The APPG for International Students has told the UK cabinet that changes are needed to "truly maximise the potential of the UK’s education exports sector".

The UKCISA president has said "there are ways" in which the UK can overtake the US in international student numbers, calling for a new one million target.

Now that we have reached 600,000, we should go for a million by 2030

Integration is an issue among international cohorts, while the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is a key sticking point, delegates heard at UKCISA's and UUKi's conference in London.

The APPG for International Students in the UK has launched an inquiry report calling for a "clear and ambitious target" to grow international student numbers.

International education stakeholders again commented on the risk of Brexit threatening the strength and diversity of the country's campuses, at an event in central London.

A new inquiry has been launched into the landscape faced by international students in the country by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students. It will report in October 2018.

The UK must not close its doors on international talent, a group of top business and academic leaders from across the country have urged in a letter published in the Financial Times.