Global BUzz

In a recent article, Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education (IIE), argued that amid recent technological and globalisation disruptions reshaping the world of work, educators and employers are well positioned to prepare today’s students to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. Mr Goodman emphasised the correlation between mobility and employability, whereby “individuals… Read more » about International experience is key to preparing the 21st-century workforce

‘Scotland’s universities welcome the world’ – a fresh global campaign which was launched by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Universities Scotland – is geared towards sending a warm welcoming message to students from around the world to join Scotland’s 19 HE institutions. The campaign which was officially launched by the Scottish First Minister on… Read more » about ‘Scotland’s universities welcome the world’ campaign launched

On the 23rd of January 2017, PM Theresa May launched a consultation on the UK’s future Industrial Strategy – “Building our Industrial Strategy: green paper”. The consultation closes on 17th of April 2017. The paper sets out Government’s vision towards “building a modern industrial strategy, which will deliver an economy that works for everyone.” The… Read more » about Skill Development is High on the Agenda for the UK’s Industrial Strategy

The 2015-16 HESA enrolment data, released earlier this month, revealed a 1% drop in first-year non-EU enrolments in 2015-16 compared with the previous year, with overall non-EU enrolments falling by less than 1%, from 312,010 to 310,575. What is perhaps of greater concern, however, is the steady decline in the number of Indian students choosing… Read more » about HESA Data Reveals Further Drop in Indian Student Enrolments in UK HE

PwC Global’s Chairman, Bob Moritz, launched the findings of PwC’s 20th Global CEO Survey on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos.  The survey intends to both stimulate and inform businesses about the challenges faced today, through revealing the thoughts of some 1,400 CEOs and business leaders from around the world. The data can be… Read more » about 83% of surveyed CEOs say they are ‘somewhat’ or ‘extremely’ concerned about access to talent, PwC reveals

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has delivered her well awaited for speech on how her Government is set to negotiate Brexit. While Brexit to some means becoming inward-looking and retreating into isolation, the PM today insisted that the UK will emerge from Brexit as a ‘stronger, fairer, more united and more outward-looking’ nation than ever… Read more » about From Great Britain to Global Britain

This week, the World Economic Forum 2017 opened with a welcome by the the Swiss President Doris Leuthard.  This year’s attendees include UK PM Theresa May as well as London mayor Sadiq Khan alongside various heads of state and top executives, as well as some celebrities such as Matt Damon, Forest Whitaker and even Shakira…. Read more » about The World Economic Forum 2017 Opens in Davos-Klosters

Last Monday, the National Student Survey (NSS) commissioned by the HEFCE was launched across over 350 HE providers with the aim to understand student experience further.  In 2016, more than 70% of final-year students completed the student survey, which is designed to give students the opportunity to give feedback about their learning experience.  It offers those proudly ending… Read more » about The NSS, the TEF and students at the heart of it

Yesterday, HESA published their ‘Statistical First Release’ (SFR) for the academic year 2015/16.  The dataset reveals data on HE students such as student enrolment and received qualifications. The key points revealed through the data are that HE enrolments in UK HE providers has increased by 1% in 2015-16, and that 80% of these enrolments are in… Read more » about Despite a rise of 1% in student enrolments, HESA data on overseas student enrolments reveals a more worrying pattern