UK: Rapid increase in overseas postgraduates
British universities have seen a rapid increase in numbers of international postgraduate students, according to a study commissioned by the Higher Education Policy Institute and the British Library. In 2007-08, half of masters degree students and 44% of doctoral students were from overseas, the majority from India and China. The UK has almost 12% market share of all international postgraduates, second only to the US.
Bahram Bekhradnia, Director of the institute, said: “This report of the current state of postgraduate education, describes a diverse, growing and successful sector.”
More than 270,000 students enrolled for a postgraduate course in 2007-08, with the sector experiencing growth of 27% in masters degrees and 9% in doctorates. UK postgraduates, however, have only increased by 3% since 2002-03 …