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Three major universities quit international rankings

CHINA After years of receiving extra government funding to push selected top universities up international university rankings, three major Chinese universities will no longer participate...

Cap on student numbers will deepen overseas fees reliance

UNITED KINGDOM Higher education leaders in the United Kingdom have come out fighting against proposed government reforms to post-18 education and funding which they claim...

World Higher Education Conference 2022 opens in Barcelona

GLOBAL   15 May 2022 More than 1,500 participants will gather in Barcelona, Spain, for the third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, to chart a renewed...

To remain relevant, universities need to change … quickly

AUSTRALIA In an April issue of The Conversation (Australia), the veteran higher education commentator Gavin Moodie casts his critical eye over the higher education policies...

The lure of commerce: Do universities face a brain drain?

UNITED KINGDOM The commercial education sector has changed beyond recognition in the last 10 years. The explosion of aggregators onto the scene, the emergence of...

Towards a new International Education Strategy by Chris Skidmore

This blog was written by former Universities Minister the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP. It is adapted from a speech delivered via video link from...

Indians in Australia driving innovation and paving way for future collaboration

TheIndia Australia Business & Community Alliance (IABCA), supported by Investment NSW and Austrade, now in its 9th year was a reminder of the opportunity that...

Ontario international students, families making ‘massive sacrifices’ for the Canadian dream

The death of an Indian student in Toronto last month made international headlines, but while Kartik Vasudev's story ended in tragedy, his parents' sacrifices offer...

Canada announces new immigration benefits for international students, job seekers

Canada has announced additional benefits for international students studying in the country as well as the resumption of its Express Entry draws for Canadian Experience...

Indian Students’ Association of Victoria: giving Indian international students a voice

Reading Time: 4 minutes  With thousands of international students still recovering from post-pandemic financial and mental strain, the Indian Students’ Association of Victoria (ISA) has...