Stakeholders have many reasons to celebrate International Education Week in 2022 - with some saying that cultural exchange is the closest we'll get to having superpowers.

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".

Education organisations in the US are urging the government to develop a strategy to increase international enrolment and exchanges to pre-Covid levels.

UKCISA Fest heard directly from international students on how they feel – "invited to the Prom, but not invited to dance at the Prom" – and covered practical ways that international students can be supported in the country.

US international students have voiced concerns that visa delays maybe lead to them losing scholarships and worry that they may not be able to get visas despite beginning their studies online in Nepal.

International education contributed $374 million to the Canadian province of Manitoba's economy in 2016, marking a 30% increase on 2015 figures, a report by the MCIE revealed.

Described as "an opportunity to rethink, explore and engage with someone from a different background," commentators across International Education Week have been calling for students to take risks in a "world of possibilities". Viggo Stacey takes a look at some of the events taking place to champion internationalisation during IEW 2018.