New EU student and researcher visa regulations explained

By Anna-Malin Sandstrom. For the past weeks the debate in international education in Europe has been coloured by Brexit, the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the EU, and its implications for research cooperation and mobility. Despite prevalent anti-immigration sentiments in many parts of Europe and a bleaker view on the future of European integration, new streamlined EU regulations on entry and residency of third country students and researchers have been agreed on in May 2016. We take a closer look at what these new rules entail and why they matter. More...