The changing make-up of the international student body in the UK, following a fall in EU student numbers after Brexit, is having “significant” impacts on overall degree outcomes and continuation rates, consultants have warned.
Analysis from Education Insight also shows that the UK increased international student market share compared with rivals such as Australia and the US in 2021-22.
Janet Ilieva, founder of the consultancy, said that “on the surface” it appeared that the UK had performed well, with the reintroduction of the post-study work visa in July 2021 giving it a competitive advantage.
However, she told Times Higher Education that it was a completely different story when looking “under the bonnet” at the individual metrics in her company’s annual Global Engagement Index.
