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National legislation can be a barrier to offering one diploma from two universities, joint degree advocate says 

The French president’s ambitious plan for cross-border universities will require at least seven years given integration required, experts warn

EAIE report analyses views of 2,300 international education staff on their universities’ priorities

Trend for ‘shorter and closer’ overseas study options among Japanese students puts premium on demonstrating educational value, EAIE conference hears

University study centre ‘positive’ on Islam but not Christianity, objects senior Department of Education official

Australian study also finds that dodgy agents are exploiting a migration advice ‘loophole’

Concerns about student visa scheme’s integrity prompt methodological adjustment

France’s president responded to the gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish the grande école ENA, reigniting debate about the country’s intensely hierarchical higher education system. John Morgan explores what lies behind the proposal and what it says about the role of exclusive institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age

A policy to recruit genuinely the brightest and best students would have to look beyond revenue maximisation

In move that leaves other institutions wary, Northeastern pushing new students to foreign posts

Committee compares Home Office attitude in ETS crackdown to Windrush scandal

Trump adviser plans multi-agency tour of universities confused by crackdown

Proposed new law not as tough as some feared – but critics argue focus on Dutch ignores benefits of studying in English

Visa route on offer for those ‘graduating in the summer of 2021 and after’, but Indian students concerned by announcement’s ambiguity

Universities also warned that lack of diversity in AI is leading to missed opportunities to solve important problems

Academia has gone green in a big way in recent years, but some doubt whether it will make much difference to the planet. Nick Mayo speaks to scholars and students to assess the sector’s environmental record

International students want to know that they are studying in a country that can set them up for a successful career, says Seema Kennedy

Recent clashes over Hong Kong and Tiananmen Square have strained universities’ diplomatic sinews, says Roger Smyth

Chinese students’ misunderstanding of their host society thwarts their efforts to integrate in Australia, says academic

European Union nationals to be limited to three years in UK if country crashes out of bloc

Universities often claim to be competing in a global market, but their recruitment of leaders typically results in domestic appointments. With some of the world’s top institutions led by people from abroad, John Ross asks whether more should be following suit 

Universities need to be able to support the needs of overseas learners, but should not regard them as being completely different from domestic recruits, say experts

Palestinian applicant says he has not commented on politics himself

Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing

Betting the farm on international students is a gamble – but what’s the alternative? asks THE’s Asia-Pacific editor John Ross 

Plan to direct undergraduates toward nations of political and economic value

Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty

UNSW takes action to insure itself against drop in Chinese student recruitment

Sting operations counter welcoming narrative hinted at in changes to residency rules

Institutions assume they will be bailed out if enrolments fall because they are ‘too big to fail’, says report

Top Australian university to boost collaboration with India and Indonesia as China concerns wrack sector

International students feel “at home” while locals feel left out on outsized Australian campus, says Michael Spence

International education is not just about personal transformation – it also delivers better core academic outcomes, says Kent Anderson

Research leaders welcome announcements but warn of impact of no-deal departure

Universities, already facing upheaval on several other fronts, fear imminent plans could make it far harder to recruit students

Fees are seen by some as a proxy for quality, so an increase might not be all that bad, says Hepi report

Overseas scholars feel that their presence is ‘tokenistic’, says study, despite state-sponsored drive for internationalisation

Rapidly growing country could be springboard to wider Asean engagement, say experts

Rise in Continental recruitment offsets overall flattening in transnational education numbers

Move fast and be patient, antipodean institutions told, as doors open in Indonesia

The live unveiling of Germany’s Excellence Strategy institutions is greeted by champagne, confetti and a changing of attitudes

New analysis charts 40-fold increase in quantity of co-authored papers and 100-fold surge in quality

In the context of all the privations Palestinians suffer, international academic isolation is a terrible thing indeed, says David Palumbo-Liu

Stand-off likely to exacerbate concerns over free speech on campus

Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal

Collaboration between three university alliances hopes to drive cooperation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Rising numbers of overseas academics have been hit with visa denials or refused entry to Palestine, scholars say

New campus after seven years of CMU operations in Rwanda raises hopes, questions of sustainability

Situation is ‘driving anxiety and fear on our campuses’, Lawrence Bacow warns top officials

The alliance of world universities agrees to act on issues including social inequality at first summit

UUKi chief will ‘eat hat’ if amendment to liberalise visa regime not adopted, as major survey of international graduates published

New vice-chancellor of federal university to focus on boosting international programmes and ‘selling London brand’ post-Brexit  

FBI views academic collaboration with Chinese institutions as ‘sharing with the enemy’, says attorney for sacked geneticists

Report sheds light on international graduates’ motivations for staying on

New analyses highlight the risks of over-dependence on single income source

Younger institutions offer greatest potential for dynamic collaborations, says high commissioner

Change of guard suggests tough times ahead for leading Australian universities

Three British institutions included in new networks despite country’s vote for Brexit

MPs’ report on UK-India relations also says ‘leading universities’ should be allowed to issue visas direct to ‘the best’ Indian students

Wen Hai, head of Peking University HSBC Business School’s Oxford outpost, says venture will help foster collaboration between Britain and China