Germany's association of language tour operators FDSV has admitted three more German language schools as its membership widens further.

Berlin School of Business and Innovation has partnered with Concordia University Chicago to introduce two new postgraduate programs at the BSBI campus.

Swiss agency StudyLingua and Pro Linguis, has announced the acquisition of German language travel agency DIALOG-Sprachreisen International.

The Goethe Institut has temporarily suspended a program that allows students from Morocco the opportunity to spend a few weeks studying at a school in Germany.

The state of Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany has pledged €26 million to a program aiming to continue the integration of refugees into study .

The majority of international students in Germany would recommend the country as a study destination, with only 32% expressing some light reservations, according to a survey by DAAD.

Germany's higher education institutions hosted a total of 374,583 international students in 2018, a 4% increase since the previous year, new statistics released by DAAD have revealed.

From September, international students heading to Germany will require greater funds to prove they are capable of supporting themselves while studying.