UK universities now educate more than 500,000 students offshore, according to latest data.
A report published by Universities UK International on 17 November says institutions enrolled 510,835 students via transnational education in 2020-21, the most recent year for which data are available.
This was an increase of 57,445 – 12.7 per cent – on the previous year.
Transnational education covers students learning overseas via distance learning, collaborative provision or branch campuses.
