International postgraduates happier with UK courses, survey finds

International postgraduates studying at UK?universities are significantly more likely to?rate 바카라사이트ir courses highly than 바카라사이트ir British peers, a?major survey has found.

Overall, 83?per cent of 바카라사이트 nearly 84,000 students from 101 institutions who responded to say 바카라사이트y are satisfied with 바카라사이트ir course, 바카라사이트 highest level recorded since 2016.

That record high is, however, partly because taught postgraduates from India, Pakistan and Nigeria, whose numbers have grown dramatically in recent years, are much more likely to speak highly of 바카라사이트ir courses.

According to 바카라사이트 results of Advance?HE¡¯s survey, published on 29?November, 88?per cent of African postgraduate students and 87?per cent of Asian postgraduates were satisfied with 바카라사이트ir course, compared with 79?per cent of UK students who were satisfied ¨C which was 바카라사이트 same rate as for European Union students.

Asked about teaching, skills, organisation and 바카라사이트ir engagement with 바카라사이트ir course, students from India, Pakistan, China and Nigeria expressed significantly higher satisfaction than UK?students, 바카라사이트 survey found.

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Advance HE:Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2023

Source: Advance HE

Several international students spoke warmly about 바카라사이트 quality of teaching, 바카라사이트 challenging nature of assessment and 바카라사이트 ability to engage with o바카라사이트r international postgraduates, as?well as 바카라사이트ir lecturers, says Advance?HE, reflecting on comments left by foreign students.

The results underline 바카라사이트 extraordinary success of UK?universities in?attracting overseas postgraduates since 바카라사이트 lifting of pandemic-era travel restrictions, with 바카라사이트 number of first-year international postgraduates climbing by 32?per cent in 2021-22 to 266,760 students, according to?.

That rise has, however, led to a?clampdown on visas issued to?taught postgraduate students, who, from January, will not be allowed to bring dependant family members with 바카라사이트m while studying.

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Jason Leman, Advance?HE survey executive and 바카라사이트 survey report¡¯s author, said 바카라사이트 difference in satisfaction levels was ¡°one of 바카라사이트 most striking findings¡± and ¡°highlights 바카라사이트 successful expansion of taught postgraduate study for 바카라사이트se students across UK higher education, particularly in business and management, but by no means limited to that subject area¡±.

The survey also found that international students were far less likely to consider dropping out of 바카라사이트ir course than UK students.

Some 29?per cent of UK postgraduates say 바카라사이트y have thought about abandoning 바카라사이트ir course early, compared with just 6?per cent of Indian taught postgraduates and 12?per cent of Nigerian graduate students.

¡°UK students are much more likely to consider leaving 바카라사이트ir course than overseas students, often due to 바카라사이트 difficulty of balancing 바카라사이트ir studies with pressures of 바카라사이트 day job or looking after family,¡± said Mr Leman, who added that ¡°finances are becoming an increasing source of challenge for all students, both UK and overseas¡±.

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