Applications from non-UK students for HE courses in the UK increased by 5.2% to reach a record 140,955, according to the latest UCAS report.

UCAS has partnered with edtech startup Unibuddy to digitally connect undergraduate applicants to current students at universities and colleges across the UK.

A new record of 33,630 international students from outside the EU have been accepted onto degree courses in the UK driven by a 32% rise in accepted applicants from China.

New data from UCAS has found that the number of UK university applicants from China increased by 30% for the 2019/2020 academic year.

UCAS and Unibuddy are piloting a partnership that will see a group of institutions integrate Unibuddy’s peer-to-peer technology on the UCAS platform.

International students from non-EU countries have applied for places at UK universities in record numbers, while there has been a modest increase in applications from EU students, the latest data from UCAS has revealed.

Latest UCAS figures have revealed that universities in Wales saw the biggest drop in the UK in the numbers of undergraduate applicants between 2017 and 2018, both in terms of EU and non-EU applicants.

Applications for undergraduate courses through UCAS from outside the UK have increased, despite a drop in overall applications, statistics have revealed.