The latest Soft Power 30 rankings have shown France’s ascent to the leading position knocking the US down to the third slot and reflecting a global preference for outward looking, business-friendly politics. The UK retained its second place position, but not without its global reputation taking a hit after the Brexit vote.

Three lycées internationals will open around Paris, as the government slashes regulatory burdens on the banking sector to attract foreign business post-Brexit.

A new agreement between three higher education associations in Canada and France aims to encourage students enrolled in French universities to teach in francophone Canada.

International student numbers in France continued their upward trajectory in 2015/16, but the latest statistics from Campus France show that in an increasingly competitive market, growth is not keeping up with that of of global student mobility.

The French Minister of Foreign Affairs has set a target to attract 10,000 Indian students to study in the country by 2020, saying France's Indian student intake doesn't match the countries' trade generation.

The route from Africa to France funnels in more than 40% of the international students at French education providers. It has served as a lifeline for France in 2016 as concerns around security have impacted mobility from other student source countries.

French higher education institutions are active overseas but a lack of national and institutional strategies means the country’s transnational education lags behind the UK, US and Australia, a government-sponsored think tank has said.

In order to be more globally competitive, two of the French capital's most prestigious universities, Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC) are becoming one.