Students arrive for the first day of the national college entrance exam, or gaokao at a high school in Beijing

International funding to support education in poorer countries is "stagnating", says a Unesco report, despite campaigns calling for more investment.

The state's largest university is offering help for unauthorized immigrant students who want to attend college in New Jersey.

One in four of UK universities face serious financial problems within five years because of an expected decline in domestic and international student numbers, a vice-chancellor has predicted.

California high school students may eventually have to forget about taking a year or two away from math classes before college.

Two-thirds of Irish academics believe Brexit will have a negative impact on higher education in their nation, rising to 96 per cent in Northern Ireland, according to a survey by the Royal Irish Academy.

"Obscene" memes posted on a private Facebook page have cost 10 students their place at Harvard, reports the college's newspaper.

"To build a top ranking university, colleges and universities should work on the basis of their actual conditions," said Mei Guoping, president of Jiangxi Normal University and an NPC deputy.

University of Glasgow research indicates students can improve communication and thinking ability by playing computer games