Private student finance firm Prodigy Finance has raised US$1bn in the past year, which CEO Cameron Stevens said will allow even more students "with limited or no funding" to take part in mobile study.

The amount of tuition fees paid with UnionPay cards in the first five months of 2018 is up two-and-a-half times its 2017 level, as more HEIs sign up.

International students enrolling in an undergraduate degree at Eastern Michigan University from September will pay the same tuition fees as local students.

HSBC has launched a mobile payment system operating on mobile app and WeChat for Chinese students studying overseas.

The coalition CDU-FDP government in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has confirmed its intention to reintroduce tuition fees for non-EU students.

Free university tuition may sound like a worthy model but the question of whether or not it’s the best way to attract and keep foreign talent is never too far from public debate. As Finland’s plans to introduce fees take hold this year, Beckie Smith looks at current and former fee-free countries to see what the future may hold for this ideal.

Student demonstrations against tuition fee hikes have escalated into violent clashes and could lead to year-long campus closures. A government spokesperson has admitted it could deter foreign students.

Universities in Finland will begin charging tuition fees to students from outside the EU and EEA from September 2017, it has been announced. International students must pay a minimum of €1,500 per year to study on any undergraduate or master’s course taught in a language other than Finnish or Swedish.