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British-Irish Council – Annual Report – 2012
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Student mobility is an important component of the migration flows of the BICMember
Administrations. Each year a substantial number of young people will leave home to take
up a place at university. At the end of the course many will move again, usually to take up
employment or to continue their studies at another higher education institution.
Nearly all (97%) first-year English-domiciled students went to Higher Education Institutes
in England, compared with about three-quarters of students domiciled in Northern Ireland
(75%) andWales (77%) who went to institutions in their home country. Around one-fifth of
students domiciled in Northern Ireland (19%) andWales (22%) went to HEIs in England.
Three-quarters of first year students enrolled on courses at HEIs in Scotland were UK-
domiciled, 9%were EU students (including Ireland) and 15%were from the rest of the
world.
Various policy initiatives exist to encourage international students to study in the UK and
Ireland. In 2009/10, around 1.1 million first-year students enrolled on courses at HEIs in the
UK. Of these, 79%were UK-domiciled students, 6%were EU students (including Ireland),
and 15%were from the rest of the world.
There are also schemes to encourage home students to study abroad, and to attract
graduates back to their original country of domicile. Of those graduates who are employed
six months after graduation, the majority are employed in the same country where they
studied. Graduates of English HEIs have the lowest migration rates while graduates
of Welsh HEIs have the highest. Graduates of Northern Irish HEIs have the highest
international migration rates. The European Union is the most popular destination region
for international movers, with the United States also being important.
Extracts from BIC report on Student flows between BIC Member
Administrations.