A landmark report showing insights into how the UK’s graduate route visa has impacted the sector shows a glaring “lack of data” surrounding where international graduates go and what they do after their time at UK institutions. 

The UK government should recognise education agents in the country’s international education strategy, representatives from the sector told an all-party parliamentary group this week.

There are barriers which need to be addressed in both the Turing and Taith schemes to benefit from their full potential, said stakeholders during an APPG roundtable.

More needs to be done to allow young people from Europe to access internships in the UK, stakeholders have said, with a dedicated internship visa route mooted as one possible solution.

The APPG for International Students has told the UK cabinet that changes are needed to "truly maximise the potential of the UK’s education exports sector".

A prominent parliament group advocating for international students in the UK has called for the cohort to be taken out of net migration figures as talks continue regarding planned migration cuts.

UK employers need to better understand the graduate visa route as a valid right to work in the country, stakeholders have urged.

Now that we have reached 600,000, we should go for a million by 2030