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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · 7d

Our Fall issue focuses on high-stakes questions about higher education's future. Read the full issue at ihe.bc.edu/issue-124 Share your perspective: What other urgent and overlooked questions about higher education’s future aren’t getting enough attention in our field?

Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · 7d

We are proud to announce the Fall issue (#124) of 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. From the securitization of science to shifts in foreign aid and student mobility, this issue tackles the pressing questions reshaping higher education. Read the full issue 👉

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New Fall Issue IHE #124

Derisking policies are being implemented, international aid flows are shifting, and mobility patterns being reshaped by technology and politics—forcing hard choices about higher education's future.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Jul 2

The photos capture the energy, insights, and connections that make WES-CIHE truly exceptional! Thank you, World Education Services for your partnership with CIHE!

Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Jul 2

For 30 years, International Higher Education has championed global voices & critical analysis.

Our 30th anniversary issue features 40+ scholars charting the path forward for the field:

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Issue 123

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Jul 2

Universities' "double geography"—local roots, global mission—once protected academic freedom. Now it's breaking. Read Simoon Marginson's analysis at: ihe.bc.edu/pub/bm0vixe2...

National–Global Upheavals are Destabilizing Higher Education

Amid growing nativism and migration resistance in Western politics and geopolitical tension, the identities of Western higher education institutions are increasingly in tension with their internationa...

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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · May 11

Lynch School Professor Gerardo Blanco, @bc-cihe.bsky.social Academic Director, weighs in on international student detentions and visa cancellations on @wgbh.org & @uniworldnews.bsky.social

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Gerardo L. Blanco standing in his office with his arms crossed, smiling at the camera

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Knowledge production faces pressure from multiple directions.

Read expert analysis in our special section on Academic Publishing Ethics & Trends at ihe.bc.edu/academic-pub...

Academic Publishing

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Academic publishing strains under the output of 10 million researchers serving approximately 200 million students in 26,000 universities and other postsecondary institutions worldwide.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Apr 14

Is the relentless pressure to publish corrupting knowledge production in higher education?

Explore how metrics, profit motives, and global power dynamics are contributing to an unsustainable academic publishing crisis.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

In this powerful conversation, Hilligje van't Land, Secretary General of the International Association of Universities, cuts through the noise to focus on what truly matters for the future of higher education.

🎧 Watch her full conversation with @alexusherhesa.bsky.social at youtu.be/_PZVgqmMxYk

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

This is not a simple story about corporate takeover but a more complex global transformation driven by demographics, technology, and economics.

👉 Read the special section on 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in the latest IHE.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

Meanwhile, across Africa 🌍, private education is taking an entirely different path, with family-owned universities emerging alongside traditional religious institutions.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

And in Germany 🇩🇪—a country famous for its free public education—private enrollment has grown 850% in the last 20 years while public enrollment declined.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

In Brazil 🇧🇷, just 10 companies control 37% of ALL higher education. In China 🇨🇳, students pay three times more for degrees that lead to fewer jobs. In Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, private institutions went from illegal to educating over 50% of all students in just 30 years.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 30

Private colleges and universities now educate 1 of 3 students globally. In some countries, they're educating 80% of all students.

The majority aren't fancy elite institutions, but a diverse mix of non-elite providers.

🧵 Scroll this thread to see the data!

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Dr Cora Lingling Xu 许玲玲博士 @coralinglingxu.bsky.social · Feb 18

Excited to hold my first book talk on 'The Time Inheritors' @bc-cihe.bsky.social on 18 March at 12:30. Folks in Boston, see you soon! @weirongguo.bsky.social @cliu.bsky.social @philipthai.bsky.social

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Thérèse Zhang @theresezhang.bsky.social · Mar 18

With Michael Gaebel @eua.eu, we analyse the rise of non-degree education and the role of universities #lifelonglearning in the latest issue of the International Higher Education journal 👇

The paper is based on #EUATrends data: bit.ly/xEUAtrends2024

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 23

A profound power shift is happening in higher education. Data companies, external funders, and national governments are reshaping who controls the academic enterprise.

Read our special section on 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 at ihe.bc.edu/data-securit...

Data, Security, and Shifts in Global Science

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Mar 18

The Spring 2025 issue of 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 is here!

It features timely analyses of critical trends reshaping higher education.

👉 Read the latest issue at ihe.bc.edu

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 10

Read these articles -- and more! -- for free in the latest issue of International Higher Education ihe.bc.edu/issue-121

Issue 121

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 10

🇲🇳 Mongolia expands higher ed—but political interference strangles innovation.

Who thrives, who struggles—and why?

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 10

🇬🇷 Greece clings to a state monopoly—but private universities are sneaking in.

🇽🇰 Kosovo builds universities for nationhood—but global rankings won’t recognize them.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 10

When universities are pulled in different directions, who bends—and who breaks? Governments regulate. Markets push. Students pay.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 6

🇩🇪 🤝 Germany redefines science diplomacy: With 367K+ international students & 70K foreign academics, universities become key players in national security. Free tuition draws global talent.

Read full article by Joost Kleuters: bit.ly/4hC210M

Science Diplomacy at Home: How Universities Could Play a Key Role in Germany’s National Security Strategy

Geopolitical challenges force Germany to differentiate and make internationalization of higher education and research more instrumental to its direct interests and values.

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Center for International Higher Education @bc-cihe.bsky.social · Feb 4

Read these articles and more in the latest issue of International Higher Education! ihe.bc.edu/issue-121

Issue 121

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