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Post-Brexit UK aggressively woos Indian students

London: For years, Indians were the second-largest international student population in Britain, after China. However, there has been a slight dip in students opting for the UK in recent years after strict student immigration laws were introduced in 2011. This figure fell by almost 30% between 2013 and 2017. Brexit hasn't helped either as the UK was suddenly the fourth choice, down from being the second most preferred destination for Indian students.

Analysing the above statistics, the UK government recently introduced post-study visa opportunities as part of a new "International Education Strategy". This strategy is aimed at increasing the enrolments of international students in UK universities from 460,000 to 600,000 each year by 2030. It will offer students the chance to stay in the UK on a work visa for six months after graduation.

In an effort to attract Indian students, UK universities are recruiting more overseas students. According to a recent report by the Times, Glasgow University is also likely to increase its composition of overseas students to make up half of the total admissions while University College London (UCL) will also up the foreign intake to 50% and reduce its domestic enrolments.

Hema Ramachandran, Country Adviser, Sheffield Hallam University explains how the university's unique course offerings are attractive for students from South Asia. She says: "The number of students opting to study at SHU from the South Asia region has been on a steady rise. In addition to the UK government's new policy to offer work visas, our university presents a unique offer for students to work for a year in the UK by opting for sandwich courses."

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