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5 août 2018

University leaders from Europe, Canada and the US discuss the civic role of universities in a challenging context

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...

3 août 2018

Let's celebrate - not fear - the growing competition for overseas students

Screenshot-2018-4-23 The GardianInternational higher education isn’t about a few countries getting all the students, it’s about giving young people opportunities. More...

3 août 2018

Global South scholars are missing from European and US journals. What can be done about it

The ConversationStudies have shown that scholars in the global South are under represented in top international peer-reviewed social and medical sciences journals. More...

2 août 2018

Not Feeling Safe in China

HomeBy 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...

2 août 2018

Does Huawei's Research Funding Pose a Threat?

HomeBy 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...

2 août 2018

Closures of China-Foreign Programs

HomeBy 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...

2 août 2018

Confucius Institutes: Academic Malware and Cold Warfare

HomeConfucius 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...

2 août 2018

How to better support international students

eCampus News3 ways the University of Delaware provides state-of-the-art student support for its growing international student population. More...

1 août 2018

Same-day approvals for international student loans

University Business Magazine logoMPOWER 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...

1 août 2018

Partnership to help South Africa universities redress apartheid legacy

University Business Magazine logoPenn 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...

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