Both Study Group and INTO University Partnerships have expanded their US operations, with the recent announcement of a new US university partnership each.

Kings Education has announced a new partnership with Downside School, a Catholic boarding school in the UK, enabling tailored preparation for life at Downside or another UK boarding school.

Shorelight Education and Florida International University in Miami have partnered to develop the FIU Global First Year programme that will prepare international students academically and culturally for study at the university.

Cambridge Education Group has announced what is to become the largest pathway programme for international students hoping to enter university in the US, through a new partnership with Morrisville State College at the State University of New York. This is CEG's second pathway operation in the US, complementing its Boston operation.

Three leading Dublin universities have collaborated with the Emerald Cultural Institute (ECI) to offer pathway programmes that, upon completion, will guarantee students access to complete their undergraduate studies at Dublin City University, the National University of Ireland Maynooth and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

From this September, students studying at International House Manchester will be able to carry on their education at 25 universities across the UK, USA and Canada. The school has recently signed an agreement with pathway provider NCC Education to offer the International Foundation Year programme.

US-based education company Bridge has announced it will expand into pathway programmes by opening four centres on university campuses in the US and Brazil, preparing international students for study at American universities.

Pathway provider North Consortium UK (NCUK) has expanded its programmes into India for the first time in its 25 year history, after signing an agreement with the Delhi based training arm of Indian student consultancy The Chopras. This agreement is the first of NCUK's three new market entries coming to fruition in 2014.