Ninety-seven per cent of international students leave the UK after finishing their studies, new border checks have reportedly found, suggesting levels of immigration in the UK are much lower than previously thought. Alistair Jarvis, the chief executive of Universities UK, welcomed an examination of the net benefits of international students. “International students also enrich our campuses and the experience of UK students, culturally as well as economically. “We have always been clear that international students are good for universities and good for the UK. Any attempt by ministers to use their report as a fig leaf to try and justify a crackdown on international students would be a disgrace.”

Source: The Guardian August 24, 2017 07:25 UTC