The number of international students applying for UK undergraduate courses via UCAS has increased by 3% after a slump during the pandemic.

Accommodation providers are seeing a surge in interest as Chinese students rush back to on-campus learning, after the government reinstated the country's online learning ban.

Universities and education agents are confident that new testing requirements for Chinese travellers will have a minimal impact on international students as Beijing scraps restrictions on outbound travel. 

The Lygon Group has partnered with China’s study abroad industry association to provide stakeholders with post-pandemic insight on Chinese student mobility to Australia.

Stakeholders have suggested that there might be “significant” improvement in China’s outbound study market as the country gradually reopens. 

The US issued 50% less visas to new Chinese students in the first six months of 2022 than it did before the pandemic, prompting concerns about the US’s declining influence.

UCAS International has partnered with the Beijing Overseas Study Service Association to help Chinese students access UK universities.

Software company Sinorbis has partnered with international education association BOSSA to offer a "complete solution" for student recruitment in China.