Manoeuvring through the student visa application process can be a trying experience and the rules constantly evolve as immigration policies change to suit the political climate. Sara Custer spoke with 20 major education agencies about the visa journey and charted their insight into the pros and cons of systems in top study destinations.

Global student accommodation booking platform, Student.com, has announced a name change in China, and a business synergy with a Chinese study search platform.

The university’s HSBC Business School will open just outside of Oxford next year, with its first intake expected in August 2018.

In the wake of posting a record £2.6bn loss in February, education publisher Pearson has set out more details of how its operations will adjust.

The number of international students studying in China continues to climb, reaching 442,773 last year, according to new statistics from the Ministry of Education, and putting it on track to reach its target of hosting half a million international students by 2020.

Around 80% of Chinese students who left to study overseas returned to China in 2016, according to new statistics from the Ministry of Education.

Tsinghua University has lightened its admission requirements for international students, which includes the abolishment of an entrance exam.

Study abroad agencies in China will no longer need to be licensed by provincial authorities in order to operate, China’s State Council has announced, which should make it easier for newer businesses to enter a market that is currently dominated by larger, long-established brands.