Global BUzz

The Independent,  Theresa May ‘vilifying’ immigrants and peddling ‘nonsense myths’ says business group   Also see: Theresa May’s Full Speech and Universities UK’s response Today we saw business groups, universities, the NHS sector and NGOs come together to voice their shock at Theresa May’s controversial speech at the Conservative Conference in Manchester. Her attack on… Read more » about Teresa May versus immigrants

Foreign Policy (blog),  How to Win the Global War for Talent   This is an absolutely fantastic read about the US’s approach to gaining economic strength and capturing the world’s brain power – or global talent – through providing international students long-term opportunities to secure visas and work for extended periods of time. The author… Read more » about Foreign Policy on ‘How to Win the Global War for Talent’

Hindustan Times,  UK planning tougher test to cut international students   This week’s Daily BUzz starts with an article presenting yet another obstacle the UK Government has thrown at international students: a tougher language test to cut student numbers. The article continues by recounting the stance Government has taken towards international students. However, what is… Read more » about UK planning tougher test to cut international students

The Guardian,  Sajid Javid’s blueprint for BIS heightens fears for research funding   Following on from Jo Johnson’s speech at the UUK’s annual conference in which he had said he wanted to see a ‘simpler system’ for allocating resources, a leaked internal consultation document entitled ‘BIS 2020: What-Why-When-How’ has now confirmed what a ‘simpler system’… Read more » about ‘BIS 2020: What-Why-When-How’ confirms what a ‘simpler system’ may mean

Hepi,  55 world leaders educated in the UK   HEPI undertook desk research looking into the education of leaders from 51 countries, and found that 55 leaders had attended Higher Education in the UK. Of course, there are various angles to understand these results, such as when these leaders attended University and whether restricting international… Read more » about HE and Soft Power

Cambridge News,  Cambridge academic calls on government to use ‘big data’ to improve education policy   While the UK HE community focus on the Labour Conference and their education policy this week we at Global BU turn our attention to support Prof Vignoles’ call for Government to make use of the vast quantity of ‘big… Read more » about Call for Government to make use of the vast quantity of ‘big data’ available

CIPD,  UK’s visa crisis ‘only going to get worse’ The impact of Cameron’s pledge to cut net migration is felt by our UK industries, who have started to question whether they should ‘scale back [their] investment and commitment to the UK’. With hundreds of visa applications being rejected, ‘the current immigration policy and visa rules… Read more » about CIPD reports UK visa crisis is getting worse

The Labour Party Conference takes place this week in Brighton, where Gordon Marsden MP will discuss Higher Education, covered in detail here

Times Higher Education,  Controversy continues as HEA director leaves post   An article on a controversial issue in the HE sector which has led to responses and reactions from dozens of academics and various organisations.  It highlights issues concerning roles, leadership, academic freedoms, and personal versus organisational relationships.

EAIE,   International students: cash cows or agents for change?   The future of HE is intrinsically tied to the push towards internationalisation.  A main component of internationalisation is the export of HE, which involves securing contracts for the UK’s education providers overseas, as well as strategies to attract overseas students to study at our UK… Read more » about EAIE publishes ‘International students: cash cows or agents for change?’