The number of international students being hosted by the US has surpassed one million for the third consecutive year, but new student enrolments fell by 6.6%, the latest data from Open Doors has revealed.

The #YouAreWelcomeHere announced its landmark eponymous scholarship program has been joined by more than fifty US colleges and universities.

Prestige to some extent is a fixed quality and the West has more of it than the developing world does.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a revised policy that gives international students less leeway when it comes to "unlawful presence" due to violating their visas.

The US is now top of a soft power index based on where current world leaders and monarchs have been educated, although a separate poll has the UK in top spot.

Since the election of Donald Trump, the international education industry has been inundated with speculation that his divisive policies would negatively affect the numbers of international students in the nation. Patrick Atack investigates whether the worst fears have come true, and sheds a light on US stakeholders’ current feelings.

Google has introduced a new search feature targeted at prospective students looking for a university or a college course in the US.

Out of the students that know of the #YouAreWelcomeHere campaign, something like 91% said it influenced their perception of the US