President Donald Trump’s return to office may bring an unexpected boost to UK universities as fewer international students choose to study in the U.S., according to a British Council report.
The trend is expected to dovetail with greater restrictions in Australia and Canada on international students, making the UK appear the most welcoming English-speaking country, the report said. This would reverse years of the UK’s popularity declining relative to competitors as a result of previous governments’ hostile immigration policies.
During Trump’s first term as president, between 2017 and 2021, the number of international enrollments in the U.S. declined on an annual basis every year. In 2019-20, there were 50,000 fewer international students in the U.S. than prior to Trump’s presidency.
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