Secretary of state for training, Bridget Phillipson, addressed college students contemplating finding out overseas, highlighting the advantages of a UK training and selling the nation’s post-study work alternatives.
“Within the new educational yr, we’ll welcome 1000’s 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 Pupil Affairs (UKCISA).
“The UK is an excellent and protected place to check. Our nation is dwelling to a few of the absolute best universities on the earth – 4 of the world’s high 10 may be discovered proper right here within the UK.
“An training from a British college has been the springboard for achievement for therefore 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 few of the most fun and priceless analysis wherever on the earth.
“You can be a part of the following groundbreaking wave of analysis and be a part of a brand new era of inspiring leaders,” she instructed potential college students.
Phillipson went on to explain a few of the methods by which UK universities help their worldwide college students via pastoral help, work expertise, scholarships and bursaries.
“You’ll additionally get have the prospect to affix Alumni UK – a worldwide group of individuals from all over the world who’ve studied right here. It’s a implausible skilled community which you can faucet into to get nice recommendation and steering.”
Phillipson went on to advertise the UK’s Graduate Route, describing the chance which lets graduates “work, stay and contribute” within the UK.
Worldwide college students forge worldwide friendships so by finding out overseas, you possibly can assist construct bridges between our nations, and these connections assist make the world a greater, brighter place.
Bridget Phillipson, UK secretary of state for training
“Learning within the UK units you up for achievement in your profession, however it’s greater than that. Worldwide college students forge worldwide friendships so by finding out overseas, you possibly can assist construct bridges between our nations, and these connections assist make the world a greater, brighter place.”
Phillipson beforehand addressed worldwide college students in a video not lengthy after getting into the function in July 2024.
On the discharge of the newest video, Anne Marie Graham, UKCISA chief government, stated she was “inspired” to see the persevering with messages of welcome and help from the UK’s training secretary.
“Present and potential college students can even welcome the secretary of state’s ongoing help for the graduate visa and her reflections on the mutual advantages of a UK training – not simply the contributions that worldwide college students make to the UK, however the optimistic affect on their very own careers and ambitions,” she instructed The PIE.
“We stay up for 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 every one worldwide college students have a optimistic expertise finding out right here.”
Pedram Bani Asadi, chair of the UKCISA’s Pupil Advisory Group commented: “I welcome the help from this authorities for worldwide college students’ hopes and desires, and recognition of all of the contributions we make to each UK tradition and the financial system.
“Getting access to 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 respect all the buddies and experiences I’ve had right here and stay up for persevering with my function as a #WeAreInternational scholar ambassador, and dealing with the UK authorities to help my fellow worldwide college students to have a optimistic expertise.”
Since Labour 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 optimistic issues about worldwide college students, the concentrate on 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 evaluation, and the rollout of the brand new method is ready for April.
Sector leaders gathered on the QS Reimagine Schooling summit in London late final yr to debate priorities for the UK’s worldwide training sector going ahead, giving ideas for a refreshed technique, which included improved post-study work rights.
