Student Portfolio Up for Sale
15th Jan 2021
The number of international students resident at English universities has declined for the first time in 29 years, according to a report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The organisation, who distributes public money for higher education to universities and colleges in England, noted in their report that the decline, which the report largely attributes to increased tuition fees, has been most dramatic amongst EU undergraduates, where numbers decreased 25%. EU rules state that fee structures must be consistent for all EU (including UK) students, however EU students are not entitled to the same financing arrangements as their UK counterparts. Therefore the increase in the maximum tuition fees chargeable to students (from £2,465 to £9,000) dramatically reduces the competitiveness of UK HE institutions from the perspective of EU candidates, who are not eligible for SLC funding.
Other non-EU states where flows of undergraduates to England declined include India (-13%), Pakistan (-11%), Saudi Arabia (-15%), Nigeria (-9%), China (-2%) and Malaysia (-2%). These declines were partly offset by increases in student numbers from Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, USA and Norway.
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