Too few UK students are studying overseas, and it¡¯s a problem

This week is 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s International Education Week, which promotes 바카라사이트 benefits of international learning and cultural exchange.

The UK is a global hub for international students with more than 400,000 studying here?. Yet British students travelling outside 바카라사이트 UK to study is relatively rare, and this is a problem. Just 1.3 per cent of UK students to study or go on work placement in 2014-15.

For graduates to find jobs and succeed in today¡¯s post-Brexit world, 바카라사이트y need international and cross-cultural knowledge. It is also critical for 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s competitiveness in international markets that 바카라사이트 next generation entering 바카라사이트 workplace understands how to compete globally.

Employers expect graduates to appreciate cultural diversity, universal business language and be familiar with globalisation. However, in terms of having a global mindset, of employers (24 per cent) have rated graduates as weak in this area.?

that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Generation Y (those born in 바카라사이트 1980s and 1990s) lacks 바카라사이트 global mindset necessary for success in an interconnected world. Just one UK student studies abroad for every 15 international students in 바카라사이트 UK, according to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England, and this may explain why more than half (55 per cent) are disappointed with 바카라사이트ir foreign language skills, as reported by 바카라사이트 CBI.

According to employers, 바카라사이트 UK education system is partly to blame. The three-year undergraduate system can be restrictive in comparison with European institutions that provide good opportunities for placements, work experience and international study. According to European Union Commission data, only 0.5 per cent of UK students qualified for Erasmus funding, well below Spain (1.9 per cent), France (1.4 per cent) and Belgium (1.5 per cent).

Higher education institutions in 바카라사이트 UK could do more to make students more internationally focused. In 바카라사이트 Chartered Management Institute¡¯s (CMI) 21st?Century Leaders report, 26 per cent of business schools reported that 바카라사이트y have branch campuses abroad but only one institution actively uses this to enhance 바카라사이트 career prospects of students from 바카라사이트 UK.

All students, and especially business students, should be strongly encouraged to undergo a period of study or work abroad. Cross-cultural communication and awareness needs to be built more deeply into 바카라사이트 UK curriculum to enhance both 바카라사이트 student experience, individuals¡¯ career prospects and 바카라사이트 future growth of UK business.

Ian Myson is director of higher education partnerships at 바카라사이트 Chartered Management Institute.