10 Things to Know About International student growth
1. The UK’s international education strategy for 2019 identified five priority regions for higher education: Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Nigeria, and India.
2. Steve Smith, the UK’s international education champion, is focused on increasing education exports, diversifying recruitment, and addressing market access barriers in these regions.
3. Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows that fewer Vietnamese and Saudi Arabian students were studying in the UK in 2021/22 than in the previous academic year.
4. Conversely, the number of students from India and Nigeria increased significantly, with Nigerian students more than doubling in number.
5. Transnational education courses have grown significantly outside of the UK, with the highest numbers of students based in China, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.
6. International students make up a growing proportion of postgraduates in the UK, with 45% of postgraduate students coming from outside the UK in 2021/22.
7. Chinese and Indian students make up the largest proportion of postgraduate international students, with the number of Indian students outnumbering Chinese students for the first time.
8. Enrolments from the EU have declined since Brexit, with the number of first year students from Nigeria (32,945) outnumbering those from the EU (31,400) for the first time.
9. The UK government is reportedly discussing plans to scrap dependant visas for family members of international students, among other potential policy changes.
10. Universities UK International has warned that such changes have the potential to adversely affect the UK’s reputation, economy, and relationships with key partners.
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