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International Crisis to opportunity: Rehumanising internationalisation | Humanising involves taking on the perspective of the ‘other’, referring to the roughly 95% of the world’s population that is not ‘US-American’. The ‘other’ translates in our field as our current and future international higher education partners. Linking female students’ access to successContinue Reading

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International ‘Language at the heart of crisis of Indian higher education’ | “We know nationalism arises out of the tissue of resentment… But deep down if you scratch, the underlying source of resentment is how can you have a system whose standards, norms… defining models are articulated in English…” ImprovingContinue Reading

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International Universities – Critical partners in building sovereignty | Broken or inadequate relationships between governments and their local academic communities can undermine autonomous, democratic policy-making, leaving national polities prey to the agendas of foreign powers, according to a new study published by African Minds. The higher education crisis | BuildingContinue Reading

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International Skills mismatch threatens economic growth – World Bank | The East African region risks missing its long-term economic growth targets due to a widening disconnect between labour market skills needs and the graduates of higher education institutions, a World Bank report has warned. ‘World-class universities’ – The accountability gapContinue Reading

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International Study identifies key challenges for foreign students | Nearly half of international students who return to their home country after graduation cited visa-related and work-related issues as the primary reason for returning, according to a new report on the career prospects and outcomes of international students. Taking HE forwardContinue Reading