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First Report - Universities and Scotland
Scottish Affairs Committee
HC 54
Published 28 May 2021
Government response
Fourth Special Report - Universities and Scotland: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 27 Apr 2022
Recommendations & Conclusions
52
Recommendation
Accepted in Part
Public sector funding for higher education in Scotland has reduced by 12% in real terms...
Recommendation
Public sector funding for higher education in Scotland has reduced by 12% in real terms in seven years. In addition, despite the policy of free tuition for Scottish students, and a cap on Scottish student numbers, only 90% of the …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of ensuring diversified student recruitment for sustainable growth, outlining its International Education Strategy and Graduate Route as measures to attract international students, and states it will work with DAs on this aim, but does not explicitly commit to a joint effort to seek best practices in diversifying away from international student fees as the primary gap-filler.
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Recommendation
Accepted in Part
In terms of improvements that Minister Lochhead wanted to see to the Turing Scheme, he...
Recommendation
In terms of improvements that Minister Lochhead wanted to see to the Turing Scheme, he made similar points to us as many in the higher education section, namely that it should be expanded with a longer-term budget, include other sectors …
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Government Response Summary
The government committed to three years of funding for the Turing Scheme, confirmed it prioritises inward mobility funding, and stated it will continue to engage closely with Devolved Administrations in the scheme's future development.
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