The Education Committee has launched an inquiry to examine the changes in numbers of international students in recent years, the impact of international students on university funding and availability of places for domestic students, and whether universities are achieving an appropriate balance between international and domestic students.
We submitted evidence in response to concerns over government policy in relation to international students upon whom HE engineering, the engineering workforce, and the UK economy depends. The EPC expressed serious concerns about the impact of migration policy on the future of engineering in higher education (HE) and the wider impact on society through research, innovation, skills shortages and economic impact. As, the student and graduate visa route is of critical importance to the engineering sector, we urged the retention of the vital Graduate Visa Route, without which the sector will be unviable in its current form.
You can read the full EPC response here.
