About UKCISA:
Research and reports archive
- New Horizons: The experiences of international students in UK further education colleges (2006)
- Broadening our Horizons: international students in UK universities and colleges (2004)
- The Experiences of International Students in UK Higher Education: a review of unpublished research (2003)
- International students and Local Communities (HOST UK)
Surveys and benchmarking
Reports, papers and reviews
Surveys and benchmarking
New Horizons: The experiences of international students in UK further education colleges (2006)
UKCISA carried out this survey of over 600 international students at 25 colleges across England, Scotland and Wales in association with the Association of Colleges, the Association of Scotland’s Colleges, British Council and English UK.
Broadening our Horizons: international students in UK universities and colleges (2004)
2004 ISBN 1 870679 39 3. 98pp
This report from UKCISA, published in association with British Council, Universities UK and the Standing Conference of Principals, details the results of a survey of nearly 5,000 international students in the UK. It finds high levels of satisfaction with the experience of studying here, especially with academic matters, but also sets out a developmental agenda for institutions, government and other agencies.
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report
The Experiences of International Students in UK Higher Education: a review of unpublished research (2003)
by Diana Leonard, Caroline Pelletier and Louise Morley
This report includes an annotated bibliography of unpublished research
on international students in the UK, much of which has been undertaken
by international students themselves. It also includes a preface and
report commenting on the areas covered and the gaps where further research
would be desirable, and critiquing the methodologies used in existing
research. This should be required reading for anyone contemplating undertaking
research on international students in the UK. The preface,
report and bibliography
are available to download from here.
Reports, papers and reviews
International students and Local Communities (HOST UK)
This study develops ways of measuring the success of project initiatives aimed at helping international students to meet and integrate with their local communities in the UK.
- Read the review of this project from UKCISA's World Views magazine