Digital learning platform FutureLearn has been acquired by Global University Systems, in a bid to enhance career opportunities for millions of learners, with Jo Johnson announced as chairman.

Institutions need to prepare for future geopolitical shocks that could limit international research networks, according to a new Policy Institute report.

The UK should map and monitor research dependencies in order to mitigate against risks such as financial dependence on student tuition fees, a report has suggested. A traffic light system could warn policy-makers of over dependence in particular areas of research.

Barriers to international opportunities for UK students must be overcome to ensure more benefit from "enriching" experiences, the former Universities minister told The PIE.

I don't want Chinese students who have come to benefit from the world-class higher education to get caught up in wider geopolitical tensions

The UK's former universities minister Jo Johnson has outlined plans to help the UK regain market share within international education - doubling Indian student numbers and extending post-study work rights are core aims.

Former UK universities minister, Jo Johnson, has been appointed as advisory board chairman of the Canadian student recruitment platform ApplyBoard. 

Conservative MPs have joined Labour and Scottish National Party counterparts to warn of the harmful effects of Brexit on EU students in the UK, as they introduced an Immigration Bill amendment to restore the UK's post-study work offering to two years.