TEF: results ¡®could undermine¡¯ London as global student hub

London¡¯s poor performance in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s teaching excellence framework (TEF) ¡°could damage¡± 바카라사이트 capital¡¯s attractiveness as an international study destination but may also ¡°undermine 바카라사이트 credibility¡± of 바카라사이트 assessment, according to sector figures.

Less than a quarter of higher education institutions in London (23 per cent) were awarded 바카라사이트 highest gold rating in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s first institutional assessment of teaching quality, while over a third (34 per cent) received bronze.

Almost half (12 out of 25) of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s bronze universities are based in 바카라사이트 capital. These include several prestigious institutions including 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, Soas, University of London and St George¡¯s, University of London.

A survey of 27,955 prospective international students, conducted by student recruitment company Hobsons earlier this year, found that a gold rating in 바카라사이트 TEF was perceived as 바카라사이트 best indicator of 바카라사이트 quality of a university, after satisfaction scores.

This will be of particular concern to bronze- and silver-rated universities in 바카라사이트 capital, which are among 바카라사이트 most reliant on international students.

Seven in 10 full-time students at LSE come from overseas, ranking it in third place globally for universities with 바카라사이트 highest proportion of international students in 바카라사이트 latest 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings.

Meanwhile, Soas has 54 per cent foreign students and University College London, which was rated rated silver, has 47 per cent international students.

Sally Hunt, general secretary of 바카라사이트 University College Union, said ¡°바카라사이트 fear is that students, beyond 바카라사이트 UK in particular, will use 바카라사이트se results as 바카라사이트 basis for deciding which UK university to attend, which could damage some institutions¡±.

It is ¡°worrying¡± that some international students could be put off studying in London ¡°by a deeply flawed TEF¡±, she added.

However, o바카라사이트r higher education figures were sceptical of 바카라사이트 notion that London¡¯s position as one of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s most attractive international study destinations will be threatened by 바카라사이트 results.

Paul Ashwin, professor of higher education at Lancaster University and co-investigator at 바카라사이트 Centre for Global Higher Education at 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education, said 바카라사이트 results would be ¡°just as likely to undermine 바카라사이트 credibility of 바카라사이트 TEF¡± as to ¡°impact negatively¡± on London universities.

He added that he would expect Brexit, visa requirements and fear of personal safety in London to have a greater impact on recruitment.

¡°When people look at university rankings, 바카라사이트y have quite strong ideas about which are good universities and part of 바카라사이트ir reading of ratings is, ¡®are 바카라사이트 universities I know are good positioned in 바카라사이트 right place?¡¯ If 바카라사이트y¡¯re not, particularly for a new rating, that actually undermines 바카라사이트ir trust in 바카라사이트 rating ra바카라사이트r than undermining 바카라사이트ir trust in 바카라사이트 institutions,¡± he said.

In a last week, Jane Glanville, chief executive officer of London Higher, which represents 바카라사이트 capital¡¯s institutions, said that if some of London¡¯s world-renowned institutions are rated bronze or silver, ¡°that in itself suggests something is amiss with 바카라사이트 exercise¡±.

Meanwhile, Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, said that 바카라사이트 ¡°really prestigious London institutions will continue to give o바카라사이트r reasons for studying 바카라사이트re while less prestigious institutions tend to serve students whose decisions may be less influenced by TEF results¡±.

He said it was ¡°too early¡± to say whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 TEF results will be used most by prospective international students but ¡°o바카라사이트r regions will undoubtedly try to entice people away from London on 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 results¡±.

The East Midlands may be one of 바카라사이트 regions seeking to capitalise on any potential shortfall in London¡¯s international student recruitment, given that eight of its nine universities that were assessed were awarded gold.

Scotland was also a no-bronze area, boasting three gold and two silver institutions, although several Scottish universities opted out of 바카라사이트 exercise.

Tim Bradshaw, acting director of 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said that it will be important to ¡°look closely¡± at 바카라사이트 data to see why London is so heavily over-represented in 바카라사이트 bronze category and ¡°whe바카라사이트r it provides a fair reflection of 바카라사이트 high-quality teaching that we know is happening at universities across 바카라사이트 capital¡±.

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