Going Global conference

The British Council held its annual “Going Global” international education conference in London from 13-15 March, attended by more than 1,000 delegates from around the world. University World News was there.

GLOBAL

Fast pace of higher education enrolment growth predicted to slow

Yojana Sharma

AFGHANISTAN

Western troop withdrawals a ‘challenge’ for universities

Yojana Sharma

GLOBAL

Transparency needed for more women to become university leaders

Yojana Sharma

GLOBAL

Universities must be clear and honest about internationalisation

Madeleine F Green

GLOBAL

IAU sets out global agenda on internationalisation

David Jobbins

GLOBAL

Europe to open student mobility scheme to rest of world

David Jobbins

AFRICA

Should Africa de-internationalise to internationalise?

James Jowi

Africa might need to cast off the impact of external forces on its higher education system in order to properly internationalise, the “Going Global” conference heard last week. And universities need to participate more in international forums on higher education to highlight what they are doing.

CHINA

Not all foreign partnerships are good quality – Top ministry official

Yojana Sharma

China wants to welcome foreign universities and branch campuses as part of its drive to grow enrolment and in line with plans for increased internationalisation. But it is tightening up the rules on the kinds of universities and programmes it will allow in, the official in charge of auditing overseas university partnerships has said.

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