Canada’s St. Clair College has launched a $23 million building project to address shortages in student housing. The new international student residence will be built in approximately 45 days.

It makes the schools' job very easy, especially community colleges and language schools that spend thousands trying to bring more students in, but without the housing option that is a deal breaker to parents.

Wealthy international parents purchased around £2 billion worth of London property in the past year, in order to secure accommodation for their children attending private schools and universities in the British capital.

A global report on annual student rent spend has revealed that students are paying an average of USD$464 on accommodation in top study destinations such as Boston, with New York and London following closely behind.

A housing shortage across many European host nations is seriously affecting international students, a new Erasmus Student Network survey has revealed.