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”.
University Alliance has responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on the future funding model for the Office for Students (OfS). While supporting the principle of an independent and appropriately resourced…
In response to the government’s response to the technical consultation on the International Student Levy, Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance has said: “We are very disappointed that the government…
