Study Group has announced a partnership with Durham University, which aims boost the university’s international intake with the opening of an International Study Centre.

Plummeting oil & gas prices are affecting enrolment at international schools in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, according to the International School Consultancy Research.

International schools in the UAE could be affected by a predicted teacher shortage in the UK despite the substantial growth trajectory the country's international school market is currently enjoying, according to the International School Consultancy.

The number of English-medium international schools around the world has reached 8,000, according to new data from ISC Research, with China and the UAE displaying the fastest growth.

Affordability and the growing presence of one year foundation courses are contributing to making the market more competitive, according to providers at the British Boarding Schools Workshop last week.

The number of students enrolled at English-medium international schools around the world has hit a record-high of four million. This number has increased from 2.75 million students five years ago.

The number of K-12 students coming to the Britain's independent schools from mainland China has soared in the last year, overtaking the traditionally strong cohort of Hong Kong students. "Market penetration in Hong Kong is very high; whereas in China, this is just the beginning," commented an adviser.

The British Association of Independent Schools with International Students (BAISIS) has recently undergone a rebrand in order to attract more top line schools to its group as it seeks to become a lobbying group for the sector and a recognised badge of quality.