Higher education has become so international that it is no longer enough for the leading universities to know that they are ahead of the pack in their own country.
Students are prepared to look abroad for the best course, even at undergraduate level; firms scour the world to place research contracts; and academics are more mobile than ever. When the newly merged Manchester University was launched last month, among the goals in its first strategic plan was to become one of the top 25 universities in the world (more...)
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