Five students from India were killed in a car crash on March 12 when their van collided with a tractor trailer truck on a busy highway east of Toronto.

More work is needed for off-campus safety according to a guide from English Australia, which found more than half had experienced a critical safety incident.

A new wellbeing app called YOLO, which aims to help international students adapt to their studies in New Zealand while doubling as a safety and welfare notification system, has been launched.

Victorian police have confirmed a woman killed in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora was an international student on exchange at La Trobe University.

An international student at one of Ireland's most prestigious universities died after falling from the Cliffs of Moher on the Irish west coast in January.

Vienna, Prague and Stockholm are the top three safest cities in Europe for international students according to housing platform, HousingAnywhere.

International Location Safety has announced Intelli-TRIP, designed to ensure students are safe overseas by staying in close contact with home institutions.

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