The US and UK lead the world in soft power: ‘The HEPI Soft-Power Index – 10th edition’ shows far more world leaders were educated in America and Britain than in other countries. HEPI and Cambridge Uni...

Some young people are staying at home while attending university as they cannot afford to move.

As the UK prepares to rejoin Erasmus+ at around £570 million a year, Jim Dickinson argues that the sector's five-year record of underspending mobility money should worry everyone – and that the domestic version of the problem is bigger

In a speech at the National Press Club on 17 September, Australian Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Tony Burke announced a package of new reforms that will affect incoming and current internatio

The traditional ‘Big Four’ will remain key destinations for Indian students, but new QS forecasts point to a changing balance between destinations and growing competition from Europe.

A new report from QS highlights how Indian demand for study abroad is expected to continue to shift through 2030, and adds some helpful forecasts to our own recent analysis of the changing landscape

QS International Student Survey data highlights new insights into Chinese student perspectives.

Vicki Stott introduces a collaboration that will see three well-known Scottish providers explore the benefits of working together

A weaker rupee and tougher immigration rules are pushing Indian students away from popular destinations like the US and UK.

In a brutal entry-level market, the FT is following final-year students as they make the transition into work

New Zealand's international student population grew by +11% last year, bringing it to 80% of its pre-COVID high point.The latest data from Education New Zealand shows a total foreign enrolment of

Entrepreneurship education is of increasing importance, yet Aleksandra Bavdaz and Rami Al-Sharif have noticed that gendered expectations in the classroom still shape who sees themselves as a future en...

A report from Prospects and the ISE explores how young people and employers view how AI is shaping the early careers landscape.

Nine UK universities are setting up campuses in India, but enrolment is expected to be modest initially.

In late 2026, New Zealand is rolling out a new Short Term Graduate Work Visa and extending eligibility for the Post Study Work Visa. No set date for the launch of these new visa provisions has been e

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The Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485) visa allows eligible foreign graduates to work in Australia from 18 months to up to 3 years once they complete their studies, and it can be a pathway toward

The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what says is abuse.

The UK has a new international education strategy, and Australia looks set to start work on its own framework. Why do we have these strategies and what do they achieve?

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...

The following is a guest post contributed by Guus Goorts, a Netherlands-based education marketing coach who helps universities and schools improve student recruitment through audits, training and coa

The UK government has revealed a new – and long-awaited – international education strategy, including an ambitious aim to grow education exports to £40 billion per year by 2030.

Find out which coorie words in Gaelic, Scots and Doric have a winter connection in Scotland. Including words such as unbrak, flukra, flin and more!

Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

Arizona State University is creating ASU London to give students an international study experience, combining UK undergraduate degrees with the opportunity to pursue a master’s at ASU in the US.

A new report from the British Council and Studyportals shows that international students are increasingly choosing to study in Asian destinations. Students are drawn by the greater affordability, exp

Unclear policy changes in destination markets are becoming major barriers to international student mobility, a new survey has found.

While the Graduate Route visa will be cut from two years to 18 months from January 2027, financial requirements are also set to increase from November 2025.

The latest available numbers from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) tell us that there were 732,285 international students in UK higher education in 2023/24, representing a modest dip (-4

Findings from IDP’s latest Emerging Futures: Voice of the International Student survey reveal students’ rapidly growing interest in using AI to research destinations, institutions,

The degree is famously demanding and women often have additional responsibilities — so how do students cope?

An ApplyBoard survey has found the UK as the top choice for international students, as the diversification of study destinations continues.

Career support initiatives in two of the biggest Asian countries come both the Russell Group universities aim to help their Indian and Chinese graduates kick-start careers with a competitive advantage...

The following has been adapted from the opening plenary given by Editor in Chief Craig Riggs at the ICEF Monitor Global Summit in London, 12 September 2025.A year ago, in this very room, we looke

The QS Best Student Cities 2026 rankings were released last month, and, for the first time ever, Seoul has taken the title as the world's best city destination. The Korean capital's move up the table

The following is a guest post contributed by Tim O'Brien and Claire Clifford from INTO University Partnerships, where Tim is the Senior Vice President, New Partner Development, and Claire the Vice Pr

With more than 175 million users, Coursera is the largest online learning platform in the world. It currently offers more than 16,000 courses in collaboration with 370+ partners. Students can also ea

The PIE travelled to Nepal to investigate the growth in Nepalese students choosing to study in the UK, as demand shifts from Australia.

Foreign student numbers rebound despite fee increases as other anglophone countries impose immigration restrictions

France is actively seeking to deepen its strategic partnership with India by aiming to host 30,000 Indian students by 2030, a significant increase from the current 8,000. To achieve this, France is in...

The UK government has opened negotiations with the European Union to restart a youth mobility scheme to and from the UK. The expectation is that this may result in the UK rejoining the massive Erasmu

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The UK government's immigration white paper is tightening every area of the UK's immigration system, including study, work and family.

The award-winning admissions platform Enroly has been acquired by Ecctis, ending months of speculation over potential buyers.