Ninth Level Ireland

“Over the past months, since the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States – in particular after the transition – many articles have been published about the negative impact of these two events on the internationalisation of higher education in the United States and the United Kingdom and beyond …” (more)

[Hans de Wit, University World News, 24 February]

“With xenophobic sentiments reaching a feverish pitch across parts of the globe, some scholars are prescribing a heavy dose of internationalisation as a potential strategy for counteracting the social, political and economic ramifications of recent developments in the United States and parts of Europe …” (more)

[Abu Kamara, University World News, 24 February]

“The Irish government has unveiled a new strategy on international education, designed to help the country become ‘internationally recognised for the development of global citizens through our internationalised education system and a market leader in attracting international student talent’ …” (more)

[Brendan O’Malley, University World News, 10 October]

“Are you a young scholar on higher education and are working on themes related to internationalization? Douglas Proctor (Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education) and Laura Rumbley (Boston College Center for International Higher Education) have launched a call for chapter proposals for an edited collection focusing on next generation perspectives on the internationalization of higher education … ” (more)

[Hedda, 30 August]

“Over the last few years, my position about internationalization has been pretty consistent: the international student market is going to grow and grow. Talk about a China bubble – one of the education press’s favourite ‘what-if?’ doom and gloom scenarios – is almost invariably overstated …” (more)

[Alex Usher, HESA, 3 August]

“Brexit has been a hot topic for a while, especially after the outcome of the EU referendum being released on June 24. The referendum resulted in an overall vote to leave the EU, by 51.9% …” (more)

[Research on Higher Education in Ireland, 4 July]

“Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan plans to almost double the number of foreign students to boost the income of ailing colleges and universities in the coming years. A third-level strategy due to be published in the coming weeks has set out a significant increase in the numbers of international students entering our system in the next five years …” (more)

[Elaine Loughlan, Irish Examiner, 18 January]

“One of the great ironic juxtapositions of 2015 must surely have been the cheering, red-T-shirted crowds lining the Mall in London for the carriage procession of China’s president, Xi Jinping, to Buckingham Palace, while, half a mile away, a very different crowd queued for tickets to Ai Weiwei’s exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts …” (more)

[Tao Zhang, Times Higher Education, 14 Janauary]

“Nine Irish higher-education institutes have made it on to the 2016 list of the top 200 league table of the most international universities in the world compiled by Times Higher Education …” (more)

[Éanna Ó Caollaí, Irish Times, 14 January]

“The best universities in the world are truly global institutions – ones that attract students and scholars from all over the world and collaborate with leading departments no matter where they are based …” (more)

[Irish institutions: TCD 40, RCSI 46, UCD 74, DCU 138, NUIG 139, UL 139, NUIM 146, UCC 147, DIT 172]

[Ellie Bothwell, Times Higher Education, 14 January]

“UCC president Dr Michael Murphy said he wasn’t going to waste a minute thinking about ‘kite flying’ when asked his opinion on the student loan system being explored by an expert group due to report to the Minister for Education next month …” (more)

[Evening Echo, 18 December]

“Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister of Education and Skills, is delighted to announce enhanced levels of supports from Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) to support the US Government’s plans to double the number of American students studying abroad over the next five years …” (more)

[Department of Education and Skills, 29 May]

“Rector at Maastricht University fears that curbs on using English are preventing some institutions from innovating and internationalising. European universities are being stifled by laws that force them to teach courses in their country’s native language rather than in English …” (more)

[Ellie Bothwell, Times Higher Education, 7 May]

“NUI Galway says it plans to become one of the world’s top 200 universities in global rankings by 2020 under a new strategic plan. The five-year strategy, which was presented by college president Prof Jim Browne at an ‘all staff meeting’ on campus on Thursday morning, identifies the professional development of staff – including significant progress on gender equality – as key objectives …” (more)

[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 26 March]

“Maintaining a global vision and putting more money into science are essential for any country that wants to have an international impact on research and innovation. Ireland could be at risk of missing the boat if it fails to invest at a higher lever and abandons basic research in favour of research that delivers short-term returns …” (more)

[Dick Ahlstrom, Irish Times, 2 March]

“France dominated new higher education rankings for internationalisation this week – taking six of the 27 top spots. The rankings based on ‘international orientation’ were produced by U-Multirank, the independent consortium supported by €2 million (US$2.3 million) of seed funding from the European Commission …” (more)

[Nic Mitchell, University World News, 13 February]

“Speaking in the Dáil today, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien questioned the logic of the Minister for Education and introducing a Bill to allow colleges to market themselves as a university when the IT merger processes are stalling …” (more)

[Sinn Féin, 11 February]

“NUI Galway and DCU have come out with top marks in a new European ranking measuring the international orientation of higher education institutions. Five Irish universities and institutes of technology were assessed for the report card, along with over 230 institutions worldwide …” (more)

[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 9 February]

“By the year 2020, one-third of all graduates worldwide will be from China and India, according to Emma Birchall, head researcher at the UK-based Future of Work consortium …” (more)

[Janet Newenham, Irish Times, 5 December]

“University College Dublin (UCD) will tap into its graduates all over the world as part of a new global strategy that will see it open centres in key international locations …” (more)

[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 12 November]