Eire, Germany and the Netherlands have been discovered to have the most important share of English-taught applications exterior the principle 4 research locations in a report by Studyportals and the British Council, revealed on September 18.
Whereas the UK, US, Canada and Australia present probably the most English-taught applications (ETPs), as of June 2024, 43% of on-campus and 58% of on-line ETPs exterior the Massive 4 locations are in Europe, the report discovered.
“Provision of English-taught applications is a key indicator of the state of internationalisation, and the EEA continues to be rising as a powerful various to the Massive 4,” mentioned Piet van Hove, EAIE president.
“Lately, political traits are severely affecting migration insurance policies in addition to placing larger schooling in a defensive mode. All this provides as much as a extremely risky and unsure panorama for worldwide pupil mobility,” he added.
Provision of English-taught applications is a key indicator of the state of internationalisation
Piet van Hove, EAIE
Eire, Germany and the Netherlands have been the highest suppliers of on-campus English-taught grasp’s and bachelor’s levels, with France, Italy and Portugal increasing their on-campus provision from the earlier yr.
In distinction, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Finland have considerably decreased their ETP choices since 2019, in response to the report.
“The information reveals how polarised the panorama is, with some international locations in Europe pulling out all of the stops to draw worldwide expertise, and others pulling again from internationalisation,” Cara Skikne, head of communication and thought management at Studyportals, advised The PIE Information.
As some nations reduce their English-taught levels, Germany has taken proactive steps to develop each on-campus and on-line choices of English-taught levels.
These embody the DAAD’s Worldwide Packages and focused labour market-oriented programs to deal with native workforce shortages.
In distinction, whereas the Netherlands continues to be ranked third for its provision of English-taught levels in Europe, Dutch universities have agreed to curb internationalisation, resulting in the slowest progress in worldwide pupil numbers recorded in almost a decade final yr.
Denmark adopted the same trajectory in 2021, decreasing the variety of English-taught applications to restrict prices and deal with native college students.
Nonetheless, by 2023, underneath stress from employers and dealing with a labour scarcity, the Danish authorities reversed its determination, permitting 1,100 extra spots for worldwide college students in ETPs yearly from 2024, with plans for two,500 extra spots per yr from 2029, in response to the report.
The information revealed Dublin to be the clear chief in ETP provision, with Eire, the Netherlands and Spain all having two cities ranked within the prime 10 suppliers.
Although there was a rise in on-line diploma applications, the report revealed that almost all European establishments rely firmly on on-campus choices, which account for over 95% of grasp’s and bachelor’s levels throughout Europe; “affirmation that … larger schooling is about way more than simply the dry switch of data”, mentioned van Hove.
It additionally highlights the persevering with affect of grasp’s applications, which accounted for over 70% of on-campus English-taught levels within the EEA area in 2024, with comparably few English-taught bachelor’s provided exterior North and West Europe.
