University leaders call for international student numbers cap [University World News, February 2022]

Title: 

University leaders call for international student numbers cap  

 

Author: 

Liz Newmark   

 

Published:

University World News, 16 February 2022 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2022021609031418  

 

From the article: 

Dutch universities are calling on the government to cap the number of international students, to maintain the quality of degree programmes in the face of rapidly rising numbers of students from abroad and stagnant funding.

 

How should HE respond to the new geopolitical dynamics? [University World News, February 2022]

Title:   

How should HE respond to the new geopolitical dynamics?  

 

Author: 

Catherine Saracco   

 

Published:    

University World News, 8 February 2022 

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220208142502416  

 

From the article: 

Over the past decade, the global geopolitical balance has undergone considerable upheaval. Will global competition between the United States, China and Europe continue to be the benchmark for student mobility flows? Will the Anglo-Saxon model of higher education be able to resist these challenges? Looking at four major trends.

 

TAIWAN - Ministry to push English at universities

Title:

Ministry to push English at universities

 

By:

Taipei Times

 

Published:

University World News, 10 October 2020

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20201010213105741

 

From the article:

The Ministry of Education aims to have 90% of doctoral degree courses, 70% of masters degree courses and 50% of undergraduate courses at four universities taught in English within the next few years, write Rachel Lin, Wu Po-hsuan and William Hetherington for the Taipei Times.

Israel’s Council for Higher Education: Reform to boost English skills and lure foreign students

Title of short article:
Reform to boost English skills and lure foreign students

Author:
Brendan O'Malley

Published:
University World News, 11 January 2020

From the article:
"Israel's Council for Higher Education (CHE) has approved a new reform aimed at significantly improving the level of English language skills among university and college students and attracting more international students.

As a result of this new reform, dozens of new English taught courses will be developed in Israeli universities and colleges and from the 2021-22 academic year all students starting undergraduate studies will take at least two courses in the English language."

To read this article:
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200109085030785