Internationalization: Studying in the United Kingdom
This entry is a continuation of the series: "Internationalization of Higher Education: Where are Mobile Students Studying?" The Atlas of Student Mobility reports that the U.K. ranks second in the total number of international students studying in the country, with a total number of 344,335 in 2005. In April of 2006, as an extension to the "Initiative for International Education" in 1999, Tony Blair announced key strategies to attract 100,000 more international students (student from outside the EU) within the next five years.
The 4 key strategies are:
1.) Marketing and Communications efforts to position U.K. as a leader in offering international education opportunities,
2.) Ensuring a quality student experience from visa processes to orientation to studying,
3.) Strategic overseas partnerships and alliances,
4.) Expanding into new markets.
Mr. Blair wrote a commentary in The Guardian on April 16, 2006 that while Britain "is a world leader in the recruitment of international students, second only to the United States," the nation cannot afford to be "complacent. ... Australia and New Zealand, for example, have grown particularly strongly, and countries such as China, Malaysia, and Singapore, which traditionally send many students to our shores, now have burgeoning higher-education sectors of their own."
Top 10 Sending Places of Origin
Source: Atlas of Student Mobility
1. China 15.4%
2. United States 6.2%
3. Greece 5.8%
4. India 4.9%
5. Ireland 4.8%
6. France 4.6%
7. Germany 4.6%
8. Malaysia 3.3%
9. Hong Kong 3.2%
10. Spain 2.5%
Comments
With 4 above-memtioned key strategies, UK has been threatening USA's leader position. The UK's success is worthy for us to admire and study. And I think that it's time for the Nordic region, especially Norway, to join the race of recruitment of international talents. Now I would like to share with you my favourite article about Dr. Neil Kemp's ideas on marketing Norway's education on SIU's website.
http://www.siu.no/en/publikasjoner_og_resultater/nyheter_fra_siu_2007/making_a_difference_in_the_global_education_market
Have a nice weekend!
Posted by: Diep Thanh Vuong | April 7, 2007 08:57 AM