The UK has promised to allow Afghan students on government-funded scholarships access to visas in order to complete their study programs in the UK, while DAAD in Germany said its priority is help partners and their families leave the country quickly and safely.

The German Academic Exchange Programme has partnered with the UNHCR on a master's degree scholarship award scheme for refugees living in East Africa.

Twenty-five German universities have joined the European University Networks program, bringing the total number of German participants up to 35.

Interest in scholarships abroad from German students has increased by more than 70%, the German Academic Exchange Service has said.

The 320,000 international students studying in Germany made up 10.5% of the country's student cohort last year, according to Wissenschaft Weltoffen 2020.

International students at two-thirds of 268 German universities were unable to continue their summer studies due to Covid-19, a DAAD survey has revealed.

The academic success of international students should be level with the average success of domestic students in Germany, DAAD has outlined in its Strategy 2025.

The number of schools teaching German abroad is up from 95,000 in 2015 to 106,000, with more than 15.4m globally studying the language.