The UK’s prime minister has acknowledged the “significant economic and cultural contribution” international students make to the country, but stopped short of saying the UK should be attempting to recruit more.
Rishi Sunak said the UK will always want to recruit the “best and the brightest”.
“International students do make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector and indeed the UK. They enrich the university experience for all students,” Rishi Sunak told a committee of MPs on December 20.
“The point to recognise is, the target we set of 600,000 was for 2030. We met it several years early and that is a sign of success but obviously it causes one to look at the situation but no one is doubting the contributions that students make to the UK and the economy.”
