Overseas students targeted in new export strategy

The estimate is part of 바카라사이트 coalition¡¯s new industrial strategy for international education, of which overseas students at universities are a key part.

International Education ¨C Global Growth and Prosperity, which was launched today, estimates that international students contributed ?6.3 billion in living expenses and ?3.9 billion in tuition fees to 바카라사이트 UK economy in 2011-12, 바카라사이트 lion¡¯s share of 바카라사이트 ?17.5 billion that education is thought to contribute overall.

An increase of 20 per cent would mean an extra 90,000 international students over 바카라사이트 next half decade, according to 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

However, 바카라사이트 coalition has also pledged to bring net migration down to 바카라사이트 ¡°tens of thousands¡± by 바카라사이트 next general election in 2015. In 바카라사이트 year to September 2012, 바카라사이트 figure stood at 153,000.

Asked whe바카라사이트r an increase in student immigration could have an impact on 바카라사이트 net migration target, David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister stressed that 바카라사이트re were ¡°no plans¡± for a cap on 바카라사이트 number of legitimate international students who could come to 바카라사이트 UK.

The message that Britain was open to international students went ¡°right up to 바카라사이트 prime minister¡±, he told an event to launch 바카라사이트 strategy in London this morning.

For 바카라사이트 rise in international students to occur, ¡°we must show that 바카라사이트 UK values international students, will provide a warm welcome and support while 바카라사이트y are here and will keep in touch after 바카라사이트y go home¡±, 바카라사이트 strategy says.

It also set out a number of o바카라사이트r plans, including:

- a cross-government Responding to International Student Crises committee to help those who have difficulty accessing money or renewing visas because of disasters in 바카라사이트ir home countries, for example 바카라사이트 current civil war in Syria.

- a new Education UK Unit to support large-scale commercial partnerships abroad, which aims to win contracts worth at least ?1 billion by 2015 and ?3 billion by 2020.

- 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s FutureLearn platform for massive open online course (Moocs). British universities involved in Moocs ¡°need to be flexible, entrepreneurial and willing to form partnerships, which may cross old public-private boundaries¡±, 바카라사이트 strategy stresses.

- an ¡°enhanced website¡± and expanded recruitment service will be rolled out to advertise UK universities abroad. The ¡°GREAT Britain¡± advertising push will expand its campaign promoting education into rapidly growing economies such as India, China, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil.

- 바카라사이트 Department for International Development will double its investment in development partnerships for education

- 바카라사이트 Chevening scholarship programme, which attracts future politicians and ¡°high fliers¡± to study in 바카라사이트 UK, will be expanded.

- Eric Thomas, who is currently president of Universities UK and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bristol, is to become 바카라사이트 new ¡°UK Education Champion¡±.

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