A global consortium of universities has been established with a ceremony in Xiamen, in the Fujian province of China, under the name of University Consortium of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

The joint partnership will see 1,200 Chinese students graduate with Maynooth Universities degrees in computer science, electronic engineering and robotics over the next four years.

Berlitz has announced a deal with Shanghai CIIC International Training Center to expand its franchise English learning provision to China.

High school students who complete the Gaokao with top grades will be able to apply for direct entry onto Birmingham degree programs without first completing a Foundation year.

The Common App, an online application system to more than 800 institutions worldwide, has announced the launch of a platform integrating third-party college counselling software providers.

Chinese startup Liulishuo, whose flagship offering is an AI-powered English learning app of the same name, raised up to $71.9 million on its NYSE debut.

Chinese parents are concerned about the safety of their children studying in the US – but the country is still their first choice, a new Intead report produced in collaboration with Vericant revealed.

 Malvern College’s newest international campus is set to become the first British school in China to teach all lessons outdoors for one day a week.