Following the unprecedented events of the COVID-19 pandemic, things are finally starting to look more positive across the world. With the rollout of vaccinations and the corresponding easing of restrictions, economies are reopening and the encouraging bounce back in activity reflects a gradual return to normality.
While a number of industries have been heavily affected during the past 18 months, the higher education sector has remained resilient, building on its recent growth to demonstrate continued stability and a positive outlook. This has been driven by rising demand for education from developed to developing countries with global student numbers increasing to more than 228 million in 2019, growing by more than 6.8 percent in the past five years alone.
On the international stage, the United States continues to perform very strongly, with U.S. universities comprising of 14 of the top 20 universities globally according to the Times Higher Education rankings, a resoun
