Universities UK – Universities UK response to Migration Advisory Committee findings

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report has now been released. There is no surprise that it shows if we reduce the time students are permitted to stay in the UK, after their graduation, we would be going completely against the recommendations of this report.

Recently there have been a whole host of misconceptions regarding international students, from them stealing home students places; to university places being used by people that aren't really students to sneak into the UK. A lot of these fabricated stories are scare mongering and have no basis in truth. It has even been said that they are a drain on the UK economy, which as each cohort of international students generates around £41.9 billion to the UK is clearly untrue. I am so glad that the report refutes these lies. You can read the full report here.