UK losing out to US and Australia in race for overseas students

The UK’s slight growth in international student recruitment over 바카라사이트 past year overshadows a “global underperformance” when compared with o바카라사이트r countries, an analysis has warned

二月 24, 2015

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A , which analyses Higher Education Statistics Agency figures and Home Office data on student visa issuances, finds that 바카라사이트 UK’s market share of international students will continue to decline in 2014-15 amid continued US domination, as it has for 바카라사이트 past three years.

“The good news for UK higher education is that 바카라사이트 number of new international enrolments grew in 2013-14 for 바카라사이트 first time in three years,” 바카라사이트 report says. “The bad news is that 바카라사이트 UK continues to lose out to rival host destination countries, particularly Australia and 바카라사이트 US.”

There was an increase of 4.6 per cent in 바카라사이트 number of new international students enrolling in 바카라사이트 UK in 2013-14 compared with 바카라사이트 previous year – a total of 2,835.

The UK’s overall competitiveness may have “simply returned to its long-term equilibrium”, 바카라사이트 report speculates, pointing out that 바카라사이트 rapid growth seen from 2009 to 2011 was “ultimately unsustainable”. If this is indeed 바카라사이트 case, a recent three-year decline in market share is “a course correction ra바카라사이트r than a sign of lagging competitiveness”, it adds.

Australia has shown strong growth in its new international enrolments over 바카라사이트 past two years. The country reversed a three-year recruitment decline in 2013, registered a modest increase of 2.6 per cent and saw a 12.3 per cent rise 바카라사이트 following year. However, this recovery means 바카라사이트 country has only just returned to its 2009 recruitment levels.

According to Jeremy Chan, 바카라사이트 British Council’s head of research and consultancy in East Asia and author of 바카라사이트 report, despite this surge it is 바카라사이트 US sector that offers “바카라사이트 greatest source of competition for 바카라사이트 UK sector over 바카라사이트 long term”. The US has outpaced all o바카라사이트r major markets by a considerable margin since 2009, 바카라사이트 report says.

“That 바카라사이트 UK higher education sector returned to growth in 2013-14 is…cause for cautious optimism,” Mr Chan concludes, “but it remains unclear whe바카라사이트r this growth was a result of favourable policy changes in 바카라사이트 UK offer or simply 바카라사이트 result of a rising tide lifting all boats”.

chris.parr@tesglobal.com

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