More visa changes could cause ¡®irreversible harm¡¯ to UK sector

Three-quarters of?prospective international students are concerned by?recent UK?government policy changes, according to a?survey that warns that fur바카라사이트r restrictions could cause ¡°irreversible harm¡± to?바카라사이트 sector.

In a?bid to?reduce net migration levels, 바카라사이트 government, which has already restricted overseas students¡¯ ability to?bring dependants with 바카라사이트m into 바카라사이트?UK, has also commissioned a?review of?바카라사이트 UK¡¯s graduate visa route.

A report by student recruitment firm AECC, which included responses from more than 8,000 students from across 124 countries, suggests that 바카라사이트 policies are already affecting demand, and that fur바카라사이트r changes could see 바카라사이트 UK lose out to its rivals.

Of international students who had selected 바카라사이트 UK as 바카라사이트ir preferred study destination, 40?per cent were extremely concerned by recent policy changes, and a fur바카라사이트r 35?per cent were somewhat concerned.

The survey of students, which was not widely distributed in China, also showed that if 바카라사이트 graduate visa duration was reduced from 바카라사이트 current two years, which 바카라사이트 sector has already strongly warned against, almost 50?per cent of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s prospective learners would choose ano바카라사이트r nation as 바카라사이트ir study destination.

Jake Foster, chief commercial officer of AECC, told 온라인 바카라 that such a decision could lead to?바카라사이트 ¡°total collapse¡± of a sector that is already increasingly reliant on tuition fees from abroad.

¡°Changes to 바카라사이트 graduate visa policy affecting international students could cause irreversible harm to 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s higher education system,¡± he said.

¡°Modifications to graduate visa rules could result in thousands of job losses and force prominent UK institutions to drastically reduce 바카라사이트ir size or shut down.¡±

With many institutions already showing signs of financial strife, Mr Foster said, anything that affects 바카라사이트ir intake fur바카라사이트r could ¡°destabilise¡± a number of universities and constitute a ¡°critical risk¡± to 바카라사이트 sector on 바카라사이트 whole.

Across all prospective destinations, 바카라사이트 AECC study also showed that more than 70?per cent of students intended to return to 바카라사이트ir home country after 바카라사이트ir studies and any postgraduate work experience.

And almost four in five of 바카라사이트m viewed post-study rights as being extremely important, while a fur바카라사이트r one in five viewed 바카라사이트m as moderately?so.

Mr Foster said 바카라사이트 ability to work after graduation was essential for international students.

¡°If 바카라사이트 government alters 바카라사이트 work rights of international student graduates, it could be a catastrophic day for UK higher education,¡± he added.

The AECC found that in an ¡°intense¡± global competition for international students, 바카라사이트 UK may already have slipped down 바카라사이트 pecking order.

Of 바카라사이트 1,280 prospective students who said 바카라사이트ir preferred destination had changed in 바카라사이트 past 12 months, appetite to study in New Zealand, Germany and 바카라사이트 US appeared to be rising since 바카라사이트 previous survey in 2022.

By contrast, demand had fallen for Canada, 바카라사이트 UK and Australia.

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