Universities may be forced to end some overseas partnerships
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Freedom-of-speech guidelines pave the way for a new complaints system in England's universities.

The guidelines apply to all autocratic countries, but China is likely to be the principal concern.

Scholarships funded by foreign governments and partnerships that mean academic staff have to pass ideological tests may breach rules, according to the Office for Students (OfS).

It has launched a consultation on its guidance, which will come into effect in August.

Universities say they take their commitments to freedom of speech and academic freedom “extremely seriously”.

  • streetlightsEnglish
    3•6 months ago

    Examples of the sort of scholarships that might need to end include:

    They include scholarships where international students “must accept the principles of the ruling party” of their country, and where that party seeks to control students through its consulate.

    They also include institutes that are part-funded by overseas organisations, and where academic staff must pass “an ideological test as a condition of appointment and employment”.

    Good! Outrageous that they were ever allowed in the first place.