Investment firm China First Capital Group has announced plans to acquire a 54% share in Korea-based online language training platform, SJW International, for $135m (HK$1.05bn).

A number of Chinese returnees have found the reality of coming home after obtaining an overseas degree is falling short of their dreams of a better job and higher salary, according to a recent report.

New Oriental, China’s largest private education service provider, has announced increased revenue and student enrolments for the fiscal year 2016/17.

According to a report from the Association of Indian Universities, only 30,423 international students enrolled in Indian institutions in 2016, a drop of nearly a thousand on 2015.

Education agents say ambiguity over the implementation of India's new Goods and Services Tax has caused confusion in the sector, and led to some agencies avoiding paying altogether.

The University of South Australia is to open a new joint college with Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, in northern China.

The countries whose residents are most likely to study a UK degree online are Singapore, Hong Kong and Nigeria. Keypath Education unveiled the data and a new partnership with Aston.

Interacting with host families, fellow students and teachers is the most useful part of studying a language, according to a survey of 2,000 people who studied a language abroad in the last 10-15 years, undertaken by Sprachcaffe.