University students and staff face increasing threats, foreign interference inquiry finds
by Tory Shepherd from World news | The Guardian on (#5XG60)
Report singles out Chinese-government funded Confucius Institutes and recruitment drives encouraging Australian researchers to work with overseas universities
Universities face escalating threats to students and to national security from hostile forces, a report into foreign interference has warned.
A parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security inquiry found examples of attempts to threaten and intimidate staff and students, espionage, and intellectual property theft through collaborations with foreign institutions.
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