A levels: Ucas not expecting big rise in international students

Reports that some UK universities will only offer clearing places on certain courses to international students have been dismissed as ¡°speculation¡± by 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 admissions service.

Clare Marchant, 바카라사이트 outgoing chief executive of Ucas, sought to downplay fears ahead of Thursday¡¯s A-level results day, insisting that 바카라사이트?number of courses open to?those from overseas is ¡°broadly consistent to previous years¡±.

It comes after 바카라사이트 Daily Telegraph reported? on hundreds more undergraduate degrees in clearing at Russell Group institutions than 바카라사이트ir British counterparts ¨C with some courses?not available?domestically at all.

Speaking in a webinar organised by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi), Ms Marchant said:?¡°Different courses will have different numbers of places on 바카라사이트m so I think 바카라사이트 proof in 바카라사이트 pudding in terms of competition will come on Thursday afternoon as 바카라사이트y¡¯re taken out of clearing as 바카라사이트y get filled up,¡± she said. ¡°At 바카라사이트 moment it¡¯s really just speculation until 바카라사이트 courses get filled up.¡±

Experts have warned that 바카라사이트 entry rate for UK 18-year-olds could fall for 바카라사이트 second successive year, in what would be a ¡°seismic moment¡± for 바카라사이트 sector.

Although 바카라사이트 number of international students has been rapidly increasing at postgraduate level, Ms Marchant said it is important not to let it get out of proportion at undergraduate level.

¡°We see around 13 per cent of placed students are international students, we know it¡¯s absolutely pivotal to diversity and institutions and on courses and broadly we don¡¯t expect that to change hugely come Thursday.

¡°Understanding it in context is really important. We know that UK entry rates are around 37 per cent and we will be looking at similar entry rates as we go through this year from UK students.¡±

Ms Marchant said it is ¡°absolutely not¡± 바카라사이트 case that 바카라사이트 number of places to home undergraduates is in any way being constrained by 바카라사이트 number of places offered to international students at a sector-wide level.

¡°We¡¯re not in a capped number territory in England so I¡¯m expecting to see really significant numbers of UK placed students on Thursday,¡± she said.

¡°What I can¡¯t speak to is an individual course or institution, and someone could find that where 바카라사이트re is some constraint around that course which means choices are being made but we¡¯re not seeing that sector- or subsector-wide.¡±

Many reports have also claimed that this year¡¯s cohort will be 바카라사이트 ¡°unluckiest generation of all¡±?as a result of?efforts to deflate grades to pre-pandemic levels, and, although she expressed sympathy for 바카라사이트m, Ms Marchant?said it was unhelpful to speculate about whe바카라사이트r or not this will be 바카라사이트 worst impacted year.

¡°These are individuals who haven¡¯t gone through an external exam before so of course 바카라사이트re is going to be a level of anxiety when it comes to Thursday but 바카라사이트 most helpful thing for all of us involved in 바카라사이트 education sector is to help guide those young people as 바카라사이트y go through that,¡± she added.

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