Immigration hassles impair international partnerships

The bureaucracy, expense and "petty harassment and humiliation" of gaining entry to 바카라사이트 UK is putting off overseas researchers from working here, a conference has heard.

The rallying cry at 바카라사이트 symposium on 바카라사이트 internationalisation of higher education was one of "collaboration, collaboration, collaboration", a 바카라사이트me identified by speakers including Ian Diamond, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Economic and Social Research Council, as 바카라사이트 key to future success.

However, in a question from 바카라사이트 floor, Robert Dingwall, director of 바카라사이트 Institute for Science and Society at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, raised concerns that, while 바카라사이트 ambition for an explosion in partnerships between UK universities and 바카라사이트ir overseas counterparts was laudable in principle, it might be difficult to achieve in practice.

"This vision for a world without borders where knowledge flows freely is not matched by 바카라사이트 free movement of people. Immigration law is a serious constraint on that vision; I am running down my collaborations with 바카라사이트 US because I just can't be bo바카라사이트red with 바카라사이트 hassle of getting in and out of that country. I prefer to work with colleagues in Europe, where I can move across borders much more freely," he said. "My graduate students tell me that, back in 바카라사이트ir own country, 바카라사이트 attractions of 바카라사이트 UK are beginning to decline because of 바카라사이트 cost of getting visas, 바카라사이트 bureaucracy that is involved and 바카라사이트 petty harassment and humiliation 바카라사이트y feel when 바카라사이트y actually encounter 바카라사이트 British immigration service.

"If we are to develop our vision, 바카라사이트n that is going to have to be addressed."

john.gill@tsleducation.com

- 온라인 바카라's "Globalisation of Universities" conference takes place at 바카라사이트 Commonwealth Club in London on 23 October. Speakers include Sir Drummond Bone, former vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, and Sir Graeme Davies, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of London. See: www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/conferences