🌏 Global Student Flows: United Kingdom

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International education continues to shape the UK’s economy, talent pipelines, and global influence. The QS Global Student Flows: UK report takes a national perspective on this global system, analysing how demographic shifts, policy changes, and rising competition will redefine international recruitment through 2030.

This Week's Highlights

🔎 United Kingdom. Access our latest global student flows report
🎓 Global Student Flows Insight Series. In-depth regional reports and webinars throughout 2025
🌏 In the News. The UK expands education ties with India, Türkiye targets 500K foreign students, and Canada sees a drop in new arrivals

🔎 UK Education Faces Strategic Crossroads on Moderate Growth Path

UK international student growth is forecast to expand at a moderate 3.5% annually through 2030, constrained by policy volatility, such as the dependants ban, and intensified global competition. This requires UK institutions to strategically refine their model by enhancing value, strengthening industry ties, and aligning programs with national skills gaps. The report provides mobility insights, expert recommendations, and three integrated future scenarios: Regulated Regionalism, Hybrid Multiversity, and Talent Race Rebound, to guide long-term strategic planning.

Global Student Flows maps 4,000 mobility routes across 80+ countries – combining simulation, policy expertise, and indications of shifting demand.

🎓 Global Student Flows Insight Series

Forecasting thousands of student flows from 2,500 cities, 15 core drivers, 3 scenarios, 1 million simulations – analysed by global experts in policy, economics, and higher education. Throughout 2025, we will release 12 incisive reports and expert-led webinars, featuring forecasts through 2030, market intelligence to inform your TNE strategy, rankings analysis, and much more.

🌏 Europe and Central Asia

🇬🇧 The UK is rapidly expanding its transnational education presence in India, in line with the India-UK Vision 2025 agreement

🇳🇱 The Netherlands' proposal to cap international student numbers at five major Dutch universities could lead to an estimated €5 billion national economic loss

🇹🇷 Türkiye aims to host 500,000 international students by 2028

🌎 North America

🇨🇦 Canada’s new student arrivals dropped by nearly 60% in 2025, compared to the previous year

🌏 South Asia

🇮🇳 India is establishing its global educational presence through the establishment of its first IIT campus in Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in its international education outreach

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