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MARCH 13, 2024

Sector bodies have expressed “deep concern” about the timeline requested by the home secretary for the Migration Advisory Committee to report the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Labour leader in the UK confirmed that English language schools will be exempt from VAT tax fees put in place by the party should it win the 2024 election, English UK has said. The post ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy appeared first on The PIE News.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The survey also found that over 75% of prospective international students are extremely or somewhat concerned about recently policy changes in the UK, which could be the reason for the potential change in study destination preference. The post Students shifting to NZ, Germany & the US – survey appeared first on The PIE News.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The National Indian Students and Alumni Union has launched the Fair Visa, Fair Chance campaign in an attempt to defend the UK Graduate Route visa. The Graduate Route enables UK-based international students to stay in the country for two years after post-graduation, and for up to three if they have obtained a Ph.D.

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APRIL 10, 2024

Sustainable growth in international education in the UK will not be possible if the government does not “commit to a suite of evidence-informed policies” to allow for an equitable and inclusive sector, a new paper has said.

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APRIL 23, 2024

A UK-based employability services and university placement provider has partnered with the University of Surrey to provide industry placements for pharmaceutical sciences students. The post UK: Twin partners with Surrey on employability appeared first on The PIE News.

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APRIL 22, 2024

England’s further education sector could make a greater contribution to UK education exports if data collection on internationalisation activities in colleges were improved, the leading voice for colleges in the country has suggested. New trade agreements should also include more reciprocal youth mobility schemes.

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APRIL 26, 2024

UK universities are well aware of the threats of malign actors and the current government approach to foreign interference has been “genuinely helpful” to mitigate further risk, the head of organisation representing over 140 universities has said.

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APRIL 29, 2024

In previous iterations, it has been in fourth position, behind Australia, Canada and the UK. ” The results also serve as a reminder to UK, Australia and Canada governments that clarity on international student policies are needed to maintain their respective “competitive advantages”, Emmett continued.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The UK ELT sector is bracing for another blow as campaigners seek clarity on Labour’s proposed tax increase for private schools which could also include language providers. “What would that do to the UK market, particularly at a time when we’re still recovering from the twin effects of the pandemic and Brexit? .”

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MAY 2, 2024

The UK’s minister for exports has assured UK stakeholders of the government’s commitment and understanding of international students and their impact, but not everyone is convinced. “Minister Offord’s agenda is to promote British exports, to get UK higher education exports to £35 billion by 2030.

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MARCH 21, 2024

UK education exports hit £27.9 Photo: UK gov’t The £21.7bn figure for higher education underlines the “huge contribution international students make to the UK”, Jamie Arrowsmith, director of Universities UK International, said. Of the total, transnational education exports were valued at £2.4bn.

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APRIL 5, 2024

How much would the majority of people think one year of a UK education costs? At The PIE Live Europe, international students revealed how much they were really spending on their education in the UK during a roundtable. It might not be needed at a later stage depending on the UK visa rules. Around £10,000? Think again.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With international student enrolment likely to fall dramatically this year, UK universities can no longer rely on overseas fees to fill government research deficits, the president of King’s College London has said. The UK has the lowest contribution to higher education of any OECD country. In 2021, the higher education sector spent £5.6

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APRIL 18, 2024

UK universities annually accept applications from approximately 500,000 international students, reflecting an effort to build diverse and inclusive campuses that welcome students of various nationalities. In recent years, there has been a significant surge in the number of international students choosing the UK.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The UK Home Office has officially confirmed that it will lift the EU ID card ban for French residents, meaning French school groups will have less roadblocks entering the country. The post UK officially lifts ban on French EU ID cards appeared first on The PIE News. The move will come into effect in January 2024.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The UK department of education is launching an investigation into bad practice associated with agents, a minister announced earlier this week. “As I have said, I met Universities UK and the vice-chancellors yesterday and we are going to sort this out. . There is an investigation by the Department for Education.”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The next UK government should work more closely with universities to achieve economic growth and maintain the managed rise of international student numbers, according to the body representing 142 institutions across the country. International students make a net economic contribution of more than £40 billion a year to the UK economy.

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MARCH 18, 2024

UK sector bodies and stakeholders are once again responding to claims made by mainstream media that domestic students are being “squeezed out” of universities by international students, as one publication hit out at international pathway programs for the second time this year.

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MARCH 11, 2024

The Migration Advisory Committee is expected to report back the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route by May, the home secretary has announced. ” We must prevent abuse of the graduate route into the UK & protect the integrity of our higher education system. The MAC will report back to me in May.”

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JANUARY 30, 2024

The NHS Surcharge and working hour cap for international students should be scrapped, the UK’s National Union of Students has said. The UK should also rejoin the Erasmus+ program, which it left when it left the European Union. The post UK: NUS calls for NHS Surcharge & work hour scrap appeared first on The PIE News.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Based on research from the Higher Education Policy Institute in 2023, the UK’s pathway provision accounted for at least £830m of the total £37.4bn value of the country’s international higher education market. NCUK’s graduates have contributed an estimated £670m to the UK economy, the research suggested.

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APRIL 24, 2024

“Prime minister Modi, if re-elected for a third term, is likely to continue his efforts to promote India as a global education hub,” Ashish Jaiswar, an international education expert based in the UK, told The PIE News. The post India: “politicians can’t control student desire” appeared first on The PIE News.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

The UK international educator sector has reacted to the Home Office’s announcement on legal migration restrictions, including its review of the Graduate Route visa. As is the case for many in the sector, the news inspired Wilson to reflect on the value of the UK’s international students and the Graduate Route visa.

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APRIL 8, 2024

The UK higher education industry needs to be more savvy to “tipping points” where other parts of society may see reasons to attack the sector, according a former universities minister. ” The post UK must be wary of “tipping points” – former minister appeared first on The PIE News.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The cost of living in the UK, the availability and price of accommodation are the biggest barriers turning students away from the country, according to new research from the Erasmus Student Network UK. Some 46% had studied abroad in the UK, 34% elsewhere and the remaining 20% had not studied overseas. A majority of 78.3%

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MARCH 28, 2024

May 14 2024 is the day the Migration Advisory Committee will return its verdict on the UK’s graduate visa and one man has been thrust into the spotlight, chair of the committee, Brian Bell. The post UK Grad Route review: who is prof Brian Bell? appeared first on The PIE News. A date looms ominously on the horizon.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

India’s recent regulatory changes have opened up a “major platform for collaboration between countries”, the Indian government told UK universities participating in a trade mission this week. This is the largest higher education delegation the UK government has taken to any country.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ultimately, the deciding factor was the availability of the Graduate Route visa in the UK. The Graduate Route visa represented more than just an opportunity to extend my stay in the UK after completing my studies; it symbolised security, assurance and a clear pathway to transitioning from academia to the professional world.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

International students continued to contribute to increases in net migration to the UK in 2023, but new figures from the Home Office suggest growth is stabilising. Students and their dependants also represented a greater proportion of non-EU migrants leaving the UK, making up 58% compared to 50% the previous year.

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APRIL 1, 2024

A perfect storm of a cost-of-living crisis in the UK and extreme pressure on foreign exchange in their home country, have restricted payment options, including support from family or diaspora overseas. Before setting out on this endeavour [of studying in the UK], most people have their [financial] plans set out.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Career plans of former international students on UK graduate work visas have been derailed after the government increased the minimum salary workers need to secure a visa to stay in the country. For international students, securing a job in the UK can be more challenging due to a lack of understanding about the graduate route.

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APRIL 4, 2024

UK higher education institutions are facing a tough year: visa regulation changes, a potential general election in the UK and in major study destinations overseas, economic instability and increasing global competition. Since 2018, international student volumes to the UK have significantly outperformed overall growth worldwide.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The UK will review the Graduate Route to “prevent abuse” and “protect the integrity and quality of the UK’s outstanding higher education sector”, the home secretary has announced. UK net migration in 2022 was upgraded to a record 745,000 when new figures were released last month.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Haziness around the UK skilled worker visa salary threshold is leading to concern from both students and lawyers, The PIE understands. What we’re seeing is people asking a lot more questions,” Maryem Ahmed, an immigration solicitor at OTS Solicitors in London, told The PIE News.

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MARCH 8, 2024

The UK’s five priority markets of India, Nigeria, Vietnam, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia all saw study visa rejection rates rise in the second half of last year. One stakeholder working with a UK university has already warned that there is a perception that UKVI is intentionally delaying visas in Pakistan.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The US is the preferred country for Indian students in which to study over the UK, Canada and Australia, a survey has suggested. Some 69% of Indian students who responded to the survey said the US was a preferred destination, with 54% saying the UK and 43% Canada. The same amount also said they had always been interested in the UK.

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