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International students in the UK are being urged to sharpen their skills, build their personal brand, and ask the tough questions that will set them apart in an increasingly competitive job market.

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.

A petition by TOEFL speaking raters in the US has amassed nearly 350 signatures, with ETS employees claiming to have been gradually “shut out” of shift patterns and replaced by offshore raters.

While the University of Southampton set up India’s first UK campus in Delhi under government rules, UK universities now see potential to increase presence in Gujarat’s GIFT City under its separate regulations.

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.

While many UK universities eye India’s relaxed branch campus rules, University of Leeds vice-chancellor Shearer West says the institution is focusing on partnerships rather than a “brick and mortar” presence – for now.

Ravi Lochan Singh and Mark Lucas received the Lifetime Impact Award – Asia Pacific and South Asia at The PIE Live Asia Pacific 2025 for their contributions to international education in the region.

This week, The PIE sat down with with Priyanka Roy, senior recruitment advisor at Acumen, representing York University.

As India and the UK sign a landmark trade deal worth £6 billion (USD $7.7bn) in investments, Vision 2035 could shape broader ties between the two countries, particularly in education. 

In a major development, four more international universities have received letters of intent to set up campuses in India.

The triple-accredited French business school, which operates four campuses in France and four associated campuses in Africa and China, is set to launch its first such establishment in India.

A bipartisan group of congresspeople have urged US secretary of state Marco Rubio to address visa delays for Indian students before the start of the academic year.

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.