Less than 12 months after announcing that Chinese would be introduced into all levels of education in Saudi Arabia, eight schools have officially started teaching the language.

The Saudi Arabian education minister Hamad Al-Sheikh announced a new program for teachers in the Kingdom to learn Mandarin in order to teach Saudi students.

As the deadline for government-funded Saudi students to leave Canada approaches, institutions and associations are prioritising student support amid the uncertainty.

13 new international schools set to open in Dubai in the 2018-2019 academic year, with 17 in total to set open across the UAE during the period.

Canadian educators have said government officials are yet to contact them amid a diplomatic spat between the country and Saudi Arabia, which included threats to remove all Saudi Arabians studying in Canada.

A high-level delegation from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education and its public universities has visited the UK to forge relationships for R&D exchange and collaboration.

EasyUni has seen website traffic for its Middle Eastern venture EasyUniME grow 1,123%, while applications and enquiries are up 409% since December 2017.

EC English Language Centres has opened a school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that the company says will meet the needs of students unable to study abroad.