Many stakeholders in Scotland are celebrating the country’s first international education strategy, but some believe there are key elements yet to be developed if the sector is to reach its full potential.
“This is our strategy to work in partnership, right across the sector and make Scotland an absolutely terrific place for international students to come, study, live and work,” said Julie Ramsay, chair of the Scottish Universities International Group and director of admissions and international programs at the University of St Andrews.
Ramsay addressed some 220 delegates at the SUIG conference in Glasgow, who had gathered to discuss topics within the event’s overarching theme ‘Turbulent tides – navigating the waves of change in the Scottish higher education sector’.
The strategy, a first for Scotland, was released on February 7. It outlined the country’s plans to diversify the international student population, while also making sure students can “maximise their contribution” to the region.
