The PIE News

MAY 24, 2024

UK government and industry stakeholders have repeatedly insisted that the recent changes to the student visa system are robust enough to limit future growth. The limiting factor for UK demand has not just been the ban on dependants , visa and NHS surcharge hikes or salary thresholds – it has been the uncertainty.

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Wonkhe

MAY 12, 2024

Simon Emmett shows how perceptions of graduate employment opportunities shape international student choices The post To maintain its international reputation for quality, the UK needs graduate employment opportunities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2024

Increasing financial challenges faced by international students in the UK the financial woes the sector will face if recruitment doesn’t diversify and damaging political rhetoric continues were also highlighted by the review. For too long the UK has relied on certain markets, putting all their eggs in only a few baskets.

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Wonkhe

MARCH 20, 2024

Birmingham City vice chancellor David Mba highlights the net benefit to the UK of international art and design students The post Follow the science – it is international art and design students who are of most value to the UK appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

JANUARY 29, 2023

David Kernohan looks for the data and the constraints in the increasingly acrimonious New JNCHES system of higher education pay negotiation The post How pay negotiations work in UK universities appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The PIE News

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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Wonkhe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Universities UK is agitating for a regulatory rethink. David Kernohan puts it in context The post Universities UK counts the cost of regulation appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Jonathan Grant and Kathryn Graham take a look at the innovation systems of Alberta and wonder what lessons there might be for UK universities and policy makers. The post Trust, Alberta, and lessons for UK research appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Wonkhe

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

But, as James Wilsdon explains, it is a mature discipline and a lot of important work is already under way The post Government adoption of metascience can make UK research work better and smarter appeared first on Wonkhe. The science of science policy is a new priority for government.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2024

An international partnership between the UK and India is seeking to advance training, education and research capacity building in healthcare. King’s College London, together with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, the Hinduja Foundation UK and P.D.

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The PIE News

MAY 24, 2024

May 23 was a big day for UK higher education with further data released by QS and UUKi highlighting that international students are drawn to the UK primarily due to the academic excellence of universities, but that more career services are needed to support students in the UK and those returning home.

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The PIE News

MAY 1, 2024

The numbers of individuals intending to enter the UK using a study visa has dropped to record lows since the pandemic, new data for the beginning of 2024 shows. Statistics from the government show that applications for main applicants hoping to study in the UK have fallen to 34,000 in the first three months of 2024.

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HEPI

MAY 29, 2024

With confirmation that the UK government won’t change or axe the Graduate route visa, the release of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) Review, the UK’s net migration figures being announced, and the start of a general election campaign, it’s been a busy month for higher education data people.

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The PIE News

MAY 22, 2024

Our cultures, approach and values fit perfectly together Colm O’Byrne, ATC While this is an acquisition on paper, there are currently “no plans to merge operations between the UK and Ireland”, or between “any of the group organisations” like ATC. “We

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The PIE News

MAY 21, 2024

Uoffer Global also collaborated with Kaplan to present an exclusive workshop on their British Pathways programme for students particularly interested in studying in the UK. The post Uoffer makes waves in UK higher education sector appeared first on The PIE News.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

British institutions face possible closure as 52 out of 90 are given lower positions this year in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings UK universities will have their international reputations dented and face possible closure because of continuing funding pressures, according to an authoritative league table that named Imperial College London as second (..)

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The PIE News is launching a campaign urging the UK government to commit to maintaining the right for international graduates to stay in the country for two years after completing their courses to gain work experience. British citizens or UK residents can sign the petition here.

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

Professor Brian Bell has defended the MAC’s recommendation to leave the two-year graduate route intact on UK radio and underlined, “the mistake is to think that you can separate” the student pathway and graduate route and remain competitive. “So it will have a dramatic effect.”

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The PIE News

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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The PIE News

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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The PIE News

JUNE 6, 2024

However, the issue remains for recruiters at UK boarding schools and private sixth-form colleges, but for the bulk of markets, it should be a “minimal impact”, Evans predicted. “A Evans noted shorter stays were becoming very popular among EU students who can avoid child student visa expenses by staying the UK for less than six months.

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The PIE News

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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The PIE News

MAY 17, 2024

English UK has launched its ELT manifesto for the incoming next government, which the association says will enable the industry to “do more for the UK”, including to work effectively as a gateway for NHS and care staff, support regional economies, build global relationships and contribute to the economy as an export industry.

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The PIE News

MAY 15, 2024

On the same day as the Migration Advisory Committee has published the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route, the Home Office released data analysing the journey of those using it. Over half of students – 56% – whose studies concluded in 2023 had further leave to remain in the UK. appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

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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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Data from one of the UK’s major postgraduate recruitment specialists has recorded a decline in interest in masters opportunities in the country among prospective international students. The data shows that while interest in the UK has nearly halved in percentage-point terms, the US has nearly doubled.

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

This week, we spent five minutes with Jamie Arrowsmith, who heads up Universities UK International. He spoke to The PIE about the UK Migration Advisory Committee’s rapid review of the Graduate Route, its findings , and what might happen next. So Jamie, what’s your interpretation of the review’s findings?

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The PIE News

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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HEPI

MAY 20, 2024

Since the 1980s, the landscape of higher education in the UK has undergone significant transformation, with the internationalisation of universities emerging as a central theme. Beyond the Balance Sheet While the financial narrative is compelling, the internationalisation of UK universities is not a story of finance alone.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK honoured a group of high-achieving Indian alumni from British universities, celebrating the ‘living bridge’ between the two nations. The India-UK Achievers Honours celebrate the professional and social contributions of Indians who have studied in the UK.

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The PIE News

MAY 21, 2024

the British Council’s alumni awards recognized some of the most remarkable international talent that has emerged from UK higher education. Most staggeringly, the rate of US natives jumping the pond for higher education: from 2021 to 2022 alone, the UK experienced a record-breaking 37% surge in new US students. How very British.

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The PIE News

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? A date looms ominously on the horizon. appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

MAY 30, 2024

The UK’s international education industry has been mourning the passing of Charlene Allen, an inspirational woman who was the first female chair of BUILA and later set up The IC Global Partnership and grew The IC Café community. We miss Charlene dearly. “She was resilient, robust and would never give up.

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The PIE News

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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The PIE News

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. Meanwhile, students and their dependants made up 39% (378,000) of long-term non-EU immigrants to the UK in the year ending June 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated.

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The PIE News

JUNE 9, 2024

.” Among its recommendations, IHE is calling on the incoming government to commit to a “streamlined, consistent and competitive visa system” A transparent and dependable visa offer is critical to maintaining the UK’s global position, it highlighted.

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The PIE News

MARCH 5, 2024

The significant impact Malaysian UK alumni have made on their professions, societies, as well as home and host countries, was celebrated by the British Council during the Study UK Alumni Awards Malaysia 2024. “The UK is genuinely enriched by each and every one of you going to the UK, so thank you,” she addressed them.

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