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Sadiq Khan pledges new Erasmus-style overseas study scheme for London youngsters

The Guardian - Higher Education

City’s mayor outlines ‘internationalist’ vision in manifesto as he bids for third term in May London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan is to offer young people studying in the capital a new version of the EU’s Erasmus scheme of student exchanges as part of his bid for a third term. Continue reading.

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Two-thirds of London’s int’l students work during their studies

The PIE News

There is no ‘one size fits all’ student – especially in London, which is home to the most hyper-diverse student body in the UK, and arguably the world,” said Diana Beech, CEO of London Higher, speaking with The PIE News. Yet… we need to be undertaking more granular investigations into the experience for different student groups.

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UK international student contribution soars to £42bn

The PIE News

We should be proud that our universities continue to attract students from all over the world. The report says this is largely due to the need to provide public services for both students and dependants, a cost which has also increased per head due to general prices going up, and an increase in the non-EU cohorts.

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Cost of living and fees taint the UK UG international experience

The PIE News

” The 17th edition of the survey captured the views of 10,163 full-time undergraduate students studying in the UK, of which 1,679 are international – 876 from the EU and 803 from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, 38% of international students from outside of the EU believe this.

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Diversity, TNE and research investment at heart of new Scottish strategy

The PIE News

“Scotland already has more top universities per head of population than any other country in the world,” Dey said. As EU student numbers fell to 17,140 from 20,550 in 2020/21, the number of non-EU students grew to 65,300 from 47,630. The strategy outlines actions under three ambitions.

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UK colleges call for more support for int’l ambitions

The PIE News

Rejoining the Erasmus+ program would benefit EU/EEA student and staff mobility and the Turing Scheme should be retained as a “‘rest of the world’ scheme, celebrating the UK’s strong ties across the world”, it added.

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UK ELT sector seeks clarity on Labour’s VAT proposal

The PIE News

“There is an EU directive which says that governments cannot require language schools to charge VAT between EU nations, because they want to encourage different EU citizens to learn each other’s languages,” said Japes. “We cannot pass this on to the client. billion to the economy.

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