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Tag Archives: immigration
Both Houses of Parliament to debate international students on 6th June. Coincidence?
MPs from all three major parties have come together to secure a debate in the House of Commons on international students on 6th June. The motion points out that five parliamentary select committees have recommended that international students be removed … Continue reading
Build evidence base to support postgraduate education
Today the Higher Education Commission will formally present the findings from its inquiry into postgraduate education. This report is timely because it highlights some of the key issues that have been receiving considerable attention of late. Since the publication of … 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.’
Why taking students out of net migration targets isn’t fiddling the figures
Press reports this weekend suggested that the prime minister is re-thinking the government’s immigration policy which puts international students right in the middle of efforts to reduce net migration figures. The government wants to reduce ‘net migration’ (the number of … Continue reading
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
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
International students are good for universities and good for the UK
For me, the main question at today’s Universities UK debate on immigration was the extent to which universities’ plans for growth in international recruitment – both student and staff – can be squared with government efforts to bring down net migration … Continue reading
Reflections from Australia: across the globe, investment in higher education is central to securing growth, finds Nicola Dandridge
I’m writing this 30,000 feet in the air, flying home to London from Melbourne, Australia. I spent a week in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, courtesy of the British Council and the Australian International Education Conference [AIEC]. So, thank you British Council … Continue reading
