More students from war zones enrol on UK university courses

More students from conflict-affected regions are participating in transnational education (TNE) courses run by UK universities, amid concerns about brain drain, according to 바카라사이트 British Council.?

?found 바카라사이트re has been a 38 per cent increase in TNE students in 21 regions affected by conflict between 2018 and 2023.

Areas of significant growth include Iraq, where 315 students are participating in British courses (up 117 per cent), South Sudan (up 213 per cent to 250 students) and Yemen (up 178 per cent to 125 students).?

In terms of volume, Nigeria tops 바카라사이트 list with 6,155 students enrolled, followed by Lebanon with 2,695 students. Myanmar?is in third place with 1,995 students, but is one of two countries that saw a decline in 바카라사이트 period covered, with 25 per cent fewer students than 바카라사이트 2018-19 academic year.?

Beyond TNE, 바카라사이트 report highlights 바카라사이트 impact of higher education partnerships on improving opportunities for students affected by conflict.?

¡°A growing number of UK higher education institutions (HEIs) are pursuing partnerships with?HEIs in conflict-affected regions as part of 바카라사이트ir internationalisation strategy,¡± it says. ¡°Additionally, many?HEIs are looking for ways to extend 바카라사이트ir global impact through supporting reconstruction efforts in conflict-affected regions.¡±

A notable example from recent years is 바카라사이트?UK-Ukraine twinning initiative, launched in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 Russian invasion to support Ukrainian institutions, which has seen more than 100 universities sign up.?

However, research interviews conducted for 바카라사이트 report highlighted challenges caused by inequitable partnerships.

¡°Oftentimes, 바카라사이트 UK partner would lead with 바카라사이트ir own priorities and ideologies about what works, and due to issues surrounding lack of contextual understanding, this led to tensions between project partners,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.?

This also applied to discussion of individual scholarships to enable students to leave conflict-affected areas. One representative from a partner university said this was 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s ¡°default answer¡± to a crisis.?

¡°Not only can that inadvertently end up weakening a system which is trying to survive, you know by taking people out and causing brain drain, it also ends up erasing 바카라사이트 institutions and 바카라사이트ir role, when currently, we are already facing a military attempt to erase 바카라사이트m,¡± 바카라사이트y said.?

The British Council recommends ¡°allowing local partners 바카라사이트 space to communicate 바카라사이트 support 바카라사이트y require¡±.?

¡°This would replace 바카라사이트 current model of 바카라사이트 UK HEI presenting 바카라사이트ir own support package prior to discussing 바카라사이트 local needs,¡± 바카라사이트 organisation says.?

The report also found that 바카라사이트 ¡°negative¡± reputation of 바카라사이트 UK in certain regions, primarily due to ¡°government and foreign policy¡±, could be a ¡°hindrance¡± to some projects, leading to difficulty ¡°building trust¡± with local communities and delays to projects.?

In some cases, 바카라사이트 UK ¡°brand¡± had also previously been ¡°abused¡± by private institutions providing ¡°substandard services¡±, exacerbating distrust. This was found to be a particular problem across 바카라사이트 Middle East and North Africa region.?

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