An increase in students directly booking courses with education providers online will result in a dip in student satisfaction, agencies have warned.

Education agents are assisting students to find English language schools in Ireland and Malta over the UK, as visa issues continue to frustrate agents.

Turkish education counselling agency Academix Study Abroad Services has announced it will expand with offices in Azerbaijan and Iran.

Education consultants in Turkey continue to report high refusal rates for UK study visas, especially for short term study.

The UK will be "more popular than ever" after the re-introduction of the PSW visa, according to the organiser of EuroAsia Agent Workshop in October.

Education agencies in Turkey are reporting difficulties obtaining visas for clients who want to study in the UK, blaming inconsistencies at the decision making consulate.

Turkey is aiming to enrol 200,000 international students by 2023, Turkish president Erdogan said at an event in Istanbul and has praised educators for their work helping students from 'struggling' nations.

Turkey's Council of Higher Education (YÖK) has announced that limitations on the number of international students accepted to study at Turkish universities have been abolished, allowing universities to expand their 50% quota.