Rent for student accommodation increased by 8% on average last year in Canada and Australia, as demand outpaces supply.

Over 100 international students have been provided with emergency accommodation over the last two weeks by a Sikh temple in the city of Timmins, Northern Ontario, The PIE News has learned.

The Dutch education minister has written to the boards of all public research and applied sciences universities in the Netherlands, urgently requesting them to stop actively recruiting international students.

The Irish government will fund the construction of new university accommodation, following warnings that the country’s housing shortages are leaving some students homeless. 

Students in Glasgow are calling on the university to limit new students numbers as the UK continues to face a severe housing shortage, severely affecting incoming international students.

The number of international students at universities in the Netherlands increased by approximately 6,000 this year – the slowest growth for five years.

Accommodation shortages in Ireland are leading to an increase in homelessness, scams and overcrowding among students. 

A lack of affordable accommodation in Canada is making international students vulnerable to housing scams, a student housing cooperative has warned.