By Peter Scott. We like to boast about the strength of our higher education sector but it relies heavily on imported firepower. More...
11 novembre 2014
1 novembre 2014
Cambridge v-c: immigration attitudes and policy harming UK
By . The vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has criticised the “ever more parochial” attitude to immigration in the UK. More...
26 octobre 2014
‘Cheap, pathetic gestures’ on immigration harming HE
By . A business leader has said he is “appalled” to see universities end up as “victims of political point-scoring” and a “meaningless” migration target. More...
19 octobre 2014
US-based African immigrants more educated
By Wagdy Sawahel. Although the foreign-born population from Africa in the US is small relative to other foreign-born groups, a higher proportion of Africans are graduates than the overall foreign-born population and their numbers have grown rapidly over the past 40 years.
This was outlined in a US Census Bureau report, The foreign-born population from Africa: 2008-2012. Read more...
13 octobre 2014
Oxford University boss attacks UK's immigration policy for harming academia
By . The vice-chancellor of Oxford University has agreed that new Government visa controls are “hostile” to international students.In his annual address to the university, Professor Andrew Hamilton said: “Whenever I travel in the world, particularly in China and India, one question persists. Why has the UK adopted a visa system so hostile to student entry. Read more...
13 octobre 2014
Students at the margins and the institutions that serve them
31 août 2014
Public says foreign student numbers should not be cut
30 août 2014
Foreign students 'should not be classed as immigrants'
By Graeme Paton. University vice-chancellors call for an overhaul of immigration policy as a survey finds the majority of adults favour a rise in the number of foreign students entering the UK. Read more...30 août 2014
Net migration figures push 250,000
By . Net migration has risen to 243,000 in the past year, dashing government hopes of meeting its target, although student immigration has remained stable. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics today look to have ended the Conservatives’ hopes of meeting their pledge to reduce net migration to the “tens of thousands” by 2015. More...
8 août 2014
Lagging immigration reform in U.S. good for Canada: federal jobs minister
By Tamsyn Burgmann. Stalled immigration reforms in the United States are an opportunity for Canada to scoop up a wealth of young, "brilliant" foreign nationals and direct them into burgeoning tech-sector employment, the federal employment minister said Wednesday.
Minister Jason Kenney heartily endorsed his government's efforts to entice educated immigrants north of the 49th parallel as a direct counter to American policy obstacles to settling down there after earning highly-prized degrees. More...
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