Over the years students inspired by the UK higher education system to do their further studies at prestigious Institutions. And it long had been in the forefront of the most desired study destination for many international students.  But constant changes in the tier-4 visa and abandoning the PSW started long list of struggle for higher education institutions that has to look for options such as to open up satellite campuses in key market regions to cash in the demand which could not be capitalized and harness to the UK economic growth. Constant struggle for power over rules the economic gain brings through the international students to the country, thus still arguing over whether to include the students under net migration. No doubt that international students brings in huge sums as well as the most readymade segment to integrate in to the society and contribute to the economic growth.  However the currently this does not look in to the above aspects of positive contribution of international students.

Meanwhile France plans to introduce 2 years PSW for Indian students and this expect to increase the enrollments in the France higher education institutions for the coming years. It is inevitable that country could benefit from having an international student population who actively contribute to the economy as well as directly ready for the integration, in contrast attracting low skilled low paid workers to benefit the short term gain for many organization would diminish the living standards as well as the economy overall. Far East places like in Malaysia already shaping up to be the education hub, attracting students from key market s. These contrasting changes have bigger impact on the traditional study destination in foreseeable future.

 © Dilruk De Silva

Higher education trends