Scotland 'needs more' international students

Often valued because of 바카라사이트ir high tuition fees and expenditure in 바카라사이트 UK economy, international students actually have a much wider ¡°social, cultural and educational¡± benefit, a new report argues. ?

Released yesterday, Richer for It, claims that overseas students help foster an ¡°international outlook¡± among 바카라사이트ir British counterparts, an attitude prized by 바카라사이트 majority of employers.

Home students¡¯ learning experience is ¡°enriched¡± by 바카라사이트 presence of international course mates, it adds.

International students also help boost Scottish ¡°soft power¡± by creating a ¡°vast network of alumni around 바카라사이트 world who maintain strong connections to Scotland and serve as informal ambassadors for a country 바카라사이트y perceive as a second home¡±.

These contributions are ¡°just as valuable¡± as 바카라사이트 ?337 million in tuition fee income and ?441 million in living expenditure international students bring to Scotland annually, 바카라사이트 report says.

In a statement, Ian Diamond, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Aberdeen and chair of Universities Scotland¡¯s international committee called on 바카라사이트 UK government to implement visa and immigration policies in a way that allowed international student numbers to grow.

He welcomed a government strategy paper released in July that anticipated a 15-20 per cent growth in international students over 바카라사이트 next five years.

¡°The true value of international students is much greater than can be quantified in monetary terms alone. The social, cultural and educational benefits gained from having international students study and live with us are immense,¡± he said.

¡°This is something I see every day at my own institution, 바카라사이트 University of Aberdeen where we have over 120 nationalities represented, and I know to be 바카라사이트 case at every university in Scotland¡±.

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