Casual conversion ruling puts universities in a quandary
Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns
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‘No clear way’ for UK sector to grow international student intake
Modelling finds just nine countries offer ‘headroom and stability’ to source more students but this assumes competitor markets don’t shift
Colombian president’s police pledge makes universities ‘fearful’
Populist’s vow to allow police on campus potentially heralds broader anti-academic attacks, observers say
UK universities face autumn of chaos as ‘prolonged’ strikes planned
Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say
UK higher education ‘needs to get its credibility back’, say v-cs
Scandals about franchised provision have undermined the sector, and universities need to ensure failings are not repeated, Labour conference hears
What is the university president’s role in today’s world?
What is the role of university presidents at a time of increasing complexity? The world is changing and they must adapt, but their central role is to ...
A university should not defend democracy from nowhere
Universities cannot strengthen democracy through communications, branding, rankings or partnerships alone. Democracy does not exist in the abstract. I...
South Korea strengthens research security at universities
South Korea has begun building a national research-security system to prevent advanced technologies from leaking out of universities and research inst...
Judge halts four-year cap on international student visas
A judge has halted the implementation of new rules under which 1.6 million international students who are presently studying in the US would have lost...
Could university-FE mergers turn the UK’s HE upside down?
For decades post-92 universities in the United Kingdom were encouraged to become more like their older, traditional research-intensive institutions. H...
University facing ‘worst crisis since WW2’ as strike begins
Scotland’s University of Dundee is facing the worst financial crisis of any British higher education institution since World War Two, its principal ...
Universities open new opportunities for Kazakh students
More Kazakh students are looking to South Korea as a destination for higher education, and a new university ranking by The Korea Times highlights oppo...
One in four graduates would skip university if choosing again
For decades school leavers in the United Kingdom have been told that a degree is the safest route to a good job. That assumption is now being tested: ...
DOJ accuses university of racial discrimination in admissions
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday accused the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) medical school of discriminating a...
Will universities flock to Hong Kong’s new metropolis?
Plans for three new university towns and a 30 per cent increase in PhD scholarships have been well received by the sector
Over 230 university agreements link Kazakhstan and Korea
Addressing the Kazakh-Korean roundtable meeting in Seoul, Kazakhstan’s Head of State and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed the importance of ...
Ethiopia temporarily reassigns Tigray university students
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education has announced the temporary reassignment of students previously enrolled at universities in the Tigray region to ot...
British University is a step towards internationalising HE
Iraq’s Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdul Hussein Al-Mousawi laid the foundation stone for the British University in ...
‘Hand of government’ hamstringing universities: Leeser
Australia’s shadow education minister bemoans loss of competition in sector, while committing to suite of policies well before next election
Apply early and be ready: Tips for a smooth student visa application
Find out how applying for your student visa early can help you prepare for study in New Zealand.
Australian university funding bill beaten by the bell
Legislation’s passage likely when parliament resumes in October
Enrolments on humanities degrees teeter on the edge
History and social sciences tick upwards but languages and creative arts continue to fall, while vocational subjects rise
UK universities may have to ditch degrees, ex-Ucas boss warns
Mary Curnock Cook tells sector to reflect on how digital provision has transformed journalism amid a ‘nightmare scenario’ facing higher education
Australian university funding bill set to pass Senate
Passage of legislation appears assured after Greens ‘secured’ government’s agreement to a dozen amendments
Trump’s four-year student visa cap blocked in courts
The judge’s ruling could be overturned in the higher courts, but international education experts are encouraged by the last-minute stay
Innovation Act misses ‘unique’ university commercialisation role
Regulation overlooks barriers such as mobility between universities and companies stalling research’s move to market, EUA says
Populists’ ‘net negative migration’ plan slashes student visas
Overseas admissions slashed by two-thirds in One Nation’s move to wrest back primacy in immigration debate
‘Universities could go under’: sector responds to UK study visa data
Decline in applications for study in the UK will ‘harm delivery of everything universities do’, observers say
Malaysian female liberal arts college addresses ‘critical gaps’
First leadership college of its kind in region aims to ‘uplift women’ through critical thinking and personal development, says vice-chancellor
DfE ‘considering’ exemptions from international student levy
The United Kingdom Department for Education (DfE) is “considering the merits” of extending exemptions from the international student levy to group...