Scottish universities should diversify income streams away from “potentially volatile international student fees” as they try to fill funding gaps, a government report has argued. 

'Brand Scotland' is resonating well with prospective international students and higher education institutions across Scotland continue to be "cautiously optimistic" about the upcoming intake in autumn, delegates heard at the Scottish Universities International Group conference 2021.

Deciding on the right pathway can be a daunting experience for students at the best of times, this year though, the pandemic will have impacted many original study plans and limited choices of where students had hoped to study

International summer school company ISSOS has announced an expansion into online education with the launch of ISSOS Online.

Institutions in Scotland are seeking to maintain enrolments from the EU and the government will increase the international activity budget by 674% to £6.75m.

The former EU Commission’s director for education, training and youth has said the Scottish and Welsh governments should press the UK parliament to reconsider leaving Erasmus+. "We are looking at alternative options," said a Scottish minister.

Scotland's University of Glasgow has announced it will offset international students' travel for those arriving from outside of Europe. 

The Scottish government has confirmed that new EU students will pay tuition fees from 2021 onwards due to the country "being forced out of the EU".