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Birmingham-Illinois invest in new joint research

The PIE News

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Birmingham in the UK have announced a tripling of their investment in their partnership to develop new signature research collaborations. This year, a further 12 projects are being supported, with half of them focused on the global South.

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Germany sees record int’l numbers

The PIE News

Around 370,000 international students were enrolled at German universities in the first semester of the 22/23 academic year, marking a new record for the country. This was a 5% rise on the previous year, which saw 350,000 non-domestic students at the country’s universities.

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Japan PM visits North Carolina branch campus

The PIE News

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has visited a Japanese branch campus inside a North Carolina university as part of his landmark trip to the US. He met students and faculty at the Nagoya University Global Campus, which is situated inside North Carolina State University’s grounds.

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China increases in QS rankings as India “soars”

The PIE News

Chinese institutions are continuing to improve in rankings, with eight new institutions included in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, while the top 10 continues to be dominated by US and UK universities. Thereafter follows Australia’s 797, Germany’s 774 and Canada’s 646.

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Universities welcome budget to prevent Canadian “brain drain”

The PIE News

Canadian universities have welcomed president Trudeau’s new federal budget announced on April 16, hailing funding boosts for academic research and graduate scholarships and greater support for student housing and mental healthcare. Research and development are a cornerstone of Canadian productivity and job growth.

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UK government consults on protection measures for universities

The PIE News

UK universities are well aware of the threats of malign actors and the current government approach to foreign interference has been “genuinely helpful” to mitigate further risk, the head of organisation representing over 140 universities has said. This is pretty well understood.

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Doing More with Less: HSIs and the Recipe for Upward Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) offer more upward mobility for their students when compared to Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), despite having fewer resources. Dr. Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs (CMSI) at Rutgers University. How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility.

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