The future of universities depends on their ability to provide ‘lifelong learning’ that equips non-traditional students with in-demand skills, UNESCO warned last week. 

Canada and Germany retain the most international students compared to other OECD countries, as the global competition for talent continues amid ongoing labour shortages. 

French and Irish university representatives looked to "strengthen co-operation" in higher education and research at events in the French capital in July.

Education is in its worst crisis in a century following the Covid-19 pandemic, delegates heard at the Education World Forum 2022 in London on May 23.

Institutions must develop a new value proposition for a student population less willing to cross borders to study, a report from the OECD has warned, published alongside latest data on international student flows.

Education experts have once again questioned the interpretation of China's PISA results following the release of 2018's round of data.

Latest PISA results showed that most countries have seen little improvement in their performances over the past decade, even though spending on schooling increased by 15% over the same period.

OECD countries now have more than 3.7 million international students with more than half (56%) coming from Asia, but the vast majority of Asian students only choose five destination countries.