Vince Cable has said that he wants more high-achieving overseas graduates to be allowed to stay in the UK to work after warning that international students receive a “warmer welcome” in rival nations such as the US and Australia.
However, Steve West, vice-chancellor of the University of th
e West of England and chair of the University Alliance, queried whether more “ifs and buts” about exceptions to existing post-study rules could “do more harm” than good. He said that rather than “half-hearted” attempts to encourage overseas applicants, “our collective goal must be to remove students from the net migration figures”.
Ten Alliance universities have been approved by the Department for Education to deliver modular courses under the government’s new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), marking a major step forward for flexible…
University Alliance's response summarises why our higher education system is, and will continue to be, a national asset that benefits individuals, employers, our public services and society. We outline four…
Commenting in response to the Education Committee’s report ‘Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students’, Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance said: “The findings of the Education…
