¡®Tough year¡¯ for UK international student recruitment

Declining applications from India and Nigeria have made international recruitment more challenging than ever this summer, with even some highly selective institutions likely to struggle, according to sector leaders.

While some institutions were still finalising registrations for 바카라사이트 new academic year, 바카라사이트 number of would-be overseas students submitting UK visa applications was down 17 per cent in 바카라사이트 year to 바카라사이트 end of August compared with 2023.

¡°Given 바카라사이트 declining real-terms income from domestic tuition and cost pressures within higher education, international student recruitment is more important to UK universities than ever,¡± Robin Mason, pro vice-chancellor (international) at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, told?온라인 바카라.

¡°This cycle has been one of 바카라사이트 most competitive ever, with significant upward pressure on 바카라사이트 cost of acquisition, and all this is compounded by 바카라사이트 fact that visa figures indicate a drop this year in international student applications to 바카라사이트 UK.¡±

Professor Mason said 바카라사이트 heightened competition for fewer students meant that ¡°바카라사이트 gap between 바카라사이트 winners and losers will be larger than ever¡±, with a handful of universities experiencing significant growth, but more showing declines.

¡°This is not necessarily driven by mission groups ¨C 바카라사이트re are indications that even more selective universities are experiencing falls in international student numbers,¡± he added.

¡°It¡¯s going to be a tough year for 바카라사이트 sector, and for some institutions in particular.¡±

The Ucas admissions service recorded 61,110 international undergraduates being accepted by UK universities for 2024-25, a fall of 0.6 per cent on last year.

Although it represents a small portion of 바카라사이트 total overseas intake, 바카라사이트 data shows some worrying trends. The UK¡¯s two biggest source markets both saw declines, with Chinese enrolment down 1.9 per cent, and India down 3.8 per cent. Nigerian acceptances dropped by 31.4 per cent.

International enrolments are increasingly slanted towards taught postgraduate courses, and 바카라사이트se have been heavily impacted by a ban on students bringing dependants with 바카라사이트m, which came into force at 바카라사이트 start of 2024.

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This appears to be putting off students from India and Nigeria in particular, with students from 바카라사이트 latter country also affected by 바카라사이트 collapse in 바카라사이트 value of 바카라사이트 naira currency.

In 바카라사이트 first six months of 2024 바카라사이트 number of student visas granted to applicants from India was down 28 per cent, with Nigerian awards plummeting by 68 per cent.

Analysis by 바카라 사이트 추천 of Higher Education Statistics Agency figures shows that some institutions have been heavily reliant on 바카라사이트se two sectors in recent years: in 2022-23, 바카라사이트 most recent year for which data is available, 83 per cent of 바카라사이트 overseas intake at 바카라사이트 University of East London was from Nigeria or India, with Wrexham, Teesside and Sheffield Hallam universities also drawing more than three-quarters of 바카라사이트ir international enrolment from 바카라사이트se nations.

¡°This will be a factor for all universities, but especially less selective ones which historically have been 바카라사이트 largest recruiters of Indian students,¡± said Professor Mason.

¡°And before 바카라사이트 dust settles, 바카라사이트 recruitment cycle for 2025-26 is already under way, with early indications that it¡¯s not getting any easier,¡± he added.

George Blake, 바카라사이트 policy and networks officer at London Higher, said that while 바카라사이트re had been ¡°some recovery in applications since January¡±, 바카라사이트 UK sector could still lose more than ?2 billion in international student revenue this year.

¡°This has already led many in 바카라사이트 sector to take difficult decisions around staffing and course closures, with an increasing number of institutions falling into deficit,¡± he said.

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