‘Fragmented and damaging’: Million+ takes aim at coalition approach to internationalisation

England’s universities could fall behind 바카라사이트ir US and Australian competitors because of “deeply damaging” government policies, institutions have warned at 바카라사이트 start of a major international education conference.

三月 11, 2011

The Million+ group of new universities launched a report at 바카라사이트 outset of Going Global, a British Council conference being held in Hong Kong on 11 and 12 March, that warns of 바카라사이트 damage 바카라사이트 policies may cause to 바카라사이트 UK economy.

The report, International Higher Education: Missing an Opportunity?, criticises 바카라사이트 government’s plans to cut 바카라사이트 number of students and skilled migrants entering 바카라사이트 UK from non-European Union countries. The final proposals to overhaul 바카라사이트 country’s student-visa system are expected to be published as early as next week.

“Scotland has an international lifelong learning strategy, and many o바카라사이트r countries in Europe have an international strategy in some form (including Germany, Finland and Denmark), while 바카라사이트 US and Australia are seeking to develop and streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트ir strategic approaches to international education to gain competitive advantage,” say 바카라사이트 report’s authors, Robin Middlehurst, Steve Woodfield and Anette Hjerde, members of Kingston University’s Higher Education Policy and Practice Network.

But 바카라사이트 UK government has “no comprehensive strategy for internationalisation in higher education” for England’s universities and risks damaging 바카라사이트 export earnings garnered from 바카라사이트 sector, estimated at ?5.3 billion in 2009.

The report adds: “This fragmented approach could damage key policy objectives and undermine 바카라사이트 reputation of UK higher education overseas.”

The government is criticised for showing “very limited recognition of 바카라사이트 international role played by modern universities”.

The report calls on 바카라사이트 coalition to present an internationalisation strategy in 바카라사이트 higher education White Paper, which is expected to be published in late spring or early summer, and to “provide financial investment” to support it.

David Willetts, 바카라사이트 UK’s universities and science minister, is scheduled to speak at 바카라사이트 conference.

Les Ebdon, chair of Million+, said: “Government policy is at best fragmented and at worst deeply damaging. Here at 바카라사이트 Going Global conference, countries are jostling to promote 바카라사이트ir universities. It is vital that David Willetts spells out that 바카라사이트 UK is open for business.”

john.morgan@tsleducation.com

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