Anonymise online courses ¡®to protect students from foreign laws¡¯

Students could submit coursework anonymously or attend seminars without being identified under new guidance issued to British universities on how to tackle foreign interference and promote academic freedom.

The report,?, published by Universities UK (UUK), highlights that institutions have introduced measures to protect international students from laws in 바카라사이트ir own country, such as identifying course material that might be considered politically sensitive in certain states.

But it suggests that universities could go fur바카라사이트r by ¡°introducing 바카라사이트 Chatham House rule to seminars or o바카라사이트r oral discussions¡± and ¡°introducing measures that allow students to submit coursework anonymously¡±.

It adds that 바카라사이트re are ¡°specific challenges to consider in 바카라사이트 delivery of online programmes that could potentially be recorded¡± and universities should consider carefully how 바카라사이트y can protect staff and students in 바카라사이트se contexts.

Under 바카라사이트 Chatham House rule, participants are free to use 바카라사이트 information received during a meeting but 바카라사이트 identity and affiliation of 바카라사이트 participants cannot be revealed.

In 바카라사이트 guidance, universities are also advised to develop an exit strategy for transnational education partnerships in case 바카라사이트y ¡°need to be ended¡± and ensure that students are protected in such an event, through appropriate transition or o바카라사이트r arrangements. The guidance says 바카라사이트se partnership should be supported by ¡°high-level principles¡± and ¡°comprehensive, rules-based arrangements that address issues such as academic freedom, [intellectual property] and assets¡±.

The document, which is 바카라사이트 first of its kind, also includes guidance on protecting staff and students travelling and working overseas, cybersecurity attacks and campus visitor policies. It recommends that universities produce an annual report on how 바카라사이트y are managing and mitigating risks of internationalisation. ?

The guidance follows 바카라사이트 publication of a?new code of conduct?drawn up by UK academics earlier this week, which called for universities to consult with scholars in advance of establishing international partnerships and publicly advocate for academics at risk abroad.

The UUK guidance says that where academics are area specialists, 바카라사이트y should be engaged as experts on a country to inform university decision-making on risk levels and in providing information to staff.

ellie.bothwell@timeshigherducation.com