Talking at a HEPI webinar on August 14, Clare Marchant stated that it’s “vital” that worldwide undergraduate software figures are usually not taken out of context.

“Worldwide college students have gotten plenty of press consideration [recently],” Marchant stated. “It’s vital to not get it out of proportion at an undergraduate degree.”

The 13% of positioned college students being worldwide is unlikely to “change vastly” this yr, she continued.

“We all know [international students are] completely pivotal to range at establishments,” she famous, “so I feel understanding it in context is admittedly, actually vital.”

She highlighted that competitors for undergraduate locations in 2023 is because of UK demographic will increase which might be set to proceed at round 3% per yr till 2030. Nonetheless, the entry price for UK college students is anticipated to be largely just like earlier years, at round 37%.

Marchant described some studies on home college students ‘dropping out’ locations to worldwide college students as “hypothesis”, however stated that the “proof will likely be within the pudding” after universities undergo clearing on August 17.

Outgoing chair of BUILA, Bobby Mehta, not too long ago instructed The PIE that that concern is “about home scholar funding”, additionally declaring that worldwide scholar progress has been at a postgraduate degree lately.

At clearing, the 28,000 programs out there to UK college students are “solely a few hundred down on this level final yr”, Marchant stated.

“We’re not seeing large modifications when it comes to these broad numbers of programs [available for UK students].

“That is broadly in keeping with earlier years. After all, completely different programs may have completely different numbers of locations on them in order that’s additionally price remembering,” she acknowledged.

“However we’re not seeing it at both sector huge, we’re not seeing it after we have a look at sub-sector… However, we’re in an atmosphere the place universities can recruit as much as the quantity that’s possible.”

UCAS outgoing boss, Clare Marchant has not too long ago been named as the brand new vice-chancellor of College of Gloucestershire.

She additionally warned that the UK must be “welcoming to these undergraduate worldwide college students who wish to come and examine right here” because the nation’s larger schooling sector is “competing in a world market”.

“[It is always worth] keeping track of market share versus Australia, Canada and the US,” she added.

“I’m an awesome believer that, having been on many UK campuses, that our worldwide range, the range it brings, is one thing to be celebrated at an undergraduate degree”.

The price of dwelling disaster is more likely to influence college students particularly arduous this yr she warned, explaining that UCAS analysis has advised that two-thirds of UK college students are looking for to work part-time throughout their research within the subsequent tutorial yr. The provision of housing can also be a priority for the subsequent cohort of scholars, she added.