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21 March 2024 Media releases

Universities UK response to official figures on education export revenue

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.

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21 March 2024 UUKi blog

Two years of twinning: University of Nottingham and the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU)

We speak with Jim Green, Senior Global Engagement Manager (Strategy and Insights) at the University of Nottingham, and Solomiia Rozlutska, Director of the Ukrainian Catholic University Academic Relations Office on a successful twinning partnership.

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20 March 2024 International

20 March 2024 International

IHEF 2024 forward look: Dr Diana Beech, London Higher

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.
17 March 2024 Media releases

17 March 2024 Media releases

Universities UK responds to Sunday Times article on recruitment of international students on pathway courses

Our response to a recent Sunday Times article about the recruitment of international students on pathway courses.
15 March 2024 International

15 March 2024 International

IHEF 2024 forward look: Alex Bols, GuildHE

Alex Bols, Deputy CEO of GuildHE, looks ahead to his session on small and specialist institutions forming international strategies at International Higher Education Forum.
14 March 2024 International

14 March 2024 International

Two years of twinning: Cardiff University and Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University (ZPNU)

We speak to Cardiff University on their partnership with Ukrainian institution ZPNU to mark two years of twinning.
12 March 2024 Media releases

12 March 2024 Media releases

'Deep concerns' about timelines of Migration Advisory Committee review

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.
29 February 2024 UUKi insights

29 February 2024 UUKi insights

The economic impact of the expansion of post study work rights and the Graduate route

Analysis of the economic impact of the International Education Strategy’s expansion of post study work rights and the Graduate route
29 February 2024 Media releases

29 February 2024 Media releases

Graduate visa critically important for UK jobs, growth and global ambitions

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.
27 February 2024 Ukraine

27 February 2024 Ukraine

Two years of twinning: challenges in Ukrainian higher education

Nadiya Ivanenko is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford. In this blog, Nadiya discusses the challenges Ukrainian higher education faces.
23 February 2024 Media releases

23 February 2024 Media releases

Universities UK unveils manifesto to boost opportunity and economic growth

In anticipation for the general election, universities want to work more closely with the next government to support a national drive to achieve stronger economic growth and improve opportunities for individuals and for communities across the whole of the UK.

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