Australia, the UK and New Zealand are leading study destination preference among prospective international students, a survey has suggested.

Universities are setting their sights on Indonesia as a transnational education destination, while agents suggest the outbound market has rebounded after the pandemic. 

Students hoping to be travelling to Canada to enrol on courses are suffering from visa delays more than counterparts who have chosen alternative study destinations, sector stakeholders have said.

The collapse of the Sri Lankan rupee and limits on financial transfers out of the country have left international students without any way to pay university fees and other living costs. 

Rarely has the sector focused its attention on recruiting online. However, since the pandemic began, a digital land grab has been taking place with websites and marketplaces competing for online audiences of students seeking to study abroad. Nick Cuthbert digs deeper.

Australia has announced measures to help the country's international education sector "roar back", the government has said, with more than $37 million pumped in for providers most affected by Covid-19 and an extension for some post-study work rights.

One in five students reconsidered their preferred study destinations as a result of Covid-19 with many turning towards Canada, a survey has found.

At a time when edtech continues to dominate headlines, student search platforms are vying to help international student recruiters work more effectively and efficiently. Nick Cuthbert reports.