Indian students with offers from UK universities are being promised additional scholarships to encourage them to transfer agencies, say stakeholders.

Student finance platforms are experiencing a surge in applications from Indian students, particularly driven by those in less-developed regions of the country - with the number of applications growing by 98% in the first quarter of 2022, year on year. 

“How busy is busy?” was the opening question at the Agents, Integrity and Application Overload panel session at The PIE Live - Leaders in International Education conference 2022.

Rarely has the sector focused its attention on recruiting online. However, since the pandemic began, a digital land grab has been taking place with websites and marketplaces competing for online audiences of students seeking to study abroad. Nick Cuthbert digs deeper.

Leverage Edu has raised $22 million in Series B funding to expand into new markets and drive its financial services offer, the study abroad platform has announced. Its overall value is now around $120m.

Leverage Edu has announced on March 16 that it has expanded again after launching offices in the UK and Nigeria by establishing an office in Australia.

Study abroad platform Leverage Edu has continued its expansion, launching three new different services as part of their foray into financial solutions.

Leverage Edu is to launch operations in Nigeria with an office in Lagos, three months after opening a UK office.