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It's official: Indian students shunning
Britain
Friday January 11, 2013 09:22:15 PM,
IANS
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London: There has been
a 24 percent drop in the number of Indian students coming to
Britain to study during the 2011-12 academic year, latest official
figures show, reflecting concerns generated due to visa
restrictions imposed on non-EU students
by the David Cameron government.
According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the
number of Chinese domicile students at British higher education
institutions continued to grow during the academic year, but "the
number of Indian and Pakistan domicile students fell for the first
time" in recent years.
New restrictions on student visas have been much in the news since
the Cameron government came to power, particularly its closure of
the post-study work visa, which was popular among Indian students
who used it to recover some of the cost of studying in Britain.
The government, keen to reduce immigration from non-EU countries,
clamped down on universities such as the London Metropolitan
University, which saw its licence to recruit Indian and other non-EU
students cancelled recently.
Jo Beall, British Council director of education and society, said
the Indian and Pakistani falls were "very alarming indeed".
"Not only are these countries with large numbers of ambitious
students aspiring to study overseas, but they are also countries
with which we have historically been actively engaged in the areas
of higher education and research," she added.
Tim Westlake, director for the student experience at Manchester
University, told The Guardian that students whose families relied
on them working in Britain after their studies to gain experience
and repay the fees were starting to look elsewhere.
"Since 2004, the university has had significant growth in Indian
students, but over the past two years there has been a 32 percent
drop in Indian master's enrolments. Master's applications from
India are down again by 33 percent this year,"Westlake added.
Beall said: "Although the UK government has made it clear there is
no cap on international students, these statistics for the first
time provide real evidence that the changes to UK visa regulations
may have dissuaded many students from applying to the UK, and in
particular postgraduate students who are so important to the UK's
research
output".
She added: "The UK enjoys an excellent reputation around the world
for the high quality of our education system, so the government
needs to ensure that institutions have all the support they need
to attract international students who make a tremendous academic,
cultural and economic contribution to the UK."
Overall, the number of non-EU students studying at British higher
education institutions rose by 1.5 per cent in 2011-12, according
to HESA.
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