America may have just hit peak anti-intellectualism. For the first time ever, a majority (58 per cent) of Republicans and Republican-inclined independents indicated they think universities and colleges have a negative impact on society. The survey, by the Pew Research ...

In popular culture, there’s nothing that signifies the American college experience more than fraternities and sororities. Now, perhaps America’s most famed university, Harvard, is considering banning them. In a recently-released 22-page report, a Harvard faculty committee has recommended that, from 2018, ...

Focusing on student services will help Australian universities to retain their place as an attractive study option for international students. For a variety of reasons Australia has become a desirable study destination for an increasingly diverse cohort of international students. ...

Student accommodation must be about more than just creating spaces in which to sleep and study. Australia’s reputation as an education powerhouse continues to grow at a rapid pace, attracting increasing numbers of local and international students annually. Education is ...

International students are overwhelmingly satisfied with their study experience for good reason: Australian degrees make them highly employable. A survey of 3,800 international graduates by the Australian Universities International Directors’ Forum (AUIDF) has found, “That graduate employment trends for international graduates are comparable ...

Although a US travel ban affecting citizens of six Muslim-majority nations has been partially reinstated, academics, who’ve been exempted, are relieved. This week, the US Supreme Court, in the process of granting a hearing date for the ban, lifted it ...

Should we be concerned about China’s soft power approach to higher education? It seems that every week brings a new story about China’s expansion into global higher education. Having completely transformed its national system in a generation, China is increasingly ...

Victoria University (VU) has had an eventful 2017 – and its only June. After slashing staff, and creating a separate teaching model for first years, a new research school and an academy for high-potential undergraduate students, they’re now opening a campus ...

Foreign students are flocking to our (mostly) sunny shores in increasing numbers, government data has revealed. In the first quarter of this year, international students increased by 15 per cent, to 480,092. A third were from China; followed by 11 ...

#SummerLifeQLD is a Queensland government initiative to promote the Sunshine State and its universities to overseas students looking to spend a semester Down Under. As evidenced by the hashtaggy name, #SummerLifeQLD has a social media component. Participating students are encouraged ...