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29 Sep 2025

September 2025 news digest

Stay up to date with this month’s top higher education news stories. Key highlights include the European Parliament’s call for more resources for European university alliances, the Trump administration’s steep fee hike of the H-1B visa to favour higher-paid workers, and the UK’s potential shift in its visa policy to capitalise on the US changes and to attract global talent. Plus, a new era of scientific collaboration is emerging in Africa to tackle global challenges in physics, mathematics and data science. Read on to stay informed!

Erasmus+: European Parliament calls for more funding for university alliances (Funding Aid Strategies Investment)

The European Parliament has approved a report calling for increased resources for European university alliances and for strengthening specialisation in strategic sectors such as climate change and artificial intelligence. The report urges the European Commission and Member States to deepen cooperation with current members of the European University Alliances.

Residency rates of overseas graduates in Australia ‘grossly underestimated’ (Times Higher Education)

International education lobby group warns against course and policy redesign based on the local employability of foreign graduates

Trump plans overhaul of H-1B visa favouring high paid workers (The Pie)

The Trump administration has proposed a significant overhaul of the H-1B visa system, including a fee increase to $100,000. The new plan introduces a weighted selection process designed to prioritise higher-skilled and higher-paid workers.

UK weighs streamlining visa process for researchers (Inside Higher Ed)

UK research organisations are urging their government to ease visa restrictions for researchers, aiming to attract global talent and capitalise on the Trump administration’s recent announcement of a new $100,000 visa fee for foreign workers.

Indian students shift to lower-cost study destinations (University World News)

A growing number of students from smaller towns in India are pursuing education abroad, reshaping the profile of outbound students., which was previously dominated by students from the country’s major metropolitan areas. With many relying on education loans, financial risk is influencing their choice of destination, according to the latest Transnational Education Report.

China leverages higher education capacity with expanded TNE partnerships (ICEF Monitor)

In response to surging student numbers, China is significantly expanding its higher education capacity, including a major increase in transnational education partnerships, with 159 new joint institutes or programs approved this year.

National institute ushers in new era for African science (University World News)

A new era of scientific collaboration is emerging in Africa, with researchers uniting to tackle global challenges in physics, mathematics, and data science. Leading this effort is South Africa’s newly launched National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS).

Global research collaboration with Israel sharply down this year

Preprint data analysed by Science|Business suggests that academic boycotts over Israel’s war on Gaza are beginning to impact international collaboration, with a sharp decline in joint publications—particularly with European researchers and countries like Spain and South Africa.