Demand for lower-cost and budget-friendly destinations are gaining strong momentum in Europe as international students look to tighten their belts, new data from Studyportals suggests.

A new report from Studyportals and Unibuddy has identified 17 emerging student source markets for universities and countries interested in diversifying their student cohorts.

Three universities in the south of Portugal have formed a new consortium, Campus Sul (South Campus), in part to bolster efforts to attract international students.

United Lisbon International School in Portugal has announced that it has been selected as a Microsoft Showcase School. 

Students at Afghanistan’s famed music school have been flown out of the country after the Portuguese government granted the pupils asylum.

A growing interest in studying abroad, ease of obtaining a visa and the absence of a language barrier have led to a boom of Brazilian students in Portuguese universities – with educators recording a 540% rise in Brazilian students over the last decade.

The Portuguese government has simplified the process for prospective international students to apply for visas to study in the country.

Nobel International School Algarve, a private school in Portugal offering British and Portuguese curriculum, has been acquired by Singapore-based education-investment company ChangedEDU.