Since the launch of the government’s International Education Strategy in 2019, growth in international student recruitment to the UK has delivered a boost of more than £60 billion to the UK’s economy, new analysis shows.
Following the publication by the Home Office of the terms of reference for the Migration Advisory Committee's review into the Graduate route, Universities UK has responded to the detail.
Dr Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher, looks ahead to International Higher Education Forum 2024 on 1-2 May. Diana discusses the panel she will be joining on ‘regional approaches to international strategy’, London’s role as both a regional and global player, and the other sessions on offer at this year’s Forum.
Official figures have been released on UK revenues from education-related exports and show a total figure of £27.9bn in 2021. 77.9% of this was accounted for by Higher Education.
Professor John Strachan, PVC (Research and Enterprise) at Bath Spa University and Director of GuildHE, will be joining over 200 colleagues at International Higher Education Forum 2024. He will join other expert speakers on a panel to discuss how smaller and specialised institutions can formulate coherent, effective international strategies. Here, he previews this talk and the wider conference.
Simon Emmett, CEO of IDP Connect, looks ahead to the flagship International Higher Education Conference - taking place at Senate House on 1-2 May. Simon will be delivering a keynote address on Day 1 of the conference.
Gwen Williams, Assistant Director of Universities Wales, looks at the international role of Welsh institutions ahead of the IHEF 2024 session on regional approaches to international strategies.
In anticipation of the MAC review, we've produced a joint open letter with Creative UK, highlighting the impact of international students to the country's creative industries.
The Migration Advisory Committee has today published its 'Rapid Review of the Graduate Route'. The report finds that the route is 'not undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system' and indeed confirms that it supports the Government’s International Education Strategy.
This report, published in collaboration with QS Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), sheds light on the experiences and achievements of over 10,000 international students who have graduated from 37 UK universities in the past six years.