International students in Asia
China’s flagship Belt and Road initiative continues to pay off as students from priority regions take up degree programmes, but post-pandemic recovery still ongoing
University of London institution sets up in Bengaluru tech park
Japan and Australia becoming more popular options, alongside European destinations
New programmes in K-pop and tech signal shift in recruitment strategy, but academics raise concerns over segregation and long-term sustainability
Universities told to temper ambitions in ‘highly competitive market’ with automatic growth far from guaranteed
Decision comes as country looks to expand overseas admissions in bid to counter declining domestic enrolments
Drop in outbound numbers coincides with tightening restrictions in popular destination countries, and efforts to boost country’s own HE system
The territory has recently raised its cap on non-local students twice, with it set to reach 50 per cent next year. But amid geopolitical tensions and Western concerns about freedom, is it realistic for Hong Kong to loosen its international cohort’s domination by students from the mainland? Tash Mosheim reports
University expands presence in Central Asia after growing first capital city site from 95 students to 428
Experts say introduction of compulsory test for all undergraduate courses shows country’s shifting approach to internationalisation
New scholarship programme will keep 1,000 government-funded students in Asia in further sign of the ‘rise of China in science’
Current site ‘bursting at the seams’, says v-c, as Australian university plans 17-storey new campus in Kuala Lumpur’s financial district
Proposal could help international students assimilate better into society but low pay and potential for abuse need to be addressed, say experts
City told to resist ‘mainlandisation’ amid fears that expansion is placing growing strain on staff and resources
Country hoping to expand international admissions levies ‘contradictory’ 6 per cent surcharge on tuition costs of overseas students
Videos of glamorous scholars sipping coffee portray a lifestyle far removed from the toxic culture of overwork faced by academics, says Rituparna Patgiri
Mark E. Smith eyes destinations ‘closer to home’ for next overseas site after moving quickly to become first to get going in India
Economic success of graduates key to showing worth of branch campuses, according to chief executive of site set up 25 years ago
Institutions appear to be overcoming longstanding internationalisation issues, with some reporting record-breaking levels of interest
