UK international student strategy sets 600K recruitment target

The UK government¡¯s new international education strategy sets a target to grow overseas higher education student numbers to 600,000 by 2030 ¨C with sector figures viewing 바카라사이트 inclusion of a hard target as a major win.

The joint strategy from 바카라사이트 Department for Education and 바카라사이트 Department for International Trade, published on 16?March, sets a path to growth that would amount to a 30?per cent increase on current international student numbers.

Universities UK International had lobbied for a hard target on student numbers growth to be included, as a way to send a clear, attention-grabbing signal of welcome from 바카라사이트 UK to potential overseas students and to keep pace with global rivals, as 온라인 바카라 previously reported.

The Australian government announced in 2016 a target to increase its onshore international student numbers from 500,000 to 720,000 by 2025, while Canada and Germany have surpassed 바카라사이트ir targets for growth ahead of schedule.

The principle of setting a target is thought to have been 바카라사이트 subject of controversy within 바카라사이트 UK government.

The target plan may have been opposed by 바카라사이트 Home Office, which has long resisted liberalisation of 바카라사이트 overseas student visa regime. Thus 바카라사이트 strategy may be a step towards shifting some of 바카라사이트 balance of power on overseas students away from 바카라사이트 Home Office.

The strategy commits to ¡°closer working across government departments on international education policy and opportunities¡±, 바카라사이트 DfE and DIT said.

The strategy also includes ¡°extending 바카라사이트 period of post-study leave for international student visas¡± - already announced in 바카라사이트 immigration White Paper - and ¡°considering how 바카라사이트 visa process could be improved for applicants and supporting student employment¡±, 바카라사이트 departments said.

Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 former universities minister, has told 바카라 사이트 추천 that he is planning amendments to 바카라사이트 Immigration Bill that could pave 바카라사이트 way for 바카라사이트 return of two-year post-study work visas.

Supporters of 바카라사이트 strategy in 바카라사이트 sector also highlight 바카라사이트 fact that it appears to include a ¡°delivery mechanism¡± ¨C with annual reporting on progress and 바카라사이트 appointment of an ¡°international education champion¡± to boost overseas activity and promote new partnerships. A high-profile member of 바카라사이트 House of Lords would be a good fit for 바카라사이트 post, some suggest.

The strategy also sets a target to boost income generated by international education by 75?per cent to ?35?billion a?year by 2030.

The government is desperate for ideas on how to boost 바카라사이트 UK economy post-Brexit ¨C which is likely to have focused minds when it came to 바카라사이트 international education strategy.

Damian Hinds, 바카라사이트 education secretary, said: ¡°As we prepare to leave 바카라사이트 EU, it is more important than ever to reach out to our global partners and maximise 바카라사이트 potential of our best assets ¨C that includes our education offer and 바카라사이트 international students this attracts.¡±

The announcement comes after 바카라사이트 government announced it would exempt?PhD-level jobs from caps on 바카라사이트 number of skilled worker visas granted each month, and that?research periods spent outside 바카라사이트 UK will no longer count against academics applying for settlement.

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