There should be an immediate expansion of international scholarships for Afghan women, says a leading academic rights organisation.

The newly-appointed education minister, Jason Clare, praised academic exchanges and discussed the slow return of international students to Australia.

Visa delays and funding cuts are hampering efforts to increase international education opportunities for outbound students to the US, NAFSA delegates heard.

The US House of Representatives is in the initial stages of passing a legislation which will reestablish Fulbright student exchanges to China and Hong Kong.

Sometimes people are surprised to learn how active international offices have been during Covid

The US flagship international educational exchange program, the Fulbright Program, has celebrated it 75th anniversary in Washington DC.

The US education sector celebrated international students, international education sector and exchange this week during International Education Week, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying that nurturing a vibrant international student community is a "foreign policy imperative".

Afghan students who are semi-finalists for the Fulbright Scholar Program have been waiting as long as six months for an update on their application.