Health, safety and mental wellbeing underpinned by culturally appropriate service delivery are at the centre of New Zealand’s wellbeing strategy for international students, launched this month.

ACG Education has acquired seven vocational schools operated by Intueri Education Group, which entered administration on June 1.

RMIT Training, a private company owned by RMIT University in Australia, has announced it will offer credit-bearing foundation study courses starting this year.

Tightened access to international education for VET providers and increased agent transparency are among a raft of proposed changes to Australia’s international and domestic education policies.

Universal secondary education is the “next step” in order to provide greater access to higher education in developing countries, said Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand.

Careers Australia Group entered voluntary receivership after it was refused access to the new VET Student Loan scheme earlier this year.

New York is the most expensive city for international student accommodation in the US, UK and Australia, according to bookings platform Student.com.

Higher education leaders in Australia and the UK have taken their first steps towards further education and research collaboration ahead of Brexit, holding high levels talks in London last week.