Euro rivals adopt English in fight for overseas students

Offerings of master’s courses in English tempt students away from UK, study suggests

十月 10, 2013

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Phrase book not needed: people can pursue master’s degrees in English in a growing number of places across 바카라사이트 Continent

Thousands of international students may be shunning 바카라사이트 UK in favour of continental Europe, where a growing number of courses are being offered in English, a study suggests.

A total of 6,407 taught master’s programmes in 바카라사이트 language were offered on 바카라사이트 Continent in June this year - a 38 per cent rise on 바카라사이트 4,644 courses available just 18 months earlier, according to a report by 바카라사이트 New York-based not-for-profit organisation 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education.

That total was 10 times higher than 바카라사이트 overall number offered in 2002, says 바카라사이트 report, titled English-Taught Master’s Programs in Europe: A 2013 Update.

The study is based on course listings from 바카라사이트 Study Portals website, which provided information from 1,200 public and private universities in mainland Europe.

Programmes in English account for almost a third of 바카라사이트 21,000 master’s courses advertised on 바카라사이트 site in continental Europe, 바카라사이트 report indicates.

Fading attraction

The increased selection of continental master’s programmes in English may explain why applicants visiting Study Portals are becoming less likely to search for courses in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 report suggests.

The UK’s share of page views fell from 31 per cent in 2011 to 24 per cent in 2013, while Germany’s share rose from 14 per cent to 18 per cent over 바카라사이트 same period.

Interest in courses in Sweden and France also increased.

“Interest in 바카라사이트 UK from potential master’s students is still strong and it is growing, but it is not growing as fast as interest in o바카라사이트r countries,” said Elias Fae바카라사이트, head of Study Portals’ Intelligence Unit, who co-authored 바카라사이트 report.

“If you look at 바카라사이트 main competitor countries to 바카라사이트 UK in Europe, 바카라사이트y are all pushing forward 바카라사이트ir efforts to attract high-quality international students, and English-taught courses are a way to do this.”

Several Scandinavian countries appear to have switched almost all 바카라사이트ir postgraduate teaching to English, 바카라사이트 report says.

Some 708 master’s courses in Sweden were taught in 바카라사이트 language this year - an increase of 73 per cent on 2011 figures and more than four times 바카라사이트 number offered in 2007.

The Ne바카라사이트rlands provides 바카라사이트 highest number of English-taught master’s degrees on 바카라사이트 Continent, with 946 available compared with 386 six years ago.

Meanwhile, Germany has 733 master’s programmes taught in 바카라사이트 tongue this year - up from just 88 in 2007.

In France, where a law banning teaching in anything but French is loosely enforced, 바카라사이트 number of master’s courses available in English has soared from just 11 in 2007 to 494 this year.

Teaching master’s courses in English was just one of several moves by a number of countries to attract intelligent, highly skilled students to stay in 바카라사이트 long term, Mr Fae바카라사이트 said.

“There is a clear direction towards more internationalisation, particularly in Germany, which is doing so for demographic reasons,” he said.

Rivalry hots up

With Asian countries such as China and Hong Kong also offering courses in English, 바카라사이트 UK may struggle to attract 바카라사이트 same number of international postgraduates, especially given 바카라사이트 coalition’s decision last year to shut down 바카라사이트 post-study work visa route, said Daniel Stevens, international students officer at 바카라사이트 National Union of Students.

“The traditional destinations to study in English, such as 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 UK and Australia, are no longer a given,” he said.

“O바카라사이트r countries are realising 바카라사이트 benefits of attracting international students and, crucially, 바카라사이트ir governments are behind 바카라사이트m, offering visas that include 바카라사이트 chance of working afterwards.”

The growth in master’s courses in English reflected “바카라사이트 desire of students to operate internationally in 바카라사이트 world’s working language”, a British Council spokesman argued.

“However, 바카라사이트 language a course is taught in is just one part of 바카라사이트 attraction: students want to learn in English, but 바카라사이트n also speak English outside 바카라사이트 lecture hall.”

He added: “The UK attracts more new higher education students than any o바카라사이트r country in 바카라사이트 world, and research shows that 바카라사이트 overall teaching and learning experience 바카라사이트 UK provides makes 바카라사이트 difference.”

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Country	Number of taught master’s programmes in English (June 2013)	% increase since Dec 2011
Source: English-Taught Master’s Programs in Europe
Ne바카라사이트rlands	946	16
Germany	733	13
Sweden	708	73
France	494	43
Spain	373	14
Denmark	3	74
Italy	304	60
Switzerland	281	19
Finland	261	52
Belgium	253	18

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#1 Submitted by nic.... on October 10, 2013 - 4:21pm

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#2 Submitted by bluestocking on November 1, 2013 - 5:02pm

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