UUK event

Event title:

Competing Globally: the impact of government immigration policy on UK universities 

Start date:

29/02/2012 10:00 

End date:

29/02/2012 11:30 

Venue:

Central London 

This event took place on 29 February 2012.
Overview:

The debate covered:

  • The impact of Government immigration policy to date on the UK higher education sector;
  • The ways we can secure an immigration system that targets abuse of the student visa system, without adversely affecting a market that is now worth in excess of £5bn to the UK economy, and is a key driver for future growth;
  • How we can ensure that our universities continue to attract world-class academics to conduct research at our universities and teach our students.
Videos

Professor Eric Thomas, President of Universities UK



Professor Julia King, Vice-Chancellor, Aston University



Glyn Williams, Head of Migration Policy, Home Office



The Rt. Hon Keith Vaz MP, Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee



Questions and panel discussion chaired by Eric Thomas




Dr Martin Ruhs, Director of the Migration Observatory
Presentations and reports
Student migration to the UK: Numbers, Public Opinion, and Impacts (PDF 1.25 MB)
Martin Ruhs Migration Observatory, COMPAS, University of Oxford
The net migration bounce (opens new window)
Report from the Migration Observatory featured in Dr Ruhs' presentation