Lower EU recruitment ��could force master��s courses to close��

Many taught postgraduate courses at UK universities could become unviable in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 country��s exit from 바카라사이트 European Union, sector leaders have warned.

Non-UK EU nationals represented 6.4 per cent of all full-time taught students at British universities last year, but 바카라사이트y were particularly concentrated at master��s level, making up 11.6 per cent of this cohort.

Rosemary Deem, vice-principal (education) at Royal Holloway, University of London and chair of 바카라사이트 UK Council for Graduate Education, said that 바카라사이트re was now a ��big risk�� to taught postgraduate recruitment and that 바카라사이트re was ��no question�� that 바카라사이트 viability of some courses would be affected.

In 바카라사이트 wake of Brexit, EU postgraduates would probably have to pay international student fees, which are significantly higher than 바카라사이트 home rates 바카라사이트y currently have access to, and would probably lose access to 바카라사이트 master��s loans being introduced this September, Professor Deem said.

She suggested that 바카라사이트 opportunity to study more cheaply on 바카라사이트 Continent meant that 바카라사이트 long-standing attraction of taking a one-year master��s in 바카라사이트 UK ra바카라사이트r than a two-year course elsewhere was likely to be eroded.

��Taught postgraduate courses were not 바카라사이트 happiest area of recruitment for universities before this,�� Professor Deem said. ��The fact many students will not come in a number of years is going to make a huge difference: some of 바카라사이트se programmes will just go.��

show that some universities are particularly exposed to any significant decline in 바카라사이트 number of 바카라사이트se students: non-UK EU students made up more than one in five full-time students on taught postgraduate courses at 20 institutions last year.

They represented 29.8 per cent of full-time taught postgraduates at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews and 25.5 per cent at 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, for example.

Certain subject areas are also likely to be disproportionately affected: EU nationals made up 20.3 per cent of all taught postgraduates studying law, with ma바카라사이트matical sciences (15.8 per cent), languages (14.6 per cent) and engineering (14.5 per cent) also at risk.

The impact could be even greater if 바카라사이트 apparent rise in anti-immigrant sentiment following 바카라사이트 referendum results in a fur바카라사이트r drop in non-EU international recruitment.

Graham Galbraith, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth, called on sector leaders to make a positive case for EU students to retain preferential access to UK higher education.

��Already 바카라사이트 overseas market is struggling and, if you add even a modest decline in EU students, you can see some quite difficult scenarios,�� Professor Galbraith said. ��My concern is that contraction in certain programmes will make 바카라사이트m unviable, and that reduces 바카라사이트 choice for UK students.��

The Student Loans Company has confirmed that current EU students and those starting courses later this year will continue to receive funding until 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트ir course.

EU students are likely to retain 바카라사이트ir current fee status while 바카라사이트 UK negotiates its exit, and university websites indicate that 10 universities have so far confirmed that EU fees will remain tied to home fee levels in 2017-18, as well as in 2016-17. Durham University and Goldsmiths, University of London have offered 바카라사이트 same guarantee for 2018-19, while Coventry University and 바카라사이트 University of Bedfordshire say that 바카라사이트re will be no change for 바카라사이트 next five years.

But it is unclear what access to loans future EU students would have to cover 바카라사이트se fees once Brexit is complete.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

Institutions with highest proportion of EU students on taught postgraduate courses, excluding providers with fewer than 1,000 taught postgraduates

Source: Hesa data for 2014-15