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London and UK trends in higher education
LSE Seminar
18 February 2013
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Presentation overview
• UK higher education• Current trends – participation rates, student
demographics• UK’s global position• London as a higher education hub• Particular focus on international students
and competition - why so important?
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NATIONAL OVERVIEW
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UK HEIs
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Student numbers
Course level Number of students enrolled 2011/12
Undergraduate 1,928,140
Postgraduate 568,505
TOTAL 2,496,645
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Students by domicile
Domicile 2010/11 2011/12 % change
UK 2,073,070 2,061,410 -0.6%
Other EU 130,120 132,550 1.9%
Non-EU 298,110 302,680 1.5%
TOTAL 2,501,295 2 ,496,645 -0.2%
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Participation rates
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UK’s global standing (OECD)
United States, 16.6%
Australia,6.6%
Germany, 6.4%
United Kingdom,13.0%
France, 6.3%Canada, 4.7%
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Non-EU students – course type
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International students
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LONDON
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London as an education hub
• Educate 426,000 students from the UK and overseas
• 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate courses on offer
• 101,000 academic and non-academic staff
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Economic impact
• London HEIs generate £12 billion each year
• £4.85 billion in direct economic impact• £6.7 billion in secondary, or indirect,
activities• £820 million from international students in
LondonSource: Making an economic impact: Higher education and the English regions. Research Report, Universities UK. June 2010.
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Skills
• Jobs• Training of high skilled staff – five medical
schools in London plus dentists and allied health workers
• Start-ups• Provision of CPD
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Partnerships
• Over 3 million people attend events organised by London HEIs each year
• School based outreach activities• Widening participation• Business and community partnerships• Teaching training• Volunteering & fundraising (RAG week)
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Innovation
• £300 million Research Council grants• £470 million of research funding from
HEFCE• Inward investment from research funding
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Culture
• 20 HEIs providing arts and humanities teaching and research
• Community and cultural activities• 250 spin-offs with a revenue of £8 million• Contributing the equivalent of £2 million in
staff time for free performances (2007/8 figure)
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Showcasing the UK
• London Olympics & Paralympics• Accommodation for games’ officials• Hosting national teams e.g. Team USA
trained at University of East London• Games’ makers
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Workforce impact
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Highly skilled migration
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LONDON AS AN
INTERNATIONAL HUB
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International student enrolments by region/ home nation
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International student enrolments by region/ home nation 2011/12
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Regional/ home nation split between UK, EU and non-EU students 2011/12
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London’s global standing
• 2nd in QS Best Student Cities 2012• Scored highly on student mix, rankings,
employer activity• Paris top, Boston 3rd
• Two Australian cities in the top 10 (Sydney & Melbourne)
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Why so popular?
• 43 HEFCE funded bodies• Students from 200 countries• 21% of Londoners are not UK nationals• Over 300 languages spoken
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But competition looms....
• At a national level
• At a city level
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National strategies
Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Germany and France
Increasing number of courses taught in English in Europe
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Some negative signs.....
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Agent barometer
Source: 2012 Agent Barometer, i-Graduate
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Melbourne/ Perth
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Wellington – New York – Osaka – Auckland
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To conclude....
• Higher education is an integral part of London
• It contributes a huge amount to London’s prosperity, innovation, economy, culture
• London is one of the most attractive destinations for international students
• But it faces increasing competition....!