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Australia to curb foreign interference at universities

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The Australian government has backed measures to prevent foreign interference on university campuses, but stopped short of cracking down further on controversial Confucius Institutes. We will continue to liaise with our member universities and government on the implications of this recommendation,” she added.

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Int’l ‘should not dominate HE funds’ in Australia

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Fees from international students should not be the main source of funding at universities but it will always be key for finances, an Australian shadow minister has said in a wide-ranging interview. But the reality is that universities are “competing at the funding table with every other worthy cause in Australia”, he continued.

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India-Canada row causing “anxiety” in international education

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The decision reflects government of India’s growing concern at the interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities,” the ministry said. In 2018, the sector was “caught in the crossfire” after Canada’s foreign minister spoke out about human rights issues in Saudi Arabia.

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UK looks to reengage with China following first mission since 2019

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Leaders are urging the education sector to engage with China, and last week, a group of 20 UK university representatives joined the UK-China Higher Education mission. The delegation was the largest of its kind to travel to China since 2019, meeting representatives from 44 Chinese universities.

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China relations with Australia & Canada “improving” but not yet top-tier

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China’s international education relationships with Australia and Canada are markedly improving, but there isn’t yet a window for them to supersede UK and US collaboration with the country, stakeholders have said. However, the overall number of students from China studying in Australia remains well below pre-Covid figures,” he warned.

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China Scholarship Council – prestigious or precarious?

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In 2023, however, universities in Sweden found the agreement wasn’t just about how they must study the major they originally selected and only stay for a certain amount of time. It’s not the first time that universities have cut ties with the CSC. Students are required to sign this before they travel to take up their scholarship roles.

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Chinese post-docs under scrutiny in Canada

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The Chinese regime gave post-doctoral students two weeks of training on avoiding security scrutiny and then sent them to Canada to gain access to vital technologies for industrial and military purposes, a new report has said. CSIS said it has conducted dozens of briefings at conferences and individual universities.