International experience and mobility

Among many advantages, international experiences help develop soft skills, intercultural understanding and improve employability. We work with UK universities to increase the number of students who can access these beneficial experiences.

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19 Jul 2018 UUKi news

Five little-known facts about international student mobility to the UK

Universities UK International (UUKi) has published a new report, Five little-known facts about international student mobility to the UK.

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10 May 2018 International

Gone International: expanding opportunities

This report compares the academic and employment outcomes of mobile and non-mobile undergraduate students of the 2015–16 graduating cohort. For the first time it looks at the impact of short-term mobility and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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1 Nov 2017 International

1 Nov 2017 International

Widening Participation in UK Outward Student Mobility

Students who spend some time abroad working, studying or volunteering achieve better degrees and get better jobs, and the number of students going abroad is rising each year. However, not all students in the UK participate in outward mobility at the same rate.
17 Mar 2017 International

17 Mar 2017 International

PhD Student Outward Mobility: Perceived Barriers and Benefits

Findings of a focus group on PhD student outward mobility structured around four broad themes: motivations and perceived benefits of mobility; perceived challenges and barriers to mobility; attitudes to mobility and information, communication and support.
2 Jun 2016 UUKi publications

2 Jun 2016 UUKi publications

International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016
11 Jun 2015 International

11 Jun 2015 International

Gone International: Mobile students and their outcomes

This cohort study looks at the academic attainment and employment outcome differences between mobile and non-mobile students who graduated in 2012–13 and responded to the Destination of Leavers in Higher Education survey.