as South African university ‘cancels’ seminar
King’s College London vice-president says she was told event was called off over ‘institutional concerns about the participation of international academics’
Argentinian universities on strike as Milei dodges funding law
Teaching union leading day-long industrial action as disagreement rumbles on over blocked funding for higher education
Update poverty data and widen student discounts, say universities
Proposal reflects trade-off between making benefits reasonably accessible and spreading them too thin
UK universities’ civic role ‘held back by stop-start funding’
Institutions will be unable to play full role in advancing local economic growth without more stable support, report says
Conditions placed on Australian National University registration
‘Dubious distinction’ for national university, as regulator raises question marks over licence to operate
Leading Australian universities ditch entry guarantees
Institutions raise admission requirements, or consider doing so, amid jockeying to prepare for funding overhaul
Burnham skills plans put degree apprenticeships at risk, v-cs say
‘False dichotomy’ between technical and higher education and waves of policy changes spook employers and threaten investment in system, sector leaders warn
Carl Lygo: ‘I wouldn’t set up a private university today’
As he prepares to retire, Arden vice-chancellor reflects on challenges running for-profit institutions
US visa pause delays international student enrolments
Applicants from China and India considering making other plans as embassies cancel appointments ahead of introduction of new rules
Times Higher Education Awards 2026: shortlist announced
Seven universities lead the way with four appearances each as finalists named across 20 categories
Britons ‘least positive’ on value of university, Ipsos finds
Public opinion across the UK diverges significantly from international norms, a poll of 31 nations reveals
Distrust in institutions doesn’t extend to science or universities
Science and universities have ‘weathered a collapse in trust’ in many major UK institutions, although ‘shallow’ public support has not been stress-tested
GUS completes takeover of Lincoln Bishop University
Public institution to become autonomous company within wider private education group
Elite Indian engineering colleges to offer medical degrees
IIT Madras branches out as AI takes ever more important role in hospitals, but experts warn it could face many obstacles to achieving ambition
Scotland’s universities face £200 million annual shortfall
Sector’s worsening financial situation laid bare by new analysis conducted as part of wide-ranging review of university system
University registration may hinge on research security safeguards
Committee mulls amendment of threshold standards as new report highlights how ARC-funded researchers continue to collaborate with likes of Iran and Russia
Dealing with extreme heat ‘hugely problematic’ for universities
Estates teams already facing large backlog of maintenance issues will struggle to retrofit campuses to cope with rising temperatures, experts say
Call for deeper reform as Malaysia axes decades-old university law
Scrapping of contentious legislation could open up new era of academic freedom, say scholars, but only if it is accompanied by wider changes in institutional culture
New Zealand university enrolments eclipse pandemic peak
Higher education dominates post-Covid recovery, as vocational enrolments remain suppressed
More private takeovers of universities would face ‘steep hurdles’
Paris-based higher education group eyeing more UK investment says it won’t rule out any category of institution
‘Insurance’ choice future still unclear despite admissions surge
Elite universities’ growing selectivity fuels revival of back-up option, but no guarantees trend will continue
Have Schwarzman scholarships helped change views on China?
Prestigious programme that has brought international scholars to Tsinghua for past 10 years aims to foster ‘more nuanced view’ of Eastern giant – despite ever-changing geopolitics