Police reportedly smashed through the gates of the National University of San Marcos and forced a group of around 90 students out of their dormitories.

Guangzhou's South China University of Technology has launched a three-week course on emerging technologies in the Greater Bay Area.

K-12 provider Nord Anglia Education has welcomed its 76th partner school, with Colegio Peruano Británico in Peru joining the family of schools.

Flywire has announced an expansion of its digital payment business in Latin America to help students, educators and agents by accelerating funds flow and streamlining operational costs.

The UK arm of Peru’s PRONABEC postgraduate scholarship programme was launched earlier this month for an expected 200 Peruvian postgraduate students to study at UK universities per year.

The demand for ELT across Latin America is ripe as governments view the language as a tool to access the global economy. However supply is barred by a lack of quality teaching force and low access.

The recent Quality English and Quality Education mission to South America targeted pioneering markets in Ecuador and Peru in a bid to connect with emerging agents. The tour also included events in Colombia.

English UK, a membership association for accredited ELT players, has held a successful fair in Lima, Peru which attracted almost 50 education agencies from 10 countries in the region. Delegates appreciated a programme of seminars, business appointments and a sophisticated social diary.