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Category Archives: European and international
Up or down? What’s going on with international student numbers
You’d be forgiven for being a bit confused, from reports over the last few days, about what’s going on with international student numbers. The government and Migration Watch have been reporting increases, while university bodies are telling a different story. … Continue reading
Rising student expectations? University international offices know all about it.
Don’t you just hate it when university and student leaders say: ‘Now that students are paying high fees…’? Where have these people been for the last 30 years? It seems too easy to forget that international students studying in British … Continue reading
Migration Watch UK is well wide of the mark on student immigration
Migration Watch UK’s recent report misses the point by suggesting that the ‘brightest and best’ students in the UK includes only those attending a selection of universities. One of the strengths of the UK’s higher education sector is its diversity. In … Continue reading
David Willetts announces students to be reported separately in immigration figures
Speaking at the UUK annual conference today, David Willetts announced that ‘transparency in immigration statistics is vital. We therefore want to publicise disaggregated figures so that the debate can be better informed.’
An improved chance of securing a place at university or college this year
More than 35,000 applicants have successfully gained a place in the first week of Clearing, a similar number to last year. It has been a busy time for applicants, as well as for higher education institutions and UCAS, who have … Continue reading
Posted in Access and admissions, Admissions 2012, Data, European and international, Higher education statistics, Students
Tagged Adjustment, China, clearing, Cyprus, demographics, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Lithuania
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Are home students being rejected in place of wealthy international students?
There have been plenty of headlines recently claiming that UK universities are rejecting British students in favour of international students and that Our universities fall for the glitter of foreign gold. This is not a new story; we see these … Continue reading
Posted in European and international, Fees and funding
Tagged admissions, applicants, David Willetts, international students
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Political priorities: Growth trumps immigration
Sixty-eight chancellors and chairs of Council of universities across the UK have today written to the prime minister calling on him to do more to support universities’ efforts to attract international students. As well as pointing out the importance of … Continue reading
The facts behind those “Going Dutch” headlines
Universities in the UK continue to attract significant numbers of internationally mobile students, from other EU countries and worldwide, providing a truly international study environment. The media has recently been giving a lot of attention to the idea that an … Continue reading
Are British students really flocking to Dutch universities?
Of all the hackneyed headlines relating to higher education in the national newspapers, “University Challenge” must surely be the most wearisomely overused. But we now have an upstart nipping at its heels: “Going Dutch”. Leaving aside the lamentable lack of … Continue reading
Don’t dwell on the past – we must be ambitious to succeed in this brave new world
A retrospective outlook in the higher education sector is damaging the UK’s economic growth and global competitiveness, asserts Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of Universities UK Universities in the UK are outstandingly strong on many measures, including: teaching and research, business-industry … Continue reading
