International students

How can universities best attract and offer value to international students? These resources offer advice on marketing strategies that boost international enrolments, to providing a warm welcome and effective student support for international cohorts in order to ensure successful outcomes for graduates and post-graduates from all over the world.

By Laura.Duckett , 1 April, 2026

Six ways UK universities can better support international postgraduate students

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International postgraduate students navigate complex transitions. To support them, universities need to offer more inclusive support built into core systems, says Perpetual Eze-Idehen

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 31 March, 2026

Whose vulnerabilities get seen? Whose get missed?

Black male student looking downcast in university corridor

When student circumstances fall outside standard support categories, their difficulties can deepen. This means hardship of groups such as caregivers or international students grows quietly, until it becomes much harder to address

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4minutes

By miranda.prynne , 16 February, 2026

International study experiences can be great equalisers – but only if diverse students participate

In part two of his series on outbound student mobility, Lucas Lixinski explains why international study experiences can be so powerful in levelling socio-economic inequality in higher education and how institutions can support this

By miranda.prynne , 12 February, 2026

Campus Talks: What lies behind the success – or failure – of international branch campuses?

Find out what underpins success when setting up and developing a branch campus overseas and why financial returns are not a good motivation, from an academic who helped establish and later lead one such project

By kiera.obrien , 12 February, 2026

Use social media to create a digital community for international students

Students are already relying on social media to help them settle in when studying abroad, so why not harness its power for support services? Here are six ways to do so

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 10 February, 2026

How storytelling can turn international students into the most powerful voices in the room

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Turning presentations into a visual storytelling task allows international students to demonstrate their learning through elements such as sound, visuals, silence and pacing rather than just language

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 February, 2026

How to deliver value for international students

When international students have their pick of institutions all over the world when choosing where to study, how do universities stay competitive?

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 February, 2026

How universities can support employability for international students

If you work in higher education, you are part of the employability journey, writes Gemma Kenyon. And career readiness is a key driver for international enrolments

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 4 February, 2026

Make inclusion work in practice in your global classroom

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Embed inclusivity into your course to harness the diversity of international cohorts. Here’s how

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 4 February, 2026

How sustained mentoring can drive international students’ success

Two Asian students in a coffee shop looking at a laptop

True integration for international students doesn’t happen during orientation week. It takes place over months and years, through ongoing mentorship, cultural events and year-round academic-career scaffolding

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4minutes

International students