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Over 60,000 students are invisible participants in higher education in the UK as a result of the failure of funding bodies of the outside world to recognise their studies, according to a report commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The students, all studying on LSC-funded courses leading to qualifications at sub-degree level or above, are not currently being counted in the 50% target for widening participation in higher education because the courses have yet to be formally recognised as higher education. The report notes that the LSC, the Quality Assurance Agency, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the Higher Education Funding Council for England all need to put more work into the development of a system for classifying these courses.
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The proportion of overseas students in higher education in the United Kingdom could double from the current level to about 25% by 2025, according to the British Council, which could force institutions to rethink their missions and investment strategies. Worldwide, the number of international students is expected to grow to 7.2 mil by 2025, vs 1.8 mil at present, according to research done by IDP Education Australia.
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The UK is considered the most expensive place to study in the world by international students living in countries identified as key emerging markets for British institutions. The verdict of over 4,600 students from 120 countries was that Britain was more expensive than the US as a place to study.
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