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2009-05-05 197,000 students studying overseas for UK HE qualifications
Bildquelle: sxc.huFor the first time, HESA has collected comprehensive data on the number of students studying outside the UK for qualifications awarded by UK HE institutions (HEIs). The new data shows that 196,640 ‘offshore students’ were studying entirely overseas for HE level awards from 112 UK HEIs during the 2007/08 academic year.
‘Distance learning’ courses accounted for more than half of the offshore provision of UK higher education (100,360 students). Meanwhile, 7,090 students were studying at overseas campuses directly run by UK HEIs. Most of the remaining 89,190 students were studying for qualifications offered by UK institutions in collaboration with foreign partners. Just under a third of offshore students were studying for postgraduate qualifications.
HE Students studying wholly overseas by type and level of provision 2007/08
Type of provision
Postgraduate
Undergraduate
Total
Overseas campus of reporting HEI
2090
5000
7090
Distance, flexible or distributed learning
41590
58770
100360
Other arrangement including collaborative provision
9810
50110
59920
Overseas partner organisation
7840
21335
29175
Other arrangement
95
0
95
Grand Total
61425
135215
196640
Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2007/08
23% of offshore students were studying in other European Union countries. AsiaHong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and China accounted for 37% of offshore provision between them. The table below shows the top 15 countries where students were studying for awards from UK HEIs in 2007/08 accounted for 45% of offshore provision. Four countries,
HE Students studying wholly overseas by location (top 15 countries) 2007/08
Country
Offshore students
Percentage of total
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
21280
10.8%
Singapore
20845
10.6%
Malaysia
20525
10.4%
China
10450
5.3%
Greece
9575
4.9%
Russia
9545
4.9%
Ireland
8980
4.6%
Trinidad and Tobago
8605
4.4%
Oman
6240
3.2%
Germany
5350
2.7%
India
4930
2.5%
Spain
4880
2.5%
Israel
4455
2.3%
United Arab Emirates
4180
2.1%
Egypt
3500
1.8%
Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2007/08
Meanwhile, students from overseas continued to be attracted to study in the UK. In 2007/08 there were 341,790 non-UK domicile HE students studying in the UK compared with 325,985 in 2006/07, an increase of 4.8%. The table below shows the top 15 non-UK countries of domicile for HE students at UK HEIs in 2007/08.
Top 15 non-UK countries of domicile in 2007/08 for HE students in UK HEIs
Country of domicile
Non-UK domicile students
Percentage of all non-UK domicile students
China
45355
13.3%
India
25905
7.6%
Ireland
15260
4.5%
United States
13905
4.1%
Germany
13625
4.0%
France
12685
3.7%
Greece
12625
3.7%
Nigeria
11785
3.4%
Malaysia
11730
3.4%
Cyprus (including EU and Non-EU)
9795
2.9%
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
9700
2.8%
Pakistan
9305
2.7%
Poland
8570
2.5%
Spain
5740
1.7%
Taiwan
5615
1.6%
Source: HESA Students in Higher Education Institutions 2007/08
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