The Russian government has launched a plan to attract Russian students in nations seen as "unfriendly" back home, as the global political environment has become tense.

Stanford University has suspended its undergraduate programs to Russia following a level three travel advisory from the US Department of State.

The Polish education minister Anna Zalewska said they are ready to accept international school children in addition to "the bilingual children of Poles".

Canada hosted almost 495,000 students in 2017. This means that the country has surpassed its International Education Strategy goal of hosting more than 450,000 by 2022, five years early.

"I am a firm believer the value [of] international education. We don’t have to agree, we just have to have an understanding that that's respectful"

Russia is prioritising future cooperation with India on education technology, according to Alexander Sobolev, a government director.

ASIO director-general has warned Australian HEIs to be vigilant of attempts by foreign powers to interfere in their activities or with students in Australia

At AIEC, a Taiwanese academic argued that China is politicising international students,and globally mobile students could be a soft power tool.