The US State Department has granted US$2.5m to Harvard University to help develop Fulbright University Vietnam, which is expected to enrol 2,000 students in the first five years.

In a bid to increase the number of US students with an international experience, the US Department of State will launch a study abroad branch that will push for diversity among study abroad participants, promote non-traditional destinations and build partnerships with foreign governments.

An English teaching course run by the US State Department on MOOC platform Coursera has begun its second phase of the year after breaking participation and completion records immediately after its inception last spring.