Despite the ongoing unrest, forex payment issues and governmental upheaval, the appetite for study abroad is still very prevalent among Sri Lankan students, according to a leading agent in the country.

Nigeria is growing faster than any other country year-on-year in terms of offers being made, according to new data from Uniquest.

The collapse of the Sri Lankan rupee and limits on financial transfers out of the country have left international students without any way to pay university fees and other living costs. 

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

Pre-university program SACE International has joined in a “collaborative partnership” with Sri Lankan school group, Gateway College, in what the two institutions describe as a “first for Sri Lanka and South Asia”.

AECC Global has announced new offices in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, and a plan to overhaul it’s approach to student recruitment beyond the crisis.

Oxford Brookes University has announced a new partnership with vocational and tertiary provider British College of Applied Studies in Sri Lanka.

Eton College Canada and Sri Lanka's Horizon University have entered a partnership brokered by MSM Higher Ed as it strives to boost student pathway options.