Products will take a more "prominent position" for student recruitment specialist Sqore, the company's new CEO has said as she steps into the role.

Sweden’s Actus Education Holdings, reputed to be one of the largest education companies in the country, has ventured into Kenyan education market to buy a stake in local schools company Riara Group of Schools.

The Swedish government has given British citizens temporary tuition fee exemptions to "mitigate the consequences" if the UK leaves the EU with no agreement in place.

Sweden-based Sqore has launched a new student recruitment tool for HEIs which it says offers better custom advice on global options and increases conversion into enrolment.

Beyond the top tier countries that dominate headlines and enrolment figures, many others are developing infrastructure and reputation for servicing international students whose budget or visa issuance officer can’t accommodate a “heritage” destination. Chris Parr assesses some of the emerging study hotspots.

Student recruiter Sqore has secured strategic tender with five Swedish universities and the Swedish Institute, to provide digital marketing services.

The number of international students in Sweden increased by 5.4% in 2017/18, but the number of Swedes studying abroad decreased for the third year in a row, statistics from the Swedish Higher Education Authority have revealed.

The University of Borås in Sweden has signed a dual doctoral program deal with the University of Mazandaran in northern Iran, which will see candidates will split their studies between the two campuses.