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'Throwing in the Towel', Inside Higher Ed, 7 July
'All eyes on India', Inside Higher Ed, 1 July
'US universities exploring expansion -- in India', USA Today, 30 June
'Extreme Education: What it takes to get into the Harvards of Asia', CNN, 4 June
'Asian tigers must shift focus to play on world stage', Times Higher Education, 3 June
'Global market hots up as US gets its act together', Times Higher Education, 27 May
'International branch campuses and the 'new global regionalism', Campus Review, 27 April
'So, just how good is Australian transnational education?' Campus Review, 27 April
'UK: International Branch Campuses', World University News, 25 April
'International News', AUA Newslink (Quarterly Newsletter)
'Par for the Course', (Lead Editorial) Times Higher Education, 8 April
'Internationalisierung der deutschen Hochschulen erfolgreich' (in German), JuraForum, 31 March
'East vs West and other conference sessions', Times Higher Education, 31 March
'The hopes and fears for an Indian revolution', Times Higher Education, 24 March
'Import/export puts Germany on top', Times Higher Education, 24 March
'The Use of Recruiting Agents in the United States', World Education News & Reviews, March
'U21 sharpens focus on corporate education', Business Standard, 22 March
'GLOBAL: Why branch campuses may be unsustainable', University World News, 28 February
'Mushrooming' branches may turn out to be poisonous, Times Higher Education, 11 February
International Branch Campuses: Trends and Directions, International Higher Education, Winter
US: Universitas 21 in dire straits, World University News, 13 December 2009
Another one bites the dust, Inside Higher Ed, 9 December 2009
International branch campuses, Sax (Magazine of Saxion Hogescholen, The Netherlands), 27 November 2009
Vijftig nieuwe buitenlandse dependances (in Dutch), Trajectum (Magazine of Utrecht University of Applies Sciences), 26 November 2009
GLOBAL: Huge expansion in overseas campuses, University World News, 22 November 2009
Australia's Predatory Education, Countercurrents.org, 10 November 2009
GLOBAL: Challenges and threats to top institutions, University World News, 8 November 2009
Quality assurance and TNE, International Focus, 4 November 2009
La Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, miembro del Observatorio de Enseñanza Superior Sin Fronteras (in Spanish), Universia.es, 29 October 2009
Unprecedented competition & global surveillance, Campus Review, 26 October 2009
Australian universities - safe, but not very good, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 2009
瞄准培养“世界公民” 欧美大学热衷异国建校园 (in Chinese), China News, 19 October 2009
Why study abroad? Korea Herald, 18 October 2009
大学全球化：美大学纷纷在异国设立校园 (in Chinese), VOA News, 12 October 2009
Rankings 09: Asia Advances, Times Higher Education, 8 October 2009
Singapore: Teaming Up With Foreign Universities for Innovative Research, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 October 2009
International campuses on the spur, ACA Newsletter, September 2009
Canadian universities focus sights on international students, The Vancouver Sun, 23 September 2009
Canadian universities are increasingly setting their sights on attracting international students, Canada.com, 22 September 2009
Uddanelse er den nye eksportvare (in Danish), Dagbladet Information, 22 September 2009
Danmark er bagud med eksport af uddannelser (in Danish), Dagbladet Information, 22 September 2009
Overseas briefing, Times Higher Education, 10 September 2009
The playing field - international campuses on the rise, Europa NU, 9 September 2009
International branch campuses on the rise, Inside Higher Ed, 3 September 2009
Rapid Growth Occurs in Establishment of International Branch Campuses, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2 September 2009
Leader: We must adapt to survive, Times Higher Education, 27 August 2009
Western dominance of education under threat, Times Higher Education, 27 August 2009
US poised embrace overseas agents, Campus Review, 17 August 2009
US is poised to stop worrying and embrace overseas agents, Times Higher Education, 13 August 2009
Internationalisation of HE: A Ten-Year View, Review by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Spring 2009
Nuffic realiseert Neso's in tien doellanden (in Dutch), Nuffic Newsletter, 3 June 2009
Brits HO vreest concurrentie (in Dutch), Transfer, June 2009, page 7
Cross-border higher education in the spotlight, Campus Review, 27 April 2009
Nederland kaapt studenten weg (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 16 April 2009
UK finds edge in networks, The Australian, 8 April 2009
Debating the financing of tertiary education, The Jamaica Gleaner, 5 April 2009
Report describes threats to American dominance in attracting foreign students, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1 April 2009
Launch of 'UK Universities and Europe: Competition and Internationalisation', International Focus, 1 April 2009, pages 5-6
UK faces continental threat, Times Higher Education, 31 March 2009
European competition hots up (on a consultancy report authored by The Observatory and a team from Kingston University), The Guardian, 31 March 2009
Death of the dotcom degree, The Age, 22 February 2009
Forget the vision thing: academic input is key to international alliances, Times Higher Education, 6 November 2008
Rise in joint degrees that leap international borders but still hurdles to face, Times Higher Education, 9 October 2008
Border-Crossing Universities, Inside Higher Ed, 1 October 2008
Transnational Education in China: Challenges, Critical Issues, and Strategies for Success, International Higher Education, Fall 2008
Crossing the border, but keeping on track, Campus Review, 23 September 2008
The A'level crisis and draining our intellectual capital, The Island Online (Sri Lanka), 10 September 2008
Emiratos desafían hegemonía de las grandes universidades, El Pais, 24 August 2008
Build It And They Will Learn, Newsweek, 9 August 2008
Foreign-Backed Universities: A New Trend, International Higher Education, Spring 2008
South Korea seeks a new role as a higher education hub, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21 March 2008
UNLV wants to open campus in Middle East, Las Vegas Sun, 21 March 2008
The Phantom Campus in China, Inside Higher Ed, 21 February 2008
MSU branches out with Dubai campus, The Detroit News, 11 February 2008
Foreign Exchange, The Times Higher Education, 7 February 2008
Homing Instinct, The South China Morning Post, 26 January 2008
Are the Pieces of the Puzzle Falling into Place?, World Education News & Reviews, January 2008
Worldwide Competition for Students Heats Up , The Chronicle of Higher Education, 16 November 2007
Online Learning, The Australian, 7 November 2007
International Student Mobility: Patterns and Trends, World Education News & Reviews, October 2007
World class, The Guardian, 30 October 2007
Moving market boundaries, Campus Review, 30 October 2007
The Mobile International Student, Inside Higher Ed, 10 October 2007
The Business of Branching Out, Inside Higher Ed, 18 September 2007
Turkish students still prefer US schools, The Turkish Daily News, 6 September 2007
Private Deemed Universities in India, International Higher Education, Fall 2007
Higher Education Crossing Borders in Latin America and the Caribbean, International Higher Education, Fall 2007
A Mini-NYU, Inside Higher Ed, 31 August 2007
It's not easy being English, Newsweek, 20 August 2007
Nigeria: NUC and regulation of cross-border education, AllAfrica.com, 15 August 2007
World encompassed, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 18 May 2007
US colleges to help India with education need, IndUS Business Journal, 1 May 2007
Qatar entices NU to expand east, School near deal to open a campus, The Chicago Tribune, 6 April 2007
Push for Education UK brand to dominate globally, Campus Review, 3 April 2007
Scholar at sea: the world's first floating institution, The Independent, 15 March 2007
Market in HE a threat, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 9 March 2007
Further education partnerships make the world go round, The Independent, 8 March 2007
The International Branch Campus: Models and Trends, International Higher Education, Winter 2007
Overseas Outposts, Inside Higher Ed, 15 February 2007
Masters of the Universe, The Guardian Abroad, 17 January 2007
Internationalisation: where are we going and how do we know when we have got there?, The Higher Education Academy Exchange, Winter 2006
Overseas programs increasingly sharing risk with host countries, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10 November 2006
A chance to climb abroad, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 2 November 2006
Made in America, University Business, October 2006
How to become a Master of the universe, The Guardian, 9 September 2006
Sowing Seeds. From Cornell in Qatar to monash in Malaysia, satellite campuses are a booming business, Newsweek, 21 August 2006
The tele-trail to Africa, The Economic Times of India, 14 August 2006
Best of both worlds? India launches the Pan-African e-network, Digital Opportunity Channel, 16 June 2006
What went wrong with AllLearn?, University Business, June 2006
New push to woo foreign students, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 21 April 2006
Foreign higher education activity in Francophone Africa, World Education News & Reviews, April 2006
Foreign higher education activity in Francophone Africa, International Higher Education, Spring 2006
Saudi education strengthens its domestic base, AME Info (UAE), 30 March 2006
Saudi Arabia looks eastwards for higher education, AME Info (UAE), 30 March 2006
Learning from AllLearn's mistakes, Campus Review, 29 March 2006
A learning experience, Vnunet.com, 23 March 2006
Oxford online learning project folds, The Guardian, 20 March 2006
On the brink of a revolution, The Guardian, 28 February 2006
America's Hot New Export: Higher Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February 2006
Foreign Higher Education Activity in Francophone Africa, Campus Review, 8 February 2006
The students getting degrees by e-mail, The Independent, 1 December 2005
National Regulatory Approaches to Transnational Higher Education, International Higher Education, Fall 2005
To catch a thief, Campus Review, 9 September 2005
China rights record fails to stop UK university partnerships, The Guardian Unlimited, 6 September 2005
Fraud booms worldwide, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 5 August 2005
Rent hike in Dubai puts pressure on local universities, Campus Review, 21 June 2005
The Rise and Fall of Transnational Higher Education in Singapore, International Higher Education, Spring 2005
Diversity: another side to the story, Campus Review, 30 March 2005
British institutions rush to broaden Eastern horizons, The Sunday Times (London), 27 March 2005
Free degrees to fly, The Economist, Special Report: Higher Education, 26 February 2005
Foreign Higher Education Activity in China, International Higher Education, Winter 2004
UK drive to boost overseas numbers, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 19 November 2004
Leader: Not all franchises fail, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 27 August 2004
Quality fears over UK courses taught abroad, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 20 August 2004
Study to be a high flyer overseas, The Times (London), 6 July 2004
Warning issued on overseas courses, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 2 July 2004
Foreign Higher Education Activity in China, World Education News & Reviews, July/August 2004
E-university dreams of the dotcom era turn to nightmare, The South China Morning Post, 15 May 2004
E-universities struggle to find e-students, Campus Review, 5 May 2004
Let one hundred alliances bloom, Campus Review, 25 November 2003
Poor jump fee hurdle, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 7 February 2003
Virtual learning losses shrink, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 January 2003
Corporate Universities and the Redefinition of a Medieval Brand, International Higher Education, Winter 2003
Mapping the education industry: public companies and higher education, International Higher Education, Summer 2003
Back home to base, The Guardian, 17 December 2002
Canny spin-off hailed as trendsetter, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 15 November 2002
Tomorrowland starts at Disney University, The Australian, 23 October 2002
A new kind of university? , Campus Review, 15 October 2002
Training room? No, university, The Times (London), 19 September 2002
Corporate universities set to muscle in on the old school, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 23 August 2002
Analysis: So what are you good at?, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 21 June 2002
Is an eager UK academy able to take on the world?, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 26 April 2002
Distant dreams, The Guardian, 2 April 2002
Letter: Raise Gats game, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 15 March 2002
