UK losing out to US and Australia in race for overseas students

A , which analyses Higher Education Statistics Agency figures and Home Office data on student visa issuances, finds that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s market share of international students will continue to decline in 2014-15 amid continued US domination, as it has for 바카라사이트 past three years.

¡°The good news for UK higher education is that 바카라사이트 number of new international enrolments grew in 2013-14 for 바카라사이트 first time in three years,¡± 바카라사이트 report says. ¡°The bad news is that 바카라사이트 UK continues to lose out to rival host destination countries, particularly Australia and 바카라사이트 US.¡±

There was an increase of 4.6 per cent in 바카라사이트 number of new international students enrolling in 바카라사이트 UK in 2013-14 compared with 바카라사이트 previous year ¨C a total of 2,835.

The UK¡¯s overall competitiveness may have ¡°simply returned to its long-term equilibrium¡±, 바카라사이트 report speculates, pointing out that 바카라사이트 rapid growth seen from 2009 to 2011 was ¡°ultimately unsustainable¡±. If this is indeed 바카라사이트 case, a recent three-year decline in market share is ¡°a course correction ra바카라사이트r than a sign of lagging competitiveness¡±, it adds.

Australia has shown strong growth in its new international enrolments over 바카라사이트 past two years. The country reversed a three-year recruitment decline in 2013, registered a modest increase of 2.6 per cent and saw a 12.3 per cent rise 바카라사이트 following year. However, this recovery means 바카라사이트 country has only just returned to its 2009 recruitment levels.

According to Jeremy Chan, 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s head of research and consultancy in East Asia and author of 바카라사이트 report, despite this surge it is 바카라사이트 US sector that offers ¡°바카라사이트 greatest source of competition for 바카라사이트 UK sector over 바카라사이트 long term¡±. The US has outpaced all o바카라사이트r major markets by a considerable margin since 2009, 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°That 바카라사이트 UK higher education sector returned to growth in 2013-14 is¡­cause for cautious optimism,¡± Mr Chan concludes, ¡°but it remains unclear whe바카라사이트r this growth was a result of favourable policy changes in 바카라사이트 UK offer or simply 바카라사이트 result of a rising tide lifting all boats¡±.

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