…lose their license to sponsor international student visas if they are not compliant with visa rules, so they are committed to ensuring any students they recruit are here legitimately. Universities are teaching institutions with highly dedicated teaching staff: they want their students to be in their classrooms, labs and studios, learning and gaining good outcomes. Universities do work with overseas agents to help international students navigate t…
…nd university research activity and teaching for UK students, which make a combined loss of £6 billion. Our local economies need skills and innovation to grow, and in many constituencies, universities are the biggest source of both. The question about international student post-work study visas has been asked and answered: when graduate work visas were last revoked, the UK lost an estimated £8bn in export earnings. In the same period, Australia ov…
…lly arrived. The first plan of its kind, the lengthy document sets out a 15-year plan to reform the workforce and “put the NHS on a sustainable footing into the future.” However, having now digested the detail, there are a few things we need to talk about if the plan is going to have the impact it needs. Firstly, the quality of professional health education in the United Kingdom cannot be eroded. The requirement of healthcare professionals to hold…
…hanges to the Student Route – a highly compliant visa route that has widespread public support. The UK’s economy benefits enormously from international students, even when accounting for those that bring family members with them. As our global competitors raise their ambitions, the UK cannot afford to be complacent. The uncertainty created by these changes to the Student Route is a needless gift to our international rivals, most of whom do not cou…
…nticeships on offer. The announcement of a £40m degree apprenticeship development fund is very welcome. University Alliance represents many of the UK’s leading degree apprenticeship providers, and our members work with employers ranging from FTSE100 companies like Rolls Royce, to NHS trusts, to small local businesses. The scale of this competitive funding provides an exciting opportunity to meet the challenge of expanding access to degree apprenti…
…st US states do not require a minimum number of hours at all, opting for a competency-based approach instead.Nursing education is becoming increasingly sophisticated – and we think moving towards a modern framework that keeps pace with these developments is a sensible approach.Now that we’ve left the EU, we can design a new regulatory approach to nursing training with quality and efficiency at its heart, which emphasises the proficiency of nurses…
…research; their role and impact locally as well as internationally; their commitment to inclusivity in terms of their student and staff cohorts; and above all their industry-focus. Made by and for industry all Alliance universities can chart their beginnings – often hundreds of years ago – to delivering for industry. That remains true today and is the defining attribute of an Alliance university member. Vanessa Wilson, CEO, University Alliance sa…
…ica, Central America and others. Being a part of this lively international community was an enriching experience – as Rabia learned to become an effective listener, and to value and acknowledge multiple perspectives. Rabia is now working for AstraZeneca as an Associate Director of Epidemiology: “This role is more strategic and operational in nature and focuses on oncology. The team was seeking someone with ten years’ experience, but I applied, and…
…lso on perform research and consultancy work in Civil Engineering. Nigerian-born Fatima has a background in safety, health and environmental management. Before embarking on a PhD, she completed the MSc Safety, Health and Environmental Management also at the USW. Fatima’s doctoral research looks at the social and cognitive behavioural factors that influence people’s waste disposal practices. She says that “improper or indiscriminate waste disposal…
…nderpinned a commercial consultancy contract from Spain on developing a MgO-based binder. To combat the climate crisis, there is an urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions and develop sustainable alternatives to traditional cement-based technology and applications. The manufacture of cement is one of the most energy intensive industrial manufacturing processes and is responsible for up to 10% of man-made CO2 emissions worldwide. The significant demand…
