Institutions in Australia and the UK may suffer worse financially as a result of the pandemic than their US and European counterparts, new U-Multirank research has suggested.

UIUC took out an insurance policy against declining enrolment from China in 2017, but “an error in the wording of the contract” means its foresight won't completely pay off.

The latest US SEVP data has revealed that despite a slight decline in the number of visa-holding international students in 2019. Overall student records were down 1.7%, reaching a total of 1,523,758.

Stakeholders agree that the pandemic has created opportunities to change the way admissions teams are involved with recruitment activities globally.

Flexibility around standardised testing post-Covid-19 will ensure greater social mobility for young people, NACAC has urged.

The numbers of international students joining US intensive English programs fell by around 3.5% in 2019, with English USA revealing the "sobering" news that some 80 IEP programs have closed since 2017.

A letter to the DHS has called for a reversal of guidance that prohibits new international students with a full-time online course load from entering the US in the fall.

US colleges will offer in-person classes to international students unable to travel due to Covid-19 at CIEE turn-key campuses in several countries.