Ensuring UK HE Still matters globally VIVIENNE Stern Director, UUK international @UUKIntl
“Link oR Sink” “ We found that ….one of the few practical metrics available. What does correlate with impact is a country’s openness, which we approximated by combining metrics of international co-authorship and the mobility of each nation’s research workforce.”
Rankings and International Factors
25 billion reasons for a re-think
A lot to offer
First for satisfaction The UK is ranked first by international students for overall satisfaction, with 91% across all levels of study reporting they are satisfied with their experience. The UK ranks 1st compared to the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands for recommendation from international students – this is true at all levels of study* (undergraduate (UG), postgraduate taught (PGT), postgraduate research (PGR)). The UK beats its competitors for the overall experience of studying abroad.
We are international 1 in every 6 students at UK universities are from outside the UK – over 436,000 students. 36% of PGT and PGR students and 43% of PGR Students are from outside the UK 2nd most popular destination for international students 710,000 students registered on UK programmes overseas
International Competition Country 2013 2014 % change United States 784,427 842,384 7% United Kingdom 416,693 428,724 3% Australia 249,868 266,048 6% France 228,639 235,123 Germany 196,619 210,542 Japan 135,803 … Canada 135,187 China 96,409 Italy 82,450 87,544 Netherlands 68,943 70,692
Inbound Students
Net migration In the year to March 2017, net migration was 246,000, a statistically significant fall of 81,000 from the March 2016 estimate. Immigration is 50,000 down on the same point last year, and emigration is 31,000 up on the same point last year, both are statistically significant changes. There has been statistically significant increases in emigration by citizens from the EU (+33,000). Headlines on student visas: The number of non-EEA students accepted by a university and then applying for a visa has risen by 4.7% in the year to June 2017, (to 170,929) According to the Home Office, within this, applications to Russell Group were up by 9% (figures for visa applications sponsored by Russell Group universities have been given in the accompanying datasets for the first time), and applications to non-Russell Group universities were up by 1% (see below)
VISA dAta: China and India Over the 10 years between 2006–07 and 2015–16, the number of students from China has risen by 98.9%. In the same period, the number of students coming from India has decreased by 23.3%, and in 2015–16 accounted for 3.8% of all non-UK students compared with 6.7% in 2006–07. The region with the largest growth in student numbers at UK higher education institutions was the Middle East, which saw a percentage increase of 101.8%. North America up by 21% - and now sits third by source country for number of students. Lat am also up by 43% (from low base!) from 4K to just under 6K China will have 70m fewer 18-24 year olds by 2025
What do visa applications tell US? The number of non-EEA students accepted by a university and then applying for a visa has risen by 4.7% in the year to June 2017, (to 170,929) Decreases: Increases: Nigeria (–25%); China (+16%), Malaysia (-13%), India (+8%), Saudi Arabia (-1%), USA (+4%), Canada (-8%), Hong Kong (+9%), Singapore (-9%) Pakistan (+10%), Thailand (+3%)
A new national Campaign More broadly, the UK should also be looking to strengthen ties within and beyond Europe in a cross-Government, strategic way. Similar strategies in the US and Australia already give us a taste of how this could be done. This strategy should prioritise advanced economies where there co-ordinated efforts to promote engagement are currently. This kind of approach will be required to maximise opportunities in a post-Brexit world.
Thank you Vivienne stern Vivienne.stern@international.ac.uk @UUKIntl