Navitas has recorded 3% growth in student enrolments for the first semester of 2018 in its University Partnerships Division

Swansea University has announced a £45m college project with education provider Navitas on its campus in south Wales.

Navitas chief executive Rod Jones has announced he will be succeeded by current chief financial officer, David Buckingham in March 2018. Jones will move to a non-executive position.

An award-winning English language school in New Zealand, Christchurch College of English Limited (CCEL) is to be acquired by Navitas.

A new A$70m campus in Sydney's CBD will offer a learning space for students at various Navitas colleges and schools, and is touting tech facilities that are future-facing.

Navitas has delivered a mixed bag of results for FY17, reporting a 5% loss in group revenue and 5% growth in student numbers for its university partnership colleges.

In a cross-country mission to the US coinciding with the ASU+GSV Summit in Salt Lake City, Navitas is buoying Australia's competitiveness in the education technology sector.

Navitas has signed a pathway partnership with the University of Idaho, its eighth in North America, continuing its ambitious expansion strategy on the continent.