Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to provide additional funding to universities to help support international students from Sudan whose families have been displaced by the war in that country.

The government appreciates the difficult circumstances that students from Sudan may currently be facing.

Students experiencing financial difficulties should contact their university to discuss their circumstances. Higher education (HE) providers have their own hardship funds to support students who have financial issues and, like domestic students, international students can apply to their provider to access these funds. HE providers also offer a range of dedicated support to their international students pre-arrival, on-arrival and during their studies.

In addition, the UK Council for International Student Affairs offers a range of information and guidance for international students who may be experiencing unexpected financial hardship, which can be found here: https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Fees-and-Money/Unexpected-financial-hardship.