According to 바카라사이트 study, launched as part of a week of events designed to highlight Welsh universities’ contribution to growth, 바카라사이트 sector generates around 3 per cent of 바카라사이트 country’s employment and gross domestic product.
The report, written by Viewforth Consulting and commissioned by Higher Education Wales, found that ?1 billion of 바카라사이트 total figure comes from off-campus spending by students, while international students generate ?400 million in export earnings for Wales.
Ursula Kelly, director of Viewforth and a visiting scholar in 바카라사이트 department of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde, said it demonstrated 바카라사이트 sector was “generating economic output, jobs, GDP and supporting communities across 바카라사이트 country”.
Today a week-long campaign, called Welsh Universities – Driving Growth, will be launched at 바카라사이트 Welsh Assembly in Cardiff.
Some figures in Wales have questioned whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 country’s universities are performing as well as those in o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 UK.
In 2012, Angela Burns, 바카라사이트 Conservative shadow minister for education in Wales, asked during a debate why 바카라사이트 country had no universities in 바카라사이트 top 100 of 바카라사이트 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, yet Scotland had five.
According to 2007-11 figures, just five university spin-off companies were formed in Wales, compared to 70 in Scotland and 346 in England.
Leighton Andrews, 바카라사이트 Welsh minister for education and skills, said that 바카라사이트 Viewforth report contained “significant figures” and that 바카라사이트 sector was “integral to driving 바카라사이트 economy in Wales, supporting industry, research and innovation and generating employment”.
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