International News - Around the World in Higher Education and Research, by News Tank Academic - Nr.24

Education New Zealand has warned MPs that a fuel crisis could threaten international student enrolments; Stanford University faces a probe by the Trump administration over diversity practices; universities in Argentina are staging a week-long strike against budget cuts; Japan is proposing a major reduction in medical school places; China has overtaken the United States in research spending, with implications extending well beyond scientific prestige.

Welcome to the new edition of News Tank Academic's roundup of international news. Every week, we bring you a selection of some of the most important developments in higher education from around the world.

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Universities launch initiative on the future of Canada-US relations

A new binational commission is being launched to examine the future of Canada-US relations. Led by the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Centre for International Governance Innovation, the initiative will bring together senior leaders and policy experts from both…