Digital learning platform FutureLearn has been acquired by Global University Systems, in a bid to enhance career opportunities for millions of learners, with Jo Johnson announced as chairman.

Study abroad opportunities are contributing to Australian “Asia literacy” but more needs to be done to understand how much demand there is for these skills. 

In the midst of a white-hot race to find a new UK Prime Minister, former chancellor Rishi Sunak vowed he would move to close all 30 Confucius Institutes in the UK.

The Chinese government has a “multiprong strategy” for stealing the United States’ most “valuable secrets”, the director of the FBI said on January 31.

The financial performance of global agency and data insights company IDP Education has declined by 9.9%, according to its 2021 financial report. Overall revenue declined from AUS$587.1 million in 2020 to $528.7m for FY2021.

Students at Afghanistan’s famed music school have been flown out of the country after the Portuguese government granted the pupils asylum.

A survey of over 4,000 university applicants by UKEAS has found a greater level of caution and indecision among prospective Asian students.

Students from Laos and Cambodia will be exempted from Taiwan's Covid-19 travel ban, bringing the total number of nationalities up to 13.