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Universities: Scotland

Asked by Chris KaneLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 25 October 2024UIN 9649

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the university sector in Scotland on promoting Scottish universities internationally.

Answered by Janet Daby

The new government is mission-led and will break down the barriers to opportunity to help make Britain the international home of opportunity. The UK government’s International Education Champion Professor Sir Steve Smith regularly liaises with the university sector, including in Scotland, to promote education export growth for UK universities. Representatives from Scottish universities have also joined several of his trade missions. Most recently, the University of Dundee and the University of Glasgow joined Professor Sir Steve on a higher education transnational education mission to Brazil. Professor Sir Steve’s tenure as the UK government’s International Education Champion has been extended to 1 October 2025 by this government.

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