On 1-4 July about 30 university presidents from Canada, Europe and the United States convened at the European University Institute (EUI) in Fiesole, Florence, for the 15th Transatlantic Dialogue. This event addressed the timely theme “Higher education and its communities: openness, democracy and engagement”. More...
Let's celebrate - not fear - the growing competition for overseas students
International higher education isn’t about a few countries getting all the students, it’s about giving young people opportunities. More...
Global South scholars are missing from European and US journals. What can be done about it
Not Feeling Safe in China
By Elizabeth Redden. An American professor who lost his post at an elite Chinese university is now leaving China, citing concerns about his personal safety. More...
Does Huawei's Research Funding Pose a Threat?
By Elizabeth Redden. The head of a Chinese telecommunications company has fired back after lawmakers sent a letter last week to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos asking her to investigate ties between the company and American universities on the grounds that research partnerships “may pose a significant threat to national security.” More...
Closures of China-Foreign Programs
By Elizabeth Redden. China's Ministry of Education approves the termination of more than 200 Chinese-foreign partnerships. An expert says it's a cumulative list of all terminations since 2006. More...
Confucius Institutes: Academic Malware and Cold Warfare
Confucius Institutes and classrooms installed in colleges and K-12 schools the world around function as propaganda branches of the Chinese government, writes Marshall Sahlins. More...
How to better support international students
3 ways the University of Delaware provides state-of-the-art student support for its growing international student population. More...
Same-day approvals for international student loans
MPOWER Financing (www.mpowerfinancing.com), an innovative fintech company and provider of educational loans to high-promise international students, has streamlined its online loan application process by adding conditional offers of approval. More...
Partnership to help South Africa universities redress apartheid legacy
Penn State's College of Education has recently begun a partnership to help support and prepare South Africa’s next generation of university leadership. The project is the result of a successful proposal submitted by three South African universities, and now funded by South Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training. More...