Two international students transferred money to scammers posing as a Chinese police officer and an embassy representative.

The former EU Commission’s director for education, training and youth has said the Scottish and Welsh governments should press the UK parliament to reconsider leaving Erasmus+. "We are looking at alternative options," said a Scottish minister.

Northern Ireland's South West College has signed a MoU with China's Wuxi School to develop and deliver educational and training courses for the automotive industry.

Ulster University announced an expansion of its partnership with Dongbei University of Finance and Economics to facilitate collaborative research, and foster staff exchanges.

Northern Ireland's universities will suffer if access to funding and collaboration with EU institutions is restricted, a senior academic has said, and stakeholders are wary of the potential political fallout.