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Welcoming international students to the UK
By independent Think Tank Brightblue: International students enrich Britain economically, socially and culturally. But, worryingly, the number of student visas issued for all post-18 study has declined since 2009 and recently the number of full-time overseas entrants...
Going International – more than milking the cash cow?
Told time and again the value of International students is billions of pounds to the UK economy, that we are the number two destination in the world for foreign students, and that new lucrative markets are emerging, universities are frequently asking first "How shall...
Going International – more than milking the cash cow?
Told time and again the value of International students is billions of pounds to the UK economy, that we are the number two destination in the world for foreign students, and that new lucrative markets are emerging, universities are frequently asking first "How shall...
Joint statement with University of Cambridge and AoC on A Level reform
University of Cambridge, GuildHE and Association of Colleges urge OFQUAL to retain Y12 assessment for students in England in all subjects taken. The University of Cambridge, the Association of Colleges (AoC) and GuildHE are urging OFQUAL to give young people the best...
CREST members receive HR Excellence in Research awards
Two members of the Consortium for Research Excellence, Support and Training (CREST) – the University of Chichester and Glyndwr University – have joined a growing network of HEIs across Europe and the UK in gaining the HR Excellence in Research Award from the European...
International Education Strategy launch
Following the launch of the government's International Education Strategy today, Helen Bowles, Deputy CEO of GuildHE, said, "The emphasis on a collaborative approach between education and business, between public and private, and between students and providers of...
GuildHE elects new Chair
Professor Joy Carter, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester, has been announced as the new Chair of GuildHE. Professor John Last, Vice-Chancellor of Norwich University of the Arts was elected as Vice-Chair. “I am delighted to be appointed as the new Chair of...
HEBRG estimates the higher education sector spends £67m on Tier 4 immigration regulation
Today, the Higher Education Better Regulation Group (HEBRG) published research on the costs and benefits of Tier 4 student immigration regulation. Read more...
HEBRG estimates the higher education sector spends £67m on Tier 4 immigration regulation
Today, the Higher Education Better Regulation Group (HEBRG) published research on the costs and benefits of Tier 4 student immigration regulation. Read more...
GuildHE response to Spending Review
GuildHE CEO, Andy Westwood, said, "The Spending Review for 2015-16 appears to be a 'better than expected' settlement for BIS. The cut at departmental level is significantly less than the expected 8-10% and is somewhere between 4.4 and 6% (when calculating...