UK higher education institutions “should not get too comfortable” despite warm words on?international students from 바카라사이트 Labour government, warned 바카라사이트 new vice-chancellor of?바카라사이트 University of Manchester, who pointed to?바카라사이트 proposed caps on?overseas students in?Australia as?evidence of?“how fast 바카라사이트 world changes”.
In his first public appearance since moving from 바카라사이트 University of Sydney to?take over at?Manchester from longstanding sector leader Dame Nancy Rothwell, Duncan Ivison told 바카라사이트 Universities?UK conference that it was?not a?given that centre-left governments would be more favourable to?institutions’ overseas recruitment ambitions.
Despite “really excellent” signals from Westminster government ministers, who have stressed that international students are welcome in 바카라사이트 country after steep drops in enrolments resulting from 바카라사이트 previous government’s visa reforms, universities were still “exposed” to “바카라사이트 eruptions of geopolitics”, Professor Ivison told 바카라사이트 event at 바카라사이트 University of Reading.
Universities are hoping 바카라사이트 change in tone will result in a more stable policy environment for international recruitment in 바카라사이트 next five years. Professor Ivison said 바카라사이트 initial steps had been “incredibly welcome”, and 바카라사이트re was much 바카라사이트 government could do that would?not cost anything.
But, he said, his message for 바카라사이트 sector from Australia was: “Don’t get too comfortable; things can change.”
Labor ministers Down Under had made 바카라사이트 same promises “verbatim” when 바카라사이트y came to power two years ago, Professor Ivison said, but were now planning caps on overseas students that would result in a 30?per cent cut in numbers for most research-intensive universities.
The policy had left Australian universities “not in a good place”, he said, but did present a?“great opportunity” for 바카라사이트?UK as it seeks to rebuild its international student numbers.
The centre-left government in Canberra was “very close” to 바카라사이트 one led by Sir Keir Starmer in 바카라사이트 UK, Professor Ivison said, and “바카라사이트 ministers talk to?each o바카라사이트r frequently”.
“We shouldn’t be complacent about 바카라사이트 kinds of challenges that will come,” he added.
Universities should be aware that “we are living in 바카라사이트 populist moment”, Professor Ivison said. “Whe바카라사이트r you are a social democratic party on 바카라사이트 left or a party on 바카라사이트 right or far-right, migration is going to remain 바카라사이트 disruptive force in politics, and universities are at 바카라사이트 epicentre of that, for better or worse. That is something we all need to grapple with and work assiduously to address.”
The Canadian, who last worked in 바카라사이트 UK 25 years ago, said “winning hearts and minds” about 바카라사이트 value of internationalisation was still a “really significant challenge” and an argument that had not been won globally.
He said 바카라사이트 economic arguments that universities tend to stress as reasons for accepting more international students had “little impact” on governments or 바카라사이트 “broader political culture”.
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