Center for International Higher Education

The deadline to apply for the Hans De Wit Fellowship is November 15th! This fellowship funds one early-career researcher who is interested in spending a semester as a visiting fellow at the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College for three months during the academic year. Throughout their fellowship, the Hans De Wit Fellow has the opportunity to conduct research at the #CIHE and share their research expertise with the broader Boston College community through seminars, CIHE events and projects, and more! Want to learn more about how to apply? 🔗 Visit https://lnkd.in/eRA5Qjt5 #HansDeWitFellow #CIHE #BostonCollege #Fellowship #EarlyCareer #Opportunity #HigherEducation

The most downloaded articles this month examine how policy choices across research security, technology, and soft power are altering who studies where, who collaborates with whom, and which countries will emerge as the new centers of gravity in international higher education. Here’s the top 5 articles our readers are engaging with this month: 1. Securitizing Science: A Careful Consideration of Tradeoffs is Needed by Tommy Shih 2. Disrupting the International Student Recruitment Middleman by Pii-Tuulia Nikula 3. The Long Horizon: Why International Education Matters for Poverty Reduction by Maia Chankseliani 4. Derisking Policies in International Higher Education by Wei/David Liu, PhD Liu and Chris Glass R. Glass 5. How South Korea’s Soft Power Reversed Global Student Mobility by Kyuseok KIM and Najung Kim Read these articles and more in our Fall 2025 issue: https://lnkd.in/e2BfCARa #InternationalHigherEducation #HigherEd #ResearchSecurity #StudentMobility #GlobalEducation #HigherEdPolicy

Philip Altbach and I have our annual Nobel prize analysis up on University World News - "Is our world still committed to the long game?" with this year's focus on what Nobel-prize winning scientific research requires in terms of time, funding and international collaboration. We are left with the question of whether the direction of academic scientific research in terms of quick returns on (limited) investment - not to mention restricted international collaboration - will maintain or dismantle the kind of environment that has supported scientific research and discovery with recognized benefits to humanity.

Just found out that one of my recent publications, co-authored with Jessica Schueller, MBA, PhD, “Binational Universities: Platforms for Cross-Border Academic and Economic Development,” has been translated into Chinese. This seems oddly appropriate for an article about universities that exist between cultures (and sometimes languages). It also reflects the growing global interest in transnational higher education and the role universities play in bridging nations through knowledge and innovation. Thanks to Rebecca Schendel, Chris Glass, Philip Altbach, and the entire team at the Center for International Higher Education for their efforts to promote cross-cultural engagement and knowledge focused on international higher education. Chinese Version: https://lnkd.in/gArJypeF English Version: https://lnkd.in/gcWCezYG

The 2025 theme for #OpenAccessWeek is "Who owns our knowledge?" A critical question that demands a clear answer: WE ALL DO. 🫵 Since 1995, 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 has been open access. Free to publish, free to access, for everyone, everywhere, forever. For 30 years, we have remained committed to our open access model. Not because it's easy (it isn't), but because the global higher education community deserves infrastructure that aligns with academic values rather than market logics. For 30 years, policymakers, university leaders, and researchers worldwide have relied on IHE to inform consequential decisions about higher education's future. We proudly celebrate #OpenAccessWeek in an era when academic publishing increasingly resembles a gated marketplace. Knowledge belongs to all of us. It should not be locked behind a paywall for corporate publishers to rake in record profits. Authors should not be charged huge fees to publish "open access", limiting whose voices are heard. Open access matters to all of us. Share why open access matters to you in the comments and share about #OpenAccessWeek across your networks. 👉

Want to learn more about the Boston College Lynch School of Education Master’s in Higher Education? Join us for an information session on Tuesday, October 28th at 12 pm - 1 pm (Eastern time)! Sign up using this link: https://lnkd.in/eq8y4vX3 ✅ The info session will give you an in-depth look at the curriculum, various concentrations, field placements, funding opportunities (including potential tuition remission and/or a stipend), and admissions requirements for this program. 📚 🗓️Apply by December 1, 2025 for the priority deadline! For more information about the MA program, the application process, and funding opportunities, visit https://lnkd.in/ezDTWydB 👈🔗 #CIHE #BostonCollege #Masters #MAinHigherEducation #InfoSession #FundedMA

In his powerful keynote at the 2025 CIHE Conference, economist and former Secretary of State Pedro Teixeira delivered an urgent wake-up call: ⚡ AI will disrupt highly educated professionals MOST—reversing decades of "technology favors the skilled" 🔒 Elite institutions are MORE selective now than 40 years ago, despite expansion 🔬 "Higher education" has become "higher research"—with teaching as rhetorical priority only 🏛️ The autonomy higher education has fought for has become "freedom to do what governments want" 👉 Eroded cooperation makes the sector vulnerable when political attacks come His most sobering point: "What if people who believed the promises for 20 years—stable careers, high wages—suddenly realize those promises are breaking?" Teixeira offers a path forward: rebalance priorities, reform reward systems, re-engage with communities, and rebuild cooperation within the sector. ▶️ Watch the full keynote on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/e59HTyqn #HigherEducation #AcademicLeadership #FutureOfEducation #AIinEducation #AI #EducationPolicy #UniversityLeadership #CIHE2025

Student mobility is not declining. It's shifting. 🇩🇪 Germany is aiming for 300K international students while other countries restrict, as Dr. Simon Morris-Lange and Jessica Schueller, MBA, PhD highlight. 🇰🇷 South Korea reversed decades of outbound flows—now students come to Seoul, drawn by K-culture but staying for career pathways, as Kyuseok KIM and Najung Kim note. Pii-Tuulia Nikula reveals how 45% of students use ChatGPT or Gemini to choose universities, not just agents, and 75% of 🇨🇳 Chinese applicants already do. And 🇺🇸 US-trained 🇮🇳 Indian graduates? Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D. unpacks how they're returning home to build some of India's most innovative universities—Ashoka, ISB, Plaksha. Brain circulation is creating competing ecosystems. The latest issue of 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 breaks down what's consequential and overlooked in the headlines -- the new realities redirecting international student flows. 👋 Swipe through the carousel to learn more and read these articles at https://lnkd.in/e2BfCARa

Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) published a list of 58 “illegal universities” allegedly operating without proper approval across the country. This is only the latest reminder that the integrity of higher education is constantly at risk—not only in Nigeria, but around the world. 🔎 For those interested in deeper analysis and global perspectives, we strongly recommend the open-access 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (Edward Elgar Publishing Handbooks in Education) edited by Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Philip Altbach, and Hans (J.W.M.) de Wit. The book covers: 🕵️♂️ How corruption manifests in different national contexts 🚧 Systemic drivers—including regulatory gaps and bottlenecks 🛡️ Strategies for combating fraud, degree mills, and unauthorized providers 📚 Case studies, practical recommendations, and global frameworks 📥 Learn more and access free chapters here: https://lnkd.in/eTSjAcu9 #HigherEd #Nigeria #Corruption #QualityAssurance #DegreeMills #StudentProtection #GlobalEducation

Nations want security, innovation, and influence, but these goals often pull against each other. That tension sits at the heart of today’s science policy. Governments are tightening research rules and restricting partnerships, but it’s not clear how these moves will reshape the system of trust that science depends on. 🔐 In the new issue of International Higher Education—Securing Science—four perspectives capture this challenge https://lnkd.in/e2BfCARa