Cultural benefits of overseas students championed

By David Matthews. A new government-commissioned study has championed the cultural and diplomatic benefits to the UK of educating overseas students.
The Wider Benefits of International Higher Education, released today, surveyed 100 students earlier this year who had returned to their home countries after graduating from a UK university.
They left with “very positive” memories of their time in Britain, the report says, and argues this had created an “emotional bond” between them and the UK, “extending the UK’s power of soft diplomacy”. More...