High Tuition Could Hurt Britain in Competition for Foreign Students,

A new report on the economic benefits that international students bring to Britain’s economy warns that the country cannot afford to be complacent about its status as the second most popular destination for foreign students, after the United States. From 1998 to 2004, Britain’s share of the market for international students declined from 16 percent to 11 percent, although there has been such a boom in the overall numbers that that it still drew more students.….. British universities charge students from outside the European Union higher tuition than home students pay. The Higher Education Policy Institute, the think tank that produced the report, says that in the face of growing international competition. [View Full Article]