Overseas students targeted in new export strategy
The UK government has said it is “realistic” for UK international student numbers to grow up to 20 per cent over five years under current visa rules. The estimate is part of the coalition’s new industrial strategy for international education, of which overseas students at universities are a key part. International Education – Global Growth and Prosperity, which was launched on July 29th, estimates that international students contributed £6.3 billion in living expenses and £3.9 billion in tuition fees to the UK economy in 2011-12, the lion’s share of the £17.5 billion that education is thought to contribute overall.
Source: The Higher Education
URL:http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/overseas-students-targeted-in-new-export-strategy/2006056.article
