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SHARES OF THE WORLD’S INTERNATIONALLY MOBILE STUDENTS, 2012<br />
THE UK IS THE SECOND MOST POPULAR DESTINATION IN THE WORLD FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS<br />
International Higher Education in<br />
<strong>Facts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Figures</strong><br />
OCTOBER 2015<br />
Source: OECD (2014) Education at a Glance 1
CONTENTS<br />
1 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRENDS 3<br />
2 WHAT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WANT 8<br />
3 TNE & OUTWARD MOBILITY 13<br />
4 THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & COLLABORATION 19<br />
5 THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION 22<br />
1
1<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
STUDENT TRENDS
SHARES OF THE WORLD’S INTERNATIONALLY MOBILE STUDENTS, 2012<br />
The UK is the second most popular destination in the world for international students<br />
Source: OECD (2014) Education at a Glance, tertiary-level students<br />
United States<br />
16.4%<br />
United Kingdom<br />
12.6%<br />
Germany<br />
6.3%<br />
France<br />
6.0%<br />
Australia<br />
5.5%<br />
Canada<br />
4.9%<br />
Other OECD <strong>and</strong> non-OECD countries<br />
48.4%<br />
COUNTRY 2000 2012 CHANGE<br />
United States 22.8% 16.4% -6.4%<br />
United Kingdom 10.7% 12.6% 1.9%<br />
Germany 9.0% 6.3% -2.6%<br />
France 6.6% 6.0% -0.6%<br />
Australia 5.1% 5.5% 0.4%<br />
Canada 4.5% 4.9% 0.4%<br />
Russian Federation 2.0% 3.9% 1.9%<br />
Japan 3.2% 3.3% 0.1%<br />
Spain 2.0% 2.2% 0.2%<br />
China 1.7% 2.0% 0.2%<br />
Other OECD<br />
<strong>and</strong> non-OECD<br />
countries<br />
32.6% 37.0% 4.4%<br />
4
OVERSEAS STUDENTS BY REGION OF DESTINATION<br />
The number of international students globally has more than doubled since 2000 to 4.5 Million<br />
NUMBER OF FOREIGN STUDENTS<br />
5M<br />
4.5M<br />
4M<br />
3.5M<br />
3M<br />
2.5M<br />
2M<br />
1.5M<br />
1M<br />
0.5M<br />
0K<br />
2000<br />
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012<br />
YEAR 2000 2012<br />
UK 222,936 568,816<br />
Europe (excl. UK) 712,943 1,592,058<br />
North America 569,640 961,967<br />
Asia 334,562 806,281<br />
Oceania 118,646 330,886<br />
Africa 100,031 196,568<br />
Latin America<br />
& the Caribbean<br />
28,945 71,468<br />
UK<br />
Europe (excl. UK)<br />
Oceania<br />
Africa<br />
Source: OECD (2014) Education at a Glance, tertiary-level students<br />
North America<br />
Latin America & the Caribbean<br />
Asia<br />
5
TRENDS IN NON-EU STUDENT ENROLMENT<br />
The number of international students in the UK has risen by more than a third since 2004, but growth has slowed<br />
350K<br />
NUMBER OF NON-EU STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE UK<br />
300K<br />
250K<br />
200K<br />
150K<br />
100K<br />
50K<br />
0K<br />
134,220<br />
123,940<br />
112,215<br />
102,900<br />
104,445<br />
98,310 99,210<br />
134,660<br />
128,165<br />
111,245<br />
97,835<br />
91,610<br />
80,010 82,990<br />
24,810 24,855 26,065 27,365 27,855 28,655 29,230<br />
142,440 146,945<br />
152,355<br />
129,740<br />
121,845 124,960<br />
30,500 31,180 32,880<br />
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14<br />
Undergraduate Postgraduate Taught Postgraduate Research<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Students<br />
6
TOP 20 COUNTRIES OF STUDENT ORIGIN, 2013-14<br />
More than one in five international students in the UK came from China in 2013-14<br />
China<br />
India<br />
Nigeria<br />
Malaysia<br />
United States<br />
Hong Kong, China<br />
Germany<br />
France<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
Greece<br />
Cyprus (EU)<br />
Italy<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Singapore<br />
Pakistan<br />
Spain<br />
Romania<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Canada<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
Source: HESA (2015) Students<br />
19,750<br />
18,020<br />
16,635<br />
16,485<br />
14,725<br />
14,060<br />
11,500<br />
11,490<br />
10,670<br />
10,295<br />
9,550<br />
9,060<br />
6,790<br />
6,665<br />
6,585<br />
6,515<br />
6,355<br />
6,350<br />
6,340<br />
87,895<br />
7
2<br />
WHAT INTERNATIONAL<br />
STUDENTS WANT
STUDENT SATISFACTION AND THE COST OF STUDY IN THE UK<br />
Of the top four English speaking international student destinations, a UK undergraduate education is the most affordable<br />
Overall<br />
satisfaction<br />
91%<br />
Recommend<br />
85%<br />
Arrival<br />
90%<br />
Learning<br />
88%<br />
Living<br />
87%<br />
Support<br />
90%<br />
US $<br />
45K<br />
40K<br />
35K<br />
30K<br />
25K<br />
20K<br />
15K<br />
10K<br />
5K<br />
42,093<br />
39,229<br />
36,564<br />
35,045<br />
32,140<br />
29,947<br />
Annual cost of living Annual fees Annual total<br />
16,777<br />
12,941 12,905 12,627<br />
10,729 9,460<br />
5,642<br />
Australia Singapore<br />
United<br />
States<br />
United<br />
Kingdom<br />
Source: Above: International Student Barometer, I-graduate (2015) Below: HSBC<br />
Hong<br />
Kong,<br />
China<br />
Canada<br />
France<br />
Malaysia<br />
Indonesia<br />
Brazil China Mexico India<br />
9
IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS<br />
International students choose the UK for the quality of its education<br />
PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS<br />
25%<br />
20%<br />
15%<br />
10%<br />
5%<br />
— Quality of education<br />
— Internationally recognised<br />
qualification<br />
— Career prospects<br />
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014<br />
— University reputation<br />
— Opportunity for employment while<br />
studying<br />
— Safety<br />
Source: Integration of international students: A UK perspective, British Council, 2014<br />
— Multicultural society<br />
— Opportunity to learn a<br />
new language<br />
RANK IN<br />
2014 FACTOR<br />
1 Quality of education<br />
2 Internationally recognised qualification<br />
3 Career prospects<br />
4 University reputation<br />
5 Opportunity for employment while studying<br />
6 Safety<br />
7 Multicultural society<br />
8 Opportunity to learn a new language<br />
9 Country Reputation as being desirable<br />
10 Low tuition fees<br />
11 Low cost of living<br />
12 Want to move overseas<br />
13 Qualification recogised in my home country<br />
14 Ease of obtaining a visa<br />
15 Course duration<br />
16 Friends/relatives there<br />
17 Information available<br />
18 Simplicity of course application<br />
19 Other<br />
20 Expectation of parents<br />
10
EU & INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY CHOICE OF SUBJECT AREA IN 2013-14<br />
The wide range of subjects international students study demonstrates the strength <strong>and</strong> diversity of the UK HE sector:<br />
from Business to Engineering, the Creative Arts <strong>and</strong> Social Sciences<br />
% of all students in subject area<br />
105,575 24,635 39%<br />
39,580 / 12,410 33%<br />
26,985 / 13,025 19%<br />
16,035 / 10,350 16%<br />
16,180 / 6,110 25%<br />
13,170 / 8,210 8%<br />
11,315 / 10,055 10%<br />
13,445 / 7,395 18%<br />
12,435 / 6,320 20%<br />
8,605 / 5,465 15%<br />
8,410 / 3,585 24%<br />
6,955 / 3,875 22%<br />
7,830 / 2,750 16%<br />
7,010 / 3,405 6%<br />
5,645 / 3,485 10%<br />
6,505 / 2,315 21%<br />
2,020 / 945 5%<br />
1,545 / 780 13%<br />
EU Non-EU<br />
950 / 190 19%<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Students<br />
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NON-EU STUDENTS BY SUBJECT CHOICE & NATIONALITY<br />
UK universities appeal to diverse interests: Nigerian <strong>and</strong> Malyasian students prefer STEM subjects; Business is popular<br />
with Chinese <strong>and</strong> Indian students; <strong>and</strong> US students have a flair for the Arts, Humanities <strong>and</strong> Socal Sciences<br />
120,000<br />
100,000<br />
China<br />
India<br />
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED<br />
80,000<br />
60,000<br />
40,000<br />
20,000<br />
Nigeria<br />
United<br />
States<br />
China<br />
0<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Students<br />
Business<br />
STEM<br />
Arts <strong>and</strong><br />
Humanities<br />
Social<br />
Studies<br />
Clinical<br />
India Nigeria US Malaysia Other non-EU<br />
Malaysia<br />
STEM (excl. clinical)<br />
Clinical<br />
Social Studies<br />
Business<br />
Arts & Humanities<br />
12
3<br />
TNE & OUTWARD<br />
MOBILITY
LOCATION OF TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, 2013-14<br />
Hundreds of thous<strong>and</strong>s of students study for UK qualifications outside the UK<br />
North America<br />
31,970<br />
South America<br />
2,235<br />
EU<br />
75,170<br />
Africa<br />
141,630<br />
Other Europe<br />
18,910<br />
Asia<br />
308,905<br />
Middle East<br />
56,640<br />
Oceania<br />
3,390<br />
TOP 20 COUNTRIES OF ACTIVITY<br />
Total number of TNE students in 2013-14 = 638,850<br />
NON EU<br />
478,775<br />
84,905<br />
52,930<br />
EU<br />
Number of students<br />
22,240<br />
Undergraduate incl. FE Postgraduate<br />
100K 200K 300K 400K 500K 600K<br />
Number of students<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Aggregate Offshore Record * Students registered at Oxford Brookes University accounted for over 40% of the total population of the Aggregate Offshore Record in 2013-14. The majority of these<br />
students were registered with an overseas partner on Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) programmes.<br />
14
TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BY NUMBER, TYPE AND LEVEL OF PROVISION<br />
UK TNE student numbers have grown by 65% since 2008: the vast majority are studying for their first degree<br />
TRENDS IN TNE NUMBERS<br />
700K<br />
500K<br />
300K<br />
First degree | 514,475 | 81%<br />
PGT | 102,005 | 16%<br />
Other UG <strong>and</strong> FE | 17,235 | 3%<br />
100K<br />
PGR | 5,140 | 1%<br />
2008<br />
-09<br />
2009<br />
-10<br />
2010<br />
-11<br />
2011<br />
-12<br />
2012<br />
-13<br />
2013<br />
-14<br />
REGISTERED WITH<br />
OVERSEAS PARTNER<br />
REGISTERED WITH UK UNIVERSITY/<br />
DISTANCE/FLEXIBLE/BLENDED<br />
REGISTERED WITH UK UNIVERSITY/<br />
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS<br />
REGISTERED WITH UK UNIVERSITY/<br />
BRANCH CAMPUS<br />
19,615<br />
119,755<br />
116,035<br />
374,490<br />
OTHER<br />
8,955<br />
NUMBER OF STUDENTS<br />
100K 200K 300K 400K<br />
NUMBER OF STUDENTS<br />
Other UG <strong>and</strong> FE First degree PGT PGR<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Aggregate Offshore Record<br />
15
ERASMUS MOBILITY TO AND FROM THE UK*<br />
The number of UK students studying <strong>and</strong> working abroad under Erasmus have doubled since 2006<br />
30K<br />
25K<br />
20K<br />
15K<br />
10K<br />
5K<br />
12K<br />
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14<br />
6,826<br />
4,458<br />
16,508<br />
7,235<br />
19,120<br />
10,278<br />
TRENDS IN ERASMUS MOBILITY TO AND FROM THE UK<br />
22,650 24,474<br />
25,760<br />
20,850<br />
10,826<br />
11,723<br />
12,833<br />
13,662<br />
27,182<br />
14,572 15,566<br />
Incoming to<br />
the UK<br />
Outgoing<br />
from the UK<br />
10K<br />
8K<br />
6K<br />
4K<br />
2K<br />
4,178<br />
3,435 4,428<br />
2,112<br />
France<br />
Spain<br />
Germany<br />
2,296<br />
1,001 1,621<br />
637<br />
913<br />
361<br />
Italy<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Sweden<br />
630<br />
358<br />
656<br />
283<br />
650<br />
244<br />
Belgium<br />
Denmark<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong><br />
Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
Austria<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Turkey<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
Portugal<br />
Norway<br />
Greece<br />
Source: European Commission, Erasmus Statistics (2013), British Council, Erasmus statistics (2014) *Please note 2013/14 data is not yet available on inward mobility to the UK.<br />
807<br />
82<br />
643<br />
228<br />
497<br />
284<br />
582<br />
186<br />
617<br />
95<br />
454<br />
194<br />
297<br />
228<br />
338<br />
142<br />
256<br />
143<br />
272<br />
58<br />
221<br />
43<br />
Hungary<br />
Others<br />
Incoming to<br />
the UK<br />
Outgoing<br />
from the UK<br />
16
ERASMUS MOBILITY ACROSS ALL MEMBER STATES<br />
The number of students taking Erasmus work placements has almost tripled since 2007<br />
TOTAL ERASMUS PARTICIPATION<br />
300K<br />
250K<br />
200K 182,697<br />
150K<br />
162,695<br />
100K<br />
50K<br />
NUMBER OF STUDENTS<br />
268,143<br />
252,827<br />
231,408<br />
212,522<br />
213,266<br />
204,744<br />
198,523<br />
190,495<br />
177,705<br />
168,193<br />
20,002 30,330 35,561 40,913 48,083 55,621<br />
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13<br />
Study<br />
placement<br />
Work<br />
placements<br />
MOST POPULAR HOST COUNTRIES IN 2012-13<br />
SPAIN 40,202 GERMANY 30,368 FRANCE 29,293 UK 27,182 ITALY 19,964<br />
Source: European Commission, Erasmus Statistics (2013)<br />
17
NUMBERS OF NON-UK ACADEMIC STAFF<br />
The UK attracts top academics from across the globe: one in four academic staff in the UK comes from overseas<br />
ACADEMIC STAFF BY FUNCTION<br />
Teaching &<br />
research<br />
Research<br />
9,360 12,740<br />
8,310 10,665<br />
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT<br />
FUNCTION<br />
Teaching <strong>and</strong> research 23%<br />
Research 42%<br />
Teaching 19%<br />
Neither teaching nor research 9%<br />
Gr<strong>and</strong> Total 26%<br />
% WITH NON-UK<br />
NATIONALITY<br />
Teaching<br />
4,145<br />
5,725<br />
ALL ACADEMIC STAFF<br />
22,140<br />
Neither<br />
teaching nor<br />
research<br />
95 (EU)<br />
55 (Non-EU)<br />
29,225<br />
137,650<br />
0K 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K 12K<br />
Number of academic staff<br />
14K<br />
EU Non-EU Unknown domiciles have been excluded. UK European Union Non-European Union<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Staff<br />
18
4<br />
THE IMPACT OF<br />
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH<br />
& COLLABORATION
THE UK’S TOP 10 COLLABORATION PARTNERS, BY NUMBER OF CO-AUTHORED PAPERS<br />
The UK’s top collaborative partner country is the US <strong>and</strong> 13 out of the UK’s top 20 collaboration partners are EU member states<br />
9<br />
Canada<br />
21,860<br />
3<br />
France<br />
33,454<br />
6<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
24,147<br />
2<br />
Germany<br />
45,250<br />
1<br />
United States<br />
89,579<br />
7<br />
Spain<br />
23,258<br />
4<br />
Italy<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
16,589<br />
27,789 Australia<br />
24,403<br />
10<br />
5<br />
8<br />
China<br />
22,813<br />
Source: Elsevier <strong>and</strong> BIS (2013), International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – 2008 to 2012<br />
20
CITATION IMPACT FOR UK INTERNATIONALLY CO-AUTHORED ARTICLES<br />
WITH ITS TOP 20 COLLABORATION PARTNERS, 2008-12<br />
Bubble size is proportional to the number of co-authored publications with this partner.<br />
Bubble colour represents the field weighted citation impact (adjusted citation per paper) of these<br />
collaborations, with dark shades representing the highest field weighted citation impact.<br />
Rank<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
11<br />
12<br />
13<br />
14<br />
15<br />
16<br />
17<br />
18<br />
19<br />
20<br />
Country<br />
Collaborative<br />
publications<br />
FWCI<br />
United<br />
States<br />
89,579<br />
2.75<br />
Germany<br />
45,250<br />
2.75<br />
France<br />
33,454<br />
2.88<br />
Italy<br />
27,789<br />
2.77<br />
Australia<br />
24,403<br />
2.73<br />
Spain<br />
23,258<br />
2.70<br />
China<br />
22,813<br />
2.00<br />
Canada<br />
21,860<br />
3.25<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
24,147<br />
3.16<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
16,589<br />
3.34<br />
Sweden<br />
14,131<br />
3.14<br />
Japan<br />
12,657<br />
2.51<br />
Belgium<br />
11,840<br />
3.34<br />
Denmark<br />
9,313<br />
3.46<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
8,608<br />
2.28<br />
Greece<br />
7,714<br />
2.33<br />
Austria<br />
7,092<br />
3.28<br />
Norway<br />
7,026<br />
3.01<br />
Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
6,919<br />
3.09<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong><br />
6,610<br />
3.04<br />
UK international co-authorship is associated with 61% greater field-weighted<br />
citation impact compared to UK institutional co-authorship.<br />
47.6% of UK authored published articles were co-authored<br />
with at least one non-UK researcher in 2012<br />
Source: Scopus data in Elsevier, report for BIS, “International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base<br />
21
QUALITY & IMPACT OF UK RESEARCH INTERNATIONALLY<br />
The UK has more articles per pound <strong>and</strong> per researcher than our major competitors<br />
Global<br />
population<br />
R&D<br />
expenditure<br />
Researchers<br />
Research<br />
articles<br />
Global<br />
citations<br />
World’s most<br />
highly-cited<br />
articles<br />
0.9% 3.2% 4.1% 6.4% 11.2% 15.9%<br />
Source: Elsevier <strong>and</strong> BIS (2013), International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base – 2013<br />
22
QUALITY OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS OVER TIME<br />
The UK’s scientific research institutions are now ranked second in the world for quality<br />
1<br />
2<br />
RANKING<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
6<br />
7<br />
8<br />
9<br />
10<br />
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16<br />
Source: World Economic Forum (2014)<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
United Kingdom<br />
Israel<br />
United States<br />
Belgium<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Japan<br />
Germany<br />
Australia<br />
Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
Canada<br />
Denmark<br />
Sweden<br />
Qatar<br />
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5<br />
THE ECONOMIC<br />
BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL<br />
HIGHER EDUCATION
TOP 10 COUNTRIES ON THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX (GII)<br />
The UK is second in the world on the GII, which measures innovation capabilities<br />
RANKING 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015<br />
1 Switzerl<strong>and</strong> Switzerl<strong>and</strong> Switzerl<strong>and</strong> Switzerl<strong>and</strong> Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
2 Sweden Sweden Sweden United Kingdom United Kingdom<br />
3 Singapore Singapore United Kingdom Sweden Sweden<br />
4 Hong Kong, China Finl<strong>and</strong> Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Finl<strong>and</strong> Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
5 Finl<strong>and</strong> United Kingdom United States Netherl<strong>and</strong>s United States<br />
6 Denmark Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Finl<strong>and</strong> United States Finl<strong>and</strong><br />
7 United States Denmark Hong Kong, China Singapore Singapore<br />
8 Canada Hong Kong, China Singapore Denmark Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
9 Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Irel<strong>and</strong> Denmark Luxembourg Luxembourg<br />
10 United Kingdom United States Irel<strong>and</strong> Hong Kong, China Denmark<br />
Source: The Global Innovation Index (2015), by Cornell University, INSEAD Business School & the World International Property Organisation (WIPO)<br />
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LEVELS OF EU FUNDING UNDER FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 7<br />
UK universities are by far the most succesful in winning EU research funding, receiving 45% more funding than any other country<br />
Germany<br />
¤2,690 ¤4,446 ¤7,136<br />
United<br />
Kingdom<br />
¤4,903 ¤2,037<br />
¤6,940<br />
France<br />
¤722 ¤4,421<br />
¤5,143<br />
Italy<br />
¤1,227 ¤2,363<br />
¤3,590<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
¤1,777 ¤1,553<br />
¤3,330<br />
Spain<br />
¤779 ¤2,477<br />
¤3,256<br />
¤2,000 ¤4,000 ¤6,000 ¤8,000<br />
FUNDING IN ¤ MILLION<br />
Other organisations<br />
Source: European Commission (2013)<br />
HEIs<br />
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RESEARCH INCOME FROM INTERNATIONAL SOURCES<br />
UK universities have grown the research income leveraged from international sources by 44% since 2009: almost a<br />
quarter of UK universities’ research income is now earned from overseas<br />
1,200K<br />
1,000K<br />
800K<br />
741,435<br />
804,114<br />
923,269<br />
1,067,600<br />
1,167,495<br />
INCOME £'000<br />
600K<br />
400K<br />
200K<br />
2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14<br />
Non-EU charities<br />
EU industry<br />
Non-EU industry Non-EU other<br />
EU government bodies EU charities<br />
EU other<br />
PERCENTAGE OF ALL RESEARCH GRANTS/CONTRACTS INCOME FROM INTERNATIONAL SOURCES<br />
2009-10<br />
17.1%<br />
2010-11<br />
18.1%<br />
2011-12<br />
20.5%<br />
2012-13<br />
22.4%<br />
2013-14<br />
23.0%<br />
Source: HESA (2015) Finance<br />
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NON-UK STUDENTS<br />
Non-UK students generate nearly 11 billion for the UK economy, <strong>and</strong> all UK regions benefit<br />
Ulster University<br />
£62M<br />
£34M<br />
£27M<br />
Queen’s University<br />
Belfast<br />
£61M<br />
£14M<br />
£48M<br />
International revenues<br />
Student expenditure off-campus<br />
Based on HESA data on Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> from 2011-12, data on<br />
Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> from 2012-13, <strong>and</strong> data on Wales from 2013-14.<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong><br />
£837M<br />
North East<br />
£457M<br />
North West<br />
£848M<br />
Yorkshire &<br />
Humberside<br />
£802M<br />
West Midl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
£802M<br />
East Midl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
£638M<br />
East of Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
£836M<br />
London<br />
£2,500M<br />
South East<br />
£1,256M<br />
South West<br />
£558M<br />
Wales<br />
£576M<br />
£577M<br />
£260M<br />
£244M<br />
£213M<br />
£461M<br />
£387M<br />
£422M<br />
£380M<br />
£394M<br />
£408M<br />
£345M<br />
£293M<br />
£467M<br />
£369M<br />
£707M<br />
£549M<br />
£288M<br />
£270M<br />
£273M<br />
£303M<br />
£1,300M<br />
£1,200M<br />
Sources: Universities UK (2014) The impact of universities on the UK economy; Universities Scotl<strong>and</strong> (2013) Grow, export, attract, support; Universities Wales (2015) The economic impact of higher education in Wales.<br />
Universities UK (2015) The economic impact of Queen’s University Belfast <strong>and</strong> Ulster University on the Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> economy<br />
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