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Where will universities recruit international postgraduates from between now and 2024? Photo: Asim Bharwani on Flickr/CC

Date: 06 October 2014 - 16:58

Where will universities recruit postgraduates from?

Universities increasingly depend on Chinese and Indian postgraduates, but what other markets are opening up?

Tags: Universities and higher education

Chinese architecture embraces both traditional and contemporary elements. Photo of the 'Bird's Nest', Beijing's National stadium by Baron Reznik under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 25 September 2014 - 15:46

Chinese architecture today: innovative and traditional

The British Council’s Li Ying looks at some of the influences on contemporary Chinese architecture and examines what can be gained from collaboration between the UK and China in this field.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Architecture

'People who have studied in the UK are more likely to maintain professional networks within the UK'; Photo: Mat Wright

Date: 25 September 2014 - 15:24

Why UK universities should cultivate alumni networks

The British Council's Kirsty Pelenur explains why international students are good for the UK and why its universities must continue to cultivate the relationships they are building.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'Thai Mae Fae Luang University has worked in the village of Huay Lad Nai to develop a sustainable tea business to benefit the local community.' Photo by Windlash on Flickr/CC.

Date: 22 September 2014 - 16:06

How can universities contribute to social change?

The British Council’s Paul Smith explains some recent developments and looks at examples of universities working with communities in the Asia Pacific region.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'An astonishing 21 per cent of the top 500 institutions did not reply to student enquiries.' Photo (c) Bruno Girin, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 17 September 2014 - 14:31

Are international students given the information they need?

How effective are the online information and enquiry services of the top 500 universities?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'Integrating international students into the home community is fundamental to internationalising higher education.' Photo by Mat Wright / British Council

Date: 11 September 2014 - 10:54

How do UK home students feel about international students?

International students make a vital academic, economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, but whose responsibility is it to make them feel welcome?

Tags: Universities and higher education

People expect humanities graduates to be able to write, present, and speak in a manner sensitive to local cultural contexts. Photo of Sindh after the flood by (c) DFID. licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 10 September 2014 - 15:28

The humanities: a career path to international development

Scientific and technical knowledge is vital in tackling development challenges such as poverty and security, but so are the humanities. Meghann Jones explains.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'I now carry a small notebook wherever I go in case I suddenly get inspired to write a short poem or an interesting observation.' Photo by Javier M. on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 03 September 2014 - 15:39

How a creative writing course gave me the freedom to write

What does it take to switch off the phone and get writing?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'The take-up of massive open online courses is now global.' Photo (c) Christopher Phin, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0, adapted from the original.

Date: 14 August 2014 - 11:13

How thousands can join free English language online course

From 1 September 2014, you can learn English through our first massive open online course (MOOC), ‘Exploring English: language and culture’ on FutureLearn.

Tags: Universities and higher education, English language, Learning resources

'Violence and instability have made it difficult for Syrian students to continue their studies.'

Date: 17 July 2014 - 16:50

What's happening to Syria's students during the conflict?

When a country is at war, what happens to its universities?

Tags: Universities and higher education

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