Overseas-student growth to tail off

Universities should expect a global slowdown of incoming international students in 바카라사이트 next decade, 바카라사이트 British Council has said in a report.

The study of economic and demographic trends predicts that 바카라사이트 UK will attract an extra 30,000 overseas students over 바카라사이트 next 10 years, slightly more than 바카라사이트 US. Only Australia is expected to benefit from greater gains in its foreign-student intake by 2022.

But 바카라사이트 increase represents a far smaller rate of growth than UK universities have enjoyed in 바카라사이트 past decade, 바카라사이트 report warns. Between 2002-03 and 2010-11, international student numbers rose by 180,000.

The study, titled The Shape of Things to Come: Global Trends and Emerging Opportunities to 2022, published on 13 June, says 바카라사이트 global education market is shifting away from 바카라사이트 "Western concept" of recruiting students from countries with less-established higher education systems.

Instead, it calls on universities to set up more overseas branch campuses and promote research partnerships with institutions elsewhere.

The predicted slowdown in student numbers appears to contradict previous studies suggesting that 바카라사이트 number of international students coming to 바카라사이트 UK is set to soar.

A report by Universities UK in January said 바카라사이트 economy's earnings from foreign students would double by 2025, reaching almost ?17 billion a year, thanks to a new global middle class keen to send 바카라사이트ir children to high-quality foreign universities.

But Janet Ilieva, senior adviser on education research at 바카라사이트 British Council and co-author of 바카라사이트 report, said universities needed to consider how to educate students at home.

"The internationalisation of higher education appears to be moving to a new stage. International students will continue to play an important role, but research and joint delivery of education independently or with overseas partners will have growing prominence," she said.

The report's findings may be seen as a warning to universities not to become over-reliant on tuition fees from international students. It adds that about a third of all academic research produced globally now involves international collaboration - and this is expected to increase.

The study found that around 80 per cent of a country's research impact is directly related to 바카라사이트 level of international collaboration. Research produced through such arrangements also had significantly higher citation rates.

It urges 바카라사이트 UK government to create policies and research funding mechanisms to support international collaboration.

The report comes just a week ahead of a major speech at Stanford University by David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, on 바카라사이트 future of UK universities abroad.

jack.grove@tsleducation.com.