EU students do very well out of studying in the UK – Brexit might scupper that

EU students at UK universities are clearly the best and brightest in their class. On the whole, their achievements outstrip their British classmates and they represent a significantly well-qualified group of graduate workers entering the UK workforce. These highly skilled, top-class graduates are likely to have a very positive impact on UK industry.

Should UK voters decide to leave the EU, the uncertainty of the situation – particularly in any short-term transition period – could discourage EU students from coming to the UK for study, from staying on to pursue further degrees or to work in the country following their graduation.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Brexit 'risks international student recruitment' http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-risks-international-student-recruitment/

Universities UK: International Unit: Press Release, 02.06.16: International Higher Education in Facts and Figures 2016 http://international.ac.uk/media-centre/press-releases/international-higher-education-in-facts-and-figures-2016.aspx

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