The UK has overtaken the US as the destination of choice for Turkish students, according to a survey carried out by IEFT Fairs. Other European destinations are also gaining popularity.

The app, based entirely on student reviews, aims to create a "shared knowledge base" to help international students navigate host countries. It is hoped it can help boost study abroad participation.

I'm a firm believer the value [of] international education. We don’t have to agree, we just have to have an understanding that that's respectful.

A study of CEOs from some of the world's largest companies has found that around a third benefit from international education, which is notably higher than typical study abroad rates.

A British Council survey of UK domiciled students has revealed a 16% fall in the interest in studying abroad, in any form, over the past two years.

Finnish firm Asia Exchange has celebrated ten years of helping European students have study abroad and internship experiences in Asia.

A national strategy with goals including more than doubling the number of Canadian students going abroad during their undergraduate studies has been proposed in a new report published in Canada. It sits behind the US for mobility rates.

Currently just 6.6% of UK-domiciled undergraduate students complete an overseas placement. But as part of a national strategy, UUKi is looking to double this figure to 13% by 2020.