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Australia is planning to cap the number of international students studying in the country, hoping to relieve the housing market and curb levels of immigration.

The Australian government has raised the amount of savings that international students need to have in their bank accounts to get their student visas.

University of Amsterdam (UvA) announced on Monday evening that it will remain closed for two days after police intervened to end a pro-Palestinian protest at one of the school’s campuses.

The board of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream has supported protests by pro-Palestinian students that have popped up at many college campuses in the United States, saying the student movement is “essential” to democracy.

Universities Australia (UA), the peak body for 39 Australian universities, has stressed the need for more “certainty, stability, and growth” in the country’s international education sector.

International students in Wales are reportedly sleeping on campuses to cut commuting costs following difficulties in finding affordable accommodation near universities.

Hundreds of Oxford students rallied near university campuses to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. They have set up camps called “liberated zones.”

Russia plans to increase the number of international students enrolled at universities to at least 500,000 by 2030, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decree that sets a national development goal signed after his presidential inauguration.

At least 33 people were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest at George Washington University early Wednesday as police cleared out the encampment students had created on campus.

When applying for a student visa, international students are usually asked to submit evidence of sufficient funds in their bank accounts, to have their visas approved.