Representatives from the UK’s K-12 and early years sectors are visiting Saudi Arabia this week on a trade mission, as more independent schools set up franchises in the country. 

International students in Tunisia are afraid to go to classes following a wave of racially-motivated attacks, a student association warned last week. 

Companies offering students short-term loans to prove they have enough money to study abroad continue to operate in Nigeria, leaving agents concerned about students applying to UK universities without the funds to support themselves once they arrive in the country. 

German universities should expand English language courses to recruit more international students and help fill labour shortages, the country’s academic exchange service has said. 

Language testing provider PSI has entered into a new partnership with International House World Organisation to offer English tests at the network’s 150 language schools. 

A new fintech company plans to provide up to $30 million in loans to help African students access higher education abroad. 

Indian agents have called on Australian universities to reverse a decision to suspend recruitment from regions of North India, saying the move borders on discrimination. 

Student mobility trends remain largely the same as they were before the pandemic, despite predictions of significant disruption, according to higher education expert Simon Marginson.