Policy Briefing

International student recruitment in the age of Covid-19

07 May 2020

Modern universities welcome hundreds of thousands of EU and international students onto their campuses each year, and these students contribute hugely to the academic, social and economic life of the university and its local area.

There was already a number of significant changes due to affect students from overseas, specifically, the introduction of the new immigration system and the ending of the transitional phase of the UK withdrawal from the EU. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic limiting international travel and putting much economic activity on hold, there are now more immediate concerns and the enormous value of these students to our society and economy has been put into even sharper focus. 

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