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North East university is bucking the trend in recruiting EU students.
Northumbria
University, Newcastle has seen an overall increase of 37% in students from the
EU applying to study at the university, despite a 5% drop nationally.
The
number of EU students applying to start an undergraduate degree course in
September at Northumbria rose by 50% compared to the previous year, while
applications for postgraduate qualifications rose by 17%.
The
rise is despite a downward trend nationally and comes after the development of
a new strategy by Northumbria to its targeting of EU countries.
Rob
Carthy, Director of International Development at Northumbria University said: “We
are delighted at the increase in EU applicants to the university; whilst other
universities have struggled we have deliberately taken a proactive approach. We
are a truly global university with 30,000 students from 100 different
countries.
“This
success is directly attributable to our targeted international recruitment
strategy, adopted two years ago, which involved centralising our international
recruitment, developing our targeting methods and an innovative marketing strategy.
“There
is no doubt that Brexit has understandably caused some nervousness in the marketplace,
but EU students enrolling in September, and the year after, can still access
the same financial support as those from
the UK. The Government has also alluded to a transitional arrangement which
means EU students could potentially access funding after Brexit, which would
ensure the UK remains an attractive destination for European students.”
Northumbria University
currently has a
limited number of places available for high quality students through Clearing
this summer. For more information, visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/clearing or call
the Clearing Hotline on 0800 085 1085.
More information about
Northumbria’s international recruitment is available at www.northumbria.ac.uk/international
