Secretary of state for schooling, Bridget Phillipson, addressed college students contemplating learning overseas, highlighting the advantages of a UK schooling and selling the nation’s post-study work alternatives.
“Within the new tutorial yr, we’ll welcome hundreds of worldwide college students who might be beginning programs in our universities and I hope to see many extra sooner or later,” Phillipson stated within the video shared by the UK Council for Worldwide Scholar Affairs (UKCISA).
“The UK is a superb and secure place to check. Our nation is house to a number of the highest universities on the planet – 4 of the world’s high 10 may be discovered proper right here within the UK.
“An schooling from a British college has been the springboard for fulfillment for thus many international trailblazers, from politics to enterprise, from the humanities to the sciences, actually dozens of present and up to date world leaders studied right here within the UK and our universities have pushed a number of the most enjoyable and helpful analysis anyplace on the planet.
“You possibly can be a part of the subsequent groundbreaking wave of analysis and be a part of a brand new era of inspiring leaders,” she advised potential college students.
Phillipson went on to explain a number of the methods during which UK universities assist their worldwide college students by pastoral assist, work expertise, scholarships and bursaries.
“You’ll additionally get have the possibility to hitch Alumni UK – a world group of individuals from all over the world who’ve studied right here. It’s a implausible skilled community you could faucet into to get nice recommendation and steerage.”
Phillipson went on to advertise the UK’s Graduate Route, describing the chance which lets graduates “work, dwell and contribute” within the UK.
Worldwide college students forge worldwide friendships so by learning overseas, you may assist construct bridges between our international locations, and these connections assist make the world a greater, brighter place.
Bridget Phillipson, UK secretary of state for schooling
“Finding out within the UK units you up for fulfillment in your profession, however it’s greater than that. Worldwide college students forge worldwide friendships so by learning overseas, you may assist construct bridges between our international locations, and these connections assist make the world a greater, brighter place.”
Phillipson beforehand addressed worldwide college students in a video not lengthy after moving into the function in July 2024.
On the discharge of the most recent video, Anne Marie Graham, UKCISA chief government, stated she was “inspired” to see the persevering with messages of welcome and assist from the UK’s schooling secretary.
“Present and potential college students may also welcome the secretary of state’s ongoing assist for the graduate visa and her reflections on the mutual advantages of a UK schooling – not simply the contributions that worldwide college students make to the UK, however the constructive affect on their very own careers and ambitions,” she advised The PIE.
“We look ahead to persevering with to work with the UK authorities to make sure worldwide college students are welcomed and supported, from pre-arrival visas to post-graduation work alternatives, so that each one worldwide college students have a constructive expertise learning right here.”
Pedram Bani Asadi, chair of the UKCISA’s Scholar Advisory Group commented: “I welcome the assist from this authorities for worldwide college students’ hopes and goals, and recognition of all of the contributions we make to each UK tradition and the economic system.
“Accessing the Graduate Route has been completely important for me to have the ability to reinforce the talents I learnt in my research and contribute to the UK. I recognize all the buddies and experiences I’ve had right here and look ahead to persevering with my function as a #WeAreInternational scholar ambassador, and dealing with the UK authorities to assist my fellow worldwide college students to have a constructive expertise.”
Since Labour took got here into energy, sector stakeholders have famous the federal government’s extra welcoming tone towards worldwide college students, a marked distinction to the rhetoric of the earlier Conservative authorities.
Regardless of a change in rhetoric, the Labour authorities has proven no intention of reversing the Conservative’s choice to ban worldwide college students on UK taught grasp’s programs from bringing dependants with them to the UK.
“Whereas the brand new authorities has stated many constructive issues about worldwide college students, the deal with immigration stays acute,” stated Jamie Arrowsmith, director of Universities UK Worldwide in an replace to sector earlier this month.
The UK’s worldwide educations technique is at the moment beneath evaluate, and the rollout of the brand new method is about for April.
Sector leaders gathered on the QS Reimagine Schooling summit in London late final yr to debate priorities for the UK’s worldwide schooling sector going ahead, giving options for a refreshed technique, which included improved post-study work rights.
