It has been a tumultuous year in the UK; with policy changes, new credibility interviews, a new UKTI Education unit and a new Immigration Bill among the many changes and strategies enacted. Julian Hall takes stock of the new education export landscape and speaks with some sector figureheads.
The British government is to launch its first ever national campaign to increase outbound student mobility, The PIE News can reveal. The Outward Student Mobility Programme, which will be run by Universities UK's International Unit, starts next month and will try to tackle Britain's historically low level of study abroad.
Pearson, describing itself as the "world's largest education company", hosted a targeted business insight event for the HE community this week, with government reps from the International Unit and new operation UKES among the industry experts.
