Institutions like Aberdeen University have benefited from the Erasmus programme.
A total of 107 cases of coronavirus have now been identified within the Aberdeen University student population.
A team consisting of various partners from NHS Grampian, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen City Council and Police Scotland, confirmed a rise of eight new cases in the past 24 hours.
A spokesman for the incident management team said: “A multi-agency investigation is ongoing into 107 cases of Covid-19 identified within the University of Aberdeen student population.
“This figure includes those living in various locations, including university halls of residence, private flats and private halls elsewhere.
“The cases are currently not being treated as a single cluster. Investigations are ongoing and efforts are being made to identify any linkages between them.
“There is currently no evidence of spread to the wider community and, working with the university, various control measures have been implemented in an effort to curb the risk of any further transmission.”
Number of Aberdeen students diagnosed with Covid-19 rises to 107
