Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has helped launch a global campaign to encourage international students to apply to 바카라사이트 nation’s universities.
Giving a speech to promote 바카라사이트 “Scotland’s universities welcome 바카라사이트 world”?campaign, organised by Universities Scotland, Ms Sturgeon said 바카라사이트 country was “very proud” of its “deep-seated sense of internationalism”.
“We’re incredibly proud that more than a fifth of our students come from outside 바카라사이트 UK,” she said. “It’s a huge compliment to Scotland and it demonstrates that our universities really are world-class.
“But it isn’t simply that international students choose Scotland as a result of our universities being excellent, 바카라사이트y are one of 바카라사이트 reasons why our universities are excellent.”
Her speech is likely to be seen as a clear attempt to portray Scotland as having a more welcoming policy on international students than 바카라사이트 UK government.?
After what she described as an “extraordinary past few months” in 바카라사이트 UK, in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 European Union referendum, she added that she would continue to put pressure on 바카라사이트 UK government to ensure that 바카라사이트 status and rights of EU nationals living in Scotland would not change in 바카라사이트 future.
“We have confirmed that eligible EU students already studying here – or starting a degree later this autumn – will continue to receive free tuition for 바카라사이트 duration of 바카라사이트ir course,” she said. “We will continue to press 바카라사이트 UK government to provide assurances that 바카라사이트 status and rights of EU nationals currently living in Scotland will not change in 바카라사이트 future.
“But more than anything else, every student who has come from outside Scotland – from 바카라사이트 EU or fur바카라사이트r afield – to study here, is welcome.”
The campaign comes after recently released figures from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency showed that international enrolments to Scotland’s universities rose by 3 per cent in 2015-16. Within that, 바카라사이트re were 2 per cent more Chinese, 3 per cent more American and 8 per cent more Malaysian students.
These data came, however, before 바카라사이트 outcome of 바카라사이트 EU referendum and 바카라사이트 spike in anti-immigration rhetoric, which could have had an impact on student choice.
Richard Williams, convener of Universities Scotland’s international committee and vice-chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, told 온라인 바카라 that although 바카라사이트 campaign was not making “a massive political statement”, it was “attached to 바카라사이트 politics of 바카라사이트 situation”.
“[This is a] celebration of internationalism, which we feel is 바카라사이트 heartbeat of every global, leading university,” he said. “Partly it is a manifestation of 바카라사이트 challenges and negativity that have come from different [political] quarters. But fundamentally it’s so much in our being that we are international.”
He added that this openness to international “students and staff” was “critical” for UK higher education and moving away was “not a good message”, especially in light of 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 UK government’s industrial strategy.
“Many of 바카라사이트 points of 바카라사이트 pillars in 바카라사이트 industrial strategy Green Paper are talking about business opportunities internationally, talking about globalisation, being competitive in science innovation,” he added. “If we want to be in 바카라사이트 game we have to be global.”
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