A new raft of policies has been announced by the US Departments of State and Homeland Security to attract international STEM scholars, students, researchers and experts.

The Council on International Education Exchange and InterExchange have been selected to “administer” BridgeUSA's Ambassadors Fund for Summer Work Travel program.

Access to PTE Academic has increased for Chinese students intending to pursue studies in the US and the UK, thanks to a new partnership formed by BOSSA and Pearson.

Centralised info would be welcome, says a student advocacy body, for international students headed to the US regarding vaccine requirements at universities. Rules vary according to region or institution profile.

Though the methods of delivery are evolving rapidly we are still in a unique position of trust in our industry. Young people and their families depend on us, and we must never forget that

Even career services, if they don't have hands-on international experience, they don't know what it's like to be a foreigner in a foreign land

Now is the time where higher education has to refocus and ask 'how do we attract these students?'

The International Coalition for Global Education and Exchange will seek to advocate the "critical value of global engagement and public diplomacy".