Study Abroad

After months of planning, Ireland has evacuated more than 60 Gazan students as a result of sector-wide collaboration between universities and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

A new study is casting fresh light on internationalisation efforts across US community colleges, but experts warn that more targeted strategies are needed to expand student participation and enhance outcomes.

France, which hosted nearly 445,000 international students in the 2024/25 academic year, a 3% increase from the previous year, aims to position itself as an alternative study destination amid the ‘decline’ in the US.

Ghanaian students speaking to The PIE are undeterred by a new policy reducing the maximum entry and validity period of nonimmigrant visas to the US for certain countries – and are still following their dreams of studying abroad in America.

Following the US slashing $100m in funding for dozens of study abroad programs, The PIE spoke to a State Department employee fighting for cultural exchange under the Trump administration.

EaseMyTrip, one of India’s leading online travel aggregators, has entered the international education space with a 49% stake in Sydney-based education provider, Planet Education.

More than 10,500 letters have been sent to Congress urging it to save State Department international exchange programs recently cancelled by the administration.

While the US has traditionally been the most desired destination for Indian students, calls to boycott the country as a place to study are gaining momentum.

The US State Department has removed FY25 funding for at least 22 cultural exchange programs, totalling $100 million in grants already approved by Congress.

Once a major source of students to Asia-Pacific countries, Malaysia is now reversing the trend with new government and institutional initiatives targeting the region.

The majority of Indonesian students have reported high satisfaction with their university experience abroad, but mental health support remains a key area for improvement, according to new research from Etio.

F-1 visas to the US from its top two source countries fell by over 25% year-on-year this May, data seen by The PIE News shows.

The US State Department is investigating Harvard’s “continued eligibility” to participate in the Exchange Visitor Program, in the administration’s latest attack on the Ivy League institution.

CEA CAPA Education Abroad has expanded its global portfolio with the addition of three notable providers.

The US exchange community has taken a major step in protecting federal funding for cultural exchange programs next year, avoiding the “doomsday” scenario set out in Donald Trump’s budget proposals.