Spain is the second most popular study abroad destination for US students, yet issues with obtaining student visas have long plagued the nation.

The Forum on Education Abroad's latest State of the Field Report has identified inadequate staffing and burnout in the education abroad sector.

Stakeholders welcomed 400 first-time attendees to the recent Forum on Education Abroad conference, who "brought a freshness of ideas and dynamism to the conversations".

The latest guidance issued by the US Department of Education last month has many in the international education sector on alert, with stakeholders warning of huge disruption to study abroad and recruitment practices.

US university Dickinson College and the Forum for Education Abroad have renewed their strategic partnership agreement for a fourth time.

Speakers from around the world came for the Forum on Education Abroad’s conference, to discuss how to reimagine a stronger field and “build back better”.