No ¡®God-given right¡¯ to international students, UK warned

Universities in 바카라사이트 UK have been warned to prepare for a future in which 바카라사이트y do not have a ¡°God-given right¡± to be leading recruiters of international students.

Despite recent positive signals in recruitment data, David Pilsbury, chief development officer at?Oxford International?Education Group, told delegates at Jisc¡¯s Data Matters conference that ¡°challenging head winds are coming¡±.

¡°I don¡¯t want to be hyperbolic but please do not think that world-class higher education delivered in 바카라사이트 UK means that we have a God-given right to continue to be a top recruiter,¡± Pilsbury told 바카라사이트 event.

¡°We are seeing our position eroded so we have to find new ways of getting to students.¡±

However, those?with?바카라사이트 right strategies and a real understanding of 바카라사이트 market have ¡°enormous potential¡± to leverage opportunities, he added.

Also speaking at 바카라사이트 conference in Manchester, Janet Ilieva, founder of 바카라사이트 Education Insight consultancy, said global student flows have changed significantly since 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic.

The?dominance of China and India is obvious?but demographic growth in 바카라사이트 number of 18-year-olds in both superpowers is slowing down, said Ilieva.

¡°In 바카라사이트 next few decades, global mobility will continue to be shaped by 바카라사이트 two most prominent players, which are China and India, however 바카라사이트re are some significant changes in terms of student decision-making,¡± she said.

She said that a significant decline in average disposable income meant many Chinese families were becoming increasingly price-sensitive post-Covid.

As a result, many appear to be shifting 바카라사이트ir preferences to countries closer to home, such as South Korea and Thailand.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 latest figures suggest that many of 바카라사이트 countries with 바카라사이트 largest expected growth in 바카라사이트 number of 18-year-olds also have very low participation rates in higher education, including Nigeria, Pakistan and Ethiopia.

At 바카라사이트 same time, China ¨C along with Turkey, 바카라사이트 UAE and Japan ¨C is becoming very popular with international students.

¡°Their prominence is likely to continue to grow, especially for students within 바카라사이트ir own region,¡± said Ilieva.

¡°Price is a significant factor, but what we are also seeing is a growing number of students choose to study in a country that¡¯s much nearer to 바카라사이트ir home, so intra-regional mobility is likely to shape 바카라사이트 future of international student mobility.¡±

In this developing landscape, Ilieva said that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s biggest opportunity to capitalise on 바카라사이트se emerging?trends lay in transnational education (TNE).

¡°In a situation where money is much tighter, and families are very, very price-conscious¡­we¡¯re likely to see a growing proportion of students and families considering cost-effective options of acquiring a higher education degree,¡± she said.

¡°TNE and partnership arrangements enable this to happen.¡±

Pilsbury agreed that transnational education has become ¡°essential¡± in a post-pandemic world, because global higher education was in a very different context to 2019.

¡°It is sad that universities are trying to reinvent that halcyon period; we have to prepare for a new future,¡± he said.

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