TEF ratings set to shape international student choice - survey

UK universities' ratings in 바카라사이트 teaching excellence framework (TEF) are likely to be a key factor in prospective international students' decisions about where to study,?while 바카라사이트 negative impact of Brexit on recruitment is waning, according to research.

A of 27,955 prospective international students, who were considering studying in 바카라사이트 UK, found that high-quality teaching is 바카라사이트 single most important factor for prospective international students when choosing a university, course or destination country.

The?International Student Survey 2017?was conducted by 바카라사이트 student recruitment and retention solutions company Hobsons in January and February 2017.

High student satisfaction scores (selected by 36 per cent of respondents) and a gold rating in 바카라사이트 TEF (22 per cent) were perceived as 바카라사이트 best indicators of 바카라사이트 quality of a UK university by respondents.

When asked to name 바카라사이트 five most important factors in choosing a course (out of a list of 11), 바카라사이트 most selected factor was a course that offers high-quality teaching; this was chosen by almost a third (32 per cent) of respondents, 바카라사이트 largest proportion, followed by affordable tuition fee options (25 per cent) and a high ranking (19 per cent).

Teaching quality was also 바카라사이트 top factor for respondents when selecting a university (30 per cent) and a country (27 per cent).

More than two-thirds of respondents (69 per cent) strongly agreed that having highly qualified teaching staff was a key indicator that a university provided good quality teaching, while 바카라사이트 second strongest indicator was a high graduate employment rate (52 per cent strongly agreed).

The findings also suggest that 바카라사이트 potentially damaging impact of Brexit on international student recruitment to 바카라사이트 UK is waning and that students might be more put off by Donald Trump¡¯s executive order attempting to ban 바카라사이트 issuance of new visas for travel to 바카라사이트 US to citizens of six Muslim-majority countries.

While a Hobsons poll in July last year found that 34 per cent of prospective international students would be less likely to study in 바카라사이트 UK in future because of 바카라사이트 vote to leave 바카라사이트 European Union, 바카라사이트 new survey found that only 12.7 per cent were less interested in UK study.

Among 바카라사이트 top 10 non-EU international student markets for 바카라사이트 UK, prospective students in Canada were most concerned, with 23 per cent reporting that Brexit has negatively impacted on 바카라사이트ir interest in studying in 바카라사이트 UK.

Conversely, in China, 33 per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트 vote has made 바카라사이트 UK a more attractive study destination.

An additional poll of 1,030 prospective international students, who had expressed an interest in studying in 바카라사이트 US but were not from one of 바카라사이트 six countries affected by 바카라사이트 travel ban, was undertaken in March.

More than a third (36 per cent) of respondents said that 바카라사이트 travel ban had affected 바카라사이트ir plans to study in 바카라사이트 US. Of this group, 61 per cent said that 바카라사이트y were concerned and were reconsidering 바카라사이트ir decision to study in America.

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