International education in the UK needs direction, not drift

English UK welcomes new international education strategy

A focus on revenue rather than student numbers, transnational education, and sector-led growth plans are at the heart of the government’s long-awaited international education strategy (IES).   The IES says sector stakeholders will be central to the successful delivery of this strategy, and the reformed Minister-led Education Sector Action Group (ESAG) will bring together industry, government, and representative bodies from across the education s…

International education in the UK needs direction, not drift

January’s “refresh” of the UK’s international education strategy should have steadied the ship on the role and place of international students. Instead, it reads like a holding pattern, or more of the same at a moment that demands so much more. There are warm words for exporters, vague nods to partnerships and a notable silence on the very levers the government has been pulling for the past 18 months – namely application fees and health surcharg…