Indian student enrolment continues to fall in the UK
The number of Indian students starting university courses in the UK has continued to fall after almost halving over two years, according to a new report.
A survey of more than 100 institutions by Universities UK shows that despite growth in overall overseas recruitment in the latest academic year, there appears to have been further drops in enrolment from India and some other countries.
Data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows that the number of Indian students starting courses in the UK fell by 49 per cent in the two years leading up to 2012-13, from 23,985 to 12,280.
Paul Blomfield, Labour MP and member of the Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, said that the “further significant fall” in recruitment from India created “real risks” for UK universities as they may become “over-dependent on specific countries that are developing their own universities, like China”.
(Courtesy of Sannam S4)
Source: Times Higher Education
URL:http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/indian-enrolment-continues-to-fall/2015964.article
