Educational leaders are not exempt from these pressures and are leading in extraordinary times

The Irish Universities Association has called for a €20 million international student recruitment advertising campaign as a matter of urgency from the next government.

As coronavirus continues to dramatically reshape how higher education systems operate, smaller destinations such as Ireland are setting the bar high for their approach to supporting international students at a time when others have been accused of allowing them to "fall through the cracks".

Owners of the English Studio and travel agency USIT Ireland have appointed liquidators following a "tsunami of effects" related to the coronavirus pandemic.

France has become the latest European country to introduce travel restrictions after banning school trips abroad and to areas of France with a high number of Coronavirus cases.

A specially designed program will see 400 Algerian PhD students study at the University of Limerick during the four years of the project – a contract estimated to be worth up to €20m.

The Irish Council for International Students has released a pre-election manifesto, warning that action must be taken to sustain Ireland’s popularity as a study destination.

One key consideration is that issuers are going to be coming to terms with the tussle between who owns the actual record of the learner