Universities must begin to “recognise threats and redouble their efforts” to protect, preserve and promote” their underpinning values, said a government minister on March 17.

Lord Bilimoria celebrated the strength of international education in the UK and the Chevening scheme at a Global Education Festival UK reception.

The director of UUKi Vivienne Stern has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to international education.

Graduates of transnational institutions in the UAE are reporting an 84% rate of high or very high satisfaction, according to a new UUKi report.

The UK's international education sector welcomed the government's recent announcement that it will open applications for its new graduate scheme in July.

Universities UK International has updated its strategy to boost outward mobility which includes doubling the number of students who go abroad during their degree to 13.2% of total enrolments by 2020.

More than half of all overseas exchanges undertaken by UK students in 2013/14 were through the Erasmus programme, according to the UUKi report.

The UK HE International Unit has rebranded to Universities UK International as it aims to refine its mission in the UK’s higher education sector and externally with global stakeholders.