HEPI

MARCH 8, 2024

HEPI Director Nick Hillman sums up the discussions heard during the last fortnight’s HEPI / London Economics / Nuffield Foundation events across the UK. We recorded the sessions in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland (but could not do so for technical / venue reasons in Wales). It’s a wrap!

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The PIE News

JULY 27, 2023

The government of Ireland has committed €2 million to allow students in Northern Ireland to access the Erasmus+ exchange program, despite the UK pulling out of the program when it left the European Union in 2020.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A landmark report from UCAS has found nine out of 10 Chinese students in the UK would recommend the country, among other findings. Less than 1% of the group are placed in Northern Ireland, 1% in Wales and 2% in the East of England, highlighting a sorely London-centric landscape for Chinese students. “The

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The latest real-time sample data in the UK is forecasting dramatic falls in international student numbers for the January 2024 intake when compared with January 2023. The data, supplied by Enroly, is taken from a representative cross-section of UK universities and is based on over 58,000 international students.

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The PIE News

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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HEPI

JANUARY 9, 2023

Not for the first time, Leicester lays claim to be a unique place in the UK. According to the 2021 Census data, it has emerged as the first plural city in the UK where no ethnic group has a majority. Across England and Wales, 81.7% of individuals living in Leicester were born outside of the UK compared to 16.8%

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

University stakeholders have been monitoring interest from Nigeria in relation to the ban on dependants that is due to come into force from January 2024; s ome predicted a rush to secure places this academic year, while others have been warning of reputational harm for the UK as a study destination.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Through the agreement, OIEG will “establish an innovative new operational model and platform for growth” for the university with campuses in Fremantle and Broome in Western Australia, as well as in Sydney in New South Wales. Competitors have also launched new plans in Cardiff and Hertfordshire as well as in the US.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 18, 2024

The growing proliferation of regional groups, advisory boards, conferences and organic meet-ups has highlighted the appetite for trusted knowledge exchange in the UK recruitment sector. It also chairs an elected committee of representatives from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. explained Terrington.

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The PIE News

MAY 24, 2023

I believe this new change will drive away genuine students from the UK since there are many students who will not travel without the dependants,” he told The PIE News. Amrith Weerasekera, who runs the Campus Direct agency assisting students from Sri Lanka, predicted that the move would result in a sharp drop in numbers from South Asia. “I

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The PIE News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Taking a blind leap into consultancy in 2013 after 19 years working within (and leading) university international relations and marketing functions (in Wales, Scotland, then England). The post Vicky Lewis, Consultant, UK appeared first on The PIE News. Tell me about a defining moment in your career.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As part of the Bologna Process, the UK is committed to the European Standards and Guidelines, internationally agreed good practice in quality oversight. The policy paper outlines how realigning with this good practice could help retain international trust in UK higher education. She sits in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks across country School and train strikes – latest news updates UK politics live – latest news updates Unions and the government appeared as far apart as ever, after Wednesday’s widespread strike action closed thousands of schools across England and Wales.

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The PIE News

JUNE 21, 2023

The cost of living and price of tuition fees are tainting the value and experience of studying in the UK for international students, research has suggested. The research showed a small upturn in value perceptions across all parts of the UK, with the exception of students domiciled in Wales.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

More than 50 Indian students have been identified as potential victims of modern slavery and labour abuse in the UK over the last 14 months, according to UK authorities. The Indian High Commission in the UK said on Twitter it was “concerned” by the news and encouraged affected students to contact the organisation for support.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Ucas admissions service said 10,400 UK school leavers had been admitted through its clearing service by Friday, the day after A-level results were published in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – a sharp increase on the 6,600 placed at the same point last year. Continue reading.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 30, 2023

According to HESA statistics, Bangladesh has become one of the fastest growing source markets for the UK higher education sector, increasing by 91% between the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years, with 12,700 students enrolled in British universities. Last year, Bangladesh ranked as the sixth largest student recruitment market for the UK.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

QAA has the privilege of a UK-wide remit, with varying roles across the nations. Chief among these is the UK Quality Code – a sector-owned commitment to the key components of a high-quality student learning experience. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Kevin McStravock , Lead Policy Officer for the Nations & Europe.

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HEPI

JANUARY 16, 2024

Around the UK, the maintenance loan has, to varying degrees, always tended to fall short of living costs. These stats come as no surprise to anyone with even half an eye on the levels of student funding in the UK. Coupled with rising rents, students are now left with 50p per week after paying for their accommodation.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

A lack of English language proficiency is holding back skilled migrants from entering the UK workforce at a time of skills shortages, according to a new report. . The Lifelong Education Commission has called for the better provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages to enable the migrant population to fill labour gaps.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The eldest of six siblings, Sadiq Basha, CEO and founder of application platform Edvoy and language school provider New College Group , started his entrepreneurial journey as an international student coming to the UK from India. In 2002, Basha swapped bustling Chennai for rural Wales as his family chose to invest in his education abroad. .

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HEPI

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Dr Rasha Kassem, research project team lead for ‘Impact of COVID-19 on Staff in UK Higher Education – A Comparative Analysis across the Four UK Nations’ at the Open University. See Rasha’s previous HEPI blog, ‘How did COVID-19 impact staff in UK higher education?’. Policy implications.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I have learnt more from Martin than from just about anyone else in the UK higher education sector. If anyone thinks this should be accepted as normal, I urge them to look at Wales, where the average rent in Cardiff is only 57% of the support that every student is expected to receive.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

‘Director of future students’ – it’s one of the newer job titles in higher education to pop up, noticeably so across the UK and Australia. Donal O’Connor, director of future students at the University of South Wales , is one of those who finds himself in the new role due a restructure in early 2022.

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The PIE News

MARCH 5, 2024

At Charles Sturt University, which is based in regional New South Wales, 40% of international students are still waiting on visa decisions in week one of the semester, the university’s pro vice-chancellor (International), Mike Ferguson, told the audience. For level 2 and 3 universities, he said the rate is 15% and above.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Essay mill companies are still “thriving” in the UK despite legislation designed to stamp them out, The PIE News has learned. One twitter account called “Top Essay” tweeted: “Essay writing service for ten years, has been the UK region for international students to provide high-quality reliable British essay writing”. factoftheday.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As CEO of London Higher, I am conscious that our organisation has the privilege of representing a rich diversity of members not even shared by Universities UK (UUK). Yet, Westminster retains responsibility for science, research and innovation UK-wide.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. “Like traditional sport it’s got the benefits of communication, teamwork, getting people to play, building friendships, [but] esports is slightly different as it’s really inclusive,” John Jackson, CEO Esports Wales, tells The PIE. “There’s no gender divide, there’s no physical divide.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2023

That builds enormous risks that if there is another war, difficulties in relations with China, if UK government restricts immigration policy, this could collapse,” Sim said. ” HESA statistics from 2021/22 show that of the £1.59bn Scottish higher education generated in tuition fees, £1.03bn came from non-EU students. .

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

HEPI’s next public event is a half-day conference with Elsevier looking to the future of research in UK higher education, on Wednesday, 1 March 2023 – to register for a place, please go to [link]. Heller, Emeritus Professor at the Universities of Manchester, UK and Newcastle, Australia.

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HEPI

JANUARY 13, 2024

HEPI Director Nick Hillman takes a look at PwC’s new assessment of the financial health of the UK’s higher education institutions. I am referring to the long-awaited report that Universities UK (UUK) commissioned from PwC on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions. So things might have changed since.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The well-established Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) is utilised by 21 police forces in England and Wales and delivered mostly by universities (including the ground-breaking Police Education Consortium ).

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

by Sir Adrian Webb The publication on 13 September 2023 of the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee report on the Office for Students drew attention to the financial challenges facing universities in the UK and to the challenges associated with regulating and overseeing these risks.

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HEPI

JUNE 26, 2023

This policy piece has four key interlinking objectives: Considering the changes in postgraduate taught participation (PGT) in the UK across all domiciled groups since 2016/17. Considering the impact the introduction of the Postgraduate Loan Scheme in 2016/17 has had on UK domiciled participation.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

On average, universities in New Zealand were the fastest, while UK Russell Group universities tended to be slowest. Some 90% of UK institutions offer tools such as The Ambassador Platform or Unibuddy , while 70% of institutions globally do. Last year, universities in Australia, Wales and Sweden were best at handling student enquiries.

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HEPI

MARCH 13, 2023

. ‘ There have been several ‘Brexit chickens’ over the last few years and one that is occupying the minds of many small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as universities is the unfulfilled 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge to ‘at a minimum match the size’ of former EU funding in each nation of the UK.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Nic Beech, Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University, Commissioner on the International Higher Education Commission, Chair of the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment and Executive Board Member of University Alliance. in partnership with the higher education community.

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