Sam Gyimah, the UK universities minister, has thrown his support behind increasing the number of international students visiting the UK, but stopped short of calling for an inbound target.

Integration is an issue among international cohorts, while the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is a key sticking point, delegates heard at UKCISA's and UUKi's conference in London.

Higher education representatives gathered to discuss Brexit and the growing trend for universities in Europe to deliver courses taught entirely in English.

The British government has extended its pilot of the scheme it will use to register EU citizens after Brexit, to include all EU citizens working in HE.

International education stakeholders again commented on the risk of Brexit threatening the strength and diversity of the country's campuses, at an event in central London.

The majority of international students seem not to be aware of some of the UK’s friendlier policies, or whether EU fee status has been confirmed, a QS survey has revealed.

Gyimah said he "welcomes UUK post-study work visa proposal", and that the forthcoming MAC report "offers us an opportunity to ensure our policy on student migration recognises the contribution that overseas students make".

The UK government said it's 2016 guarantee will cover all successful Erasmus+ UK applicants bids submitted before Brexit, even in a 'no deal' scenario.