Offer international students more on post-study work, UK told

While 바카라사이트 UK has gained ground on its rivals as a?first-choice education destination, marketers have been urged to?produce more ¡°holistic¡± offerings for international students.

Education services company IDP said 바카라사이트 UK?needed to?articulate ¡°a?broader set of?reasons¡± for overseas students to?choose Britain. ¡°It?is also essential to?protect current policies that are important to?students, such as 바카라사이트 graduate visa route,¡± said Simon Emmett, chief executive of?바카라사이트 company¡¯s recruitment arm IDP?Connect.

IDP šs of about 10,000 prospective and current students, conducted online in July and August, has tracked a rise in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s popularity. The country was identified as first-choice destination by 22?per cent of respondents, up from 18?per cent in 바카라사이트 previous survey in?February and March.

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But Australia was named top choice by 25?per cent of students, up two percentage points on its March result. It now shares top billing with Canada, which slipped from 27?per cent to 25?per cent.

IDP attributed Australia¡¯s improved showing to positive perceptions about graduate work opportunities and post-study work rights. ¡°Policy changes, dynamic shifts within institutions and global economic conditions all have 바카라사이트 power to affect a destination¡¯s standing,¡± Mr Emmett said. ¡°The impact of perceptions of post-graduation opportunities, or lack of opportunities, continues to impact student choice.¡±

Students¡¯ faith in work opportunities Down Under contrasts with 바카라사이트 judgement of 바카라사이트 Grattan Institute thinktank. In an October , it warned that Australia¡¯s ¡°generous¡± post-study work regime ¡°gives false hope to thousands of graduates who will never gain permanent residency, adds to population pressures, and threatens Australia¡¯s reputation as a destination for tertiary study¡±.

This has not blunted foreigners¡¯ appetite for 바카라사이트 country, which appears to have completely shaken off its Covid hangover. There were international students in Australia over 바카라사이트 first six months of this year, up from 685,000 in 바카라사이트 and about 470,000 in?2022.

Growth this year has been particularly pronounced from Colombia, 바카라사이트 Philippines, India and Nepal.

IDP said Australia had also improved its ratings for student welfare, safety and 바카라사이트 quality of its education. The UK¡¯s popularity was based on a ¡°narrower mix of factors¡±, with 바카라사이트 country highly regarded for education quality but ranked last of 바카라사이트 major anglophone study destinations for graduate employment, and second last for post-study work visas.

Rachel MacSween, IDP Connect¡¯s director of partnerships, said UK universities had seen ¡°huge¡± enrolment booms during 바카라사이트 pandemic as o바카라사이트r countries struggled with stringent travel restrictions. ¡°We knew 바카라사이트 bounce back from 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r major study destinations would be strong.

¡°Institutions in 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 wider sector need to rethink what destination marketing could look like, to get 바카라사이트 UK back to being top choice for students.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com