1. Barriers to outward mobility and how to overcome them Kevin Van-Cauter Higher Education Adviser British Council, Manchester

2. Our corporate Purpose British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust & understanding between them worldwide Our work and projects connect people worldwide through learning opportunities to build lasting relationships.

3. British Council – why outward mobility? Our focus in higher education is to build cooperation between governments, universities and their communities to: develop sustainable, strategic partnerships provide forums for bilateral policy debate provide research and intelligence & encourage mobility of academics, researchers & students

4. Our Work Bilateral co-operation & Policy development - UK and internationally  Policy dialogues and ‘Going Global’ Conference Research  Next Generation international report series  UK Next Generation

5. Our Work with academic communities & students Academics, teachers and practitioners: information, support & best practice exchange  Websites & social media, workshops, policy and practitioner dialogues Students: promotion, information, programmes  Programmes including Erasmus, Thai Language Assistants, IAESTE, Student ambassador scheme  UK Students Abroad portal  Partnership programmes: Prime Ministers Initiative & UK / India Education & Research Initiative (mobility stream)

6. Context Strength of UK in recruiting international students 435,000 international students in 2011-12 increase of 2% from 2010-11, full-time undergraduate study up 8%, full-time research postgraduates up 5% However only 1.7% of UK students are internationally mobile

7. Percentage of home/international students in UK

8. Top study destinations for UK students USA Australia Canada France Germany Netherlands Italy Spain China Japan

9. Barriers to Mobility For Students Lack of student awareness Lack of linguistic competence or confidence Financial support

10. UK response Joint Steering Group on Outward Student Mobility established last year Tasked with identifying barriers to outward student mobility in the UK Group recommended development of a national strategy for outward student mobility Outward Mobility Programme established earlier this year, run by UK HE International Unit

11. UK Strategy for Outward mobility New programme – started May 2013 Government support - funded by HEFCE and BIS Managed by dedicated team within UUK International Unit Work with higher education sector and partner organisations working in international higher education to develop and implement UK strategy for Outward Mobility

12. Where are we now? Imbalance of inward/outward mobility: OECD data indicates that for every 15 international students in the UK, we have one UK student studying abroad In 2010/2011, Erasmus ‘sending’ figures were  UK: 8,577  Spain: 36,183  France: 31,747  Germany: 30,274

13. BC – UK Agency for Erasmus [Top Study Destinations]

14. Work - Top Work Destinations

15. Why does it matter? 41% of UK employers dissatisfied with UK graduates’ international cultural awareness (Building for Growth, CBI, 2011) 54% of UK employers dissatisfied with UK graduates’ foreign language skills (Building for Growth, CBI, 2011) Employers value student mobility and international experience (Global Graduates, CIHE and AGR, 2011)

16. Thank You Kevin Van-Cauter Kevin.vancauter@britishcouncil.org