Stormy times for international student mobility
International higher education faces a decade of uncertainty with the predicted rise in student mobility at risk as young people become increasingly worried about climate change
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Tag: Germany
The rise of English-taught degrees abroad
ONE of the big education stories of our times is the drive towards ‘internationalisation’ by universities all over the world. I’ve written about this already this year for BBC online news and EUPRIO, the European Universities...
Read MoreWhat’s driving the urge for universities to merge?
Universities across Europe are talking about merging or forming alliances and concentrating faculties like never before. Since the start of the 21st century, the European University Association (EUA) has recorded nearly 100 on...
Read MoreWhat can we learn from U-Multirank 2015?
The new global university rankings recently released by the European Commission funded U-Multirank were largely ignored by the British media, so here’s a brief résumé of what they tell us about who is best at what! U-Multirank...
Read More‘Reward scientists who can communicate with the public’
A German think tank is recommending rewarding scientists who are good at engaging with the public, writes NIC MITCHELL. Scientists who engage with the public deserve not just support and appreciation, but also “remuneration and...
Read MoreReciprocity should be key to study abroad flows
NIC MITCHELL previews another step on the road to getting more British students to study abroad for at least part of their higher education. Many of Britain’s study abroad advocates are expected to gather in London’s Caledonian...
Read MoreA warm Euro welcome – and in English, too!
Times Higher Education published a story on 10 October about continental European universities – ‘rivals’ in their words – adopting English in a fight for overseas students. Here’s the original...
Read MoreIs Sweden recovering from the international student crash?
Swedish universities are looking to build on the first signs of recovery in the international student market following the collapse in overseas applications when ‘full-cost’ tuition fees were introduced for non-EU/EEA students...
Read MoreGetting more UK students to study abroad!
Anne-Marie Graham, head of the UK Higher Education International Unit’s new Outward Student Mobility programme, talks to NIC MITCHELL about the aims and aspirations of the new government-backed initiative. As someone who has...
Read MoreStormy start to 2013 for German higher education
A new series of occasional blogs on higher education trends in different countries and issues facing European universities starts by looking at Germany. I have Sweden and the UK lined-up on the horizon and hope the blogs help...
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