Study Group

💬 “You [international students] take a leap of faith, to develop new skills and chase new horizons, and I am enormously proud that you want to take that leap here in the UK.” Today the UK Department for Education shared a message for international students from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson. She welcomed them to the UK and expressed both her support and admiration for their decision to pursue their education here. We here at UKCISA welcome this positive message and look forward to continuing to work with the new UK government to ensure that every international student who comes to study and live in the UK has a great experience.

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The new British Universities Minister Bridget Phillipson MP has sent a strong and deeply personal message of reassurance and welcome to international students considering study in the United Kingdom.

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Study Group Director for External Affairs Ruth Arnold shares her reflections on how the UK higher education sector should approach communications and engagement with a new government. She also notes the vital contribution of international education to a shared mission of economic and social renewal: “Take the government’s stated top priority — economic growth. This is an area where universities not only have a powerful story to tell but a contribution to make. And if we put forward how we can be part of the future the country needs, the government will be listening. And we shouldn’t forget that UK higher education is not just a recipient of public funds but a growth sector and driver of economic impact in its own right. On this we are not supplicants but generators of national income and economic opportunity. International students bring £42 billion annually into the UK economy and cross subsidise the research, education and skills the government needs if it is to stand a chance of addressing our multiple challenges… When you ask the Department for Business and Trade about exports, higher education is clearly one area where the British offer has the attention of the world. We need to do all it takes through national and local cooperation to support this, address genuine challenges and ensure our global position is maintained.”

The vote in the United Kingdom is over and the electorate has decided. It may be a new political chapter for the UK, but the door of opportunity remains wide open for international students. Read more: https://bit.ly/4br13kk #weareinternational