ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO UK BUSINESS SCHOOLS

Attracting International Students to the UK Business Schools

Attracting International Students to the UK Business Schools

Introduction

It is a fact that the popularity for studying abroad has increased amazingly over the past 30 years, towards the point where the education is now become a major export for large number of countries (Ivy, 2001).

Thus, it is observed that recently there are some changes made in the education curriculum of UK so that the international students feel free towards a learning centered approach. In UK the emphasis is placed on independent learning therefore it leads to the information skills which are far more fundamental to the survival of the students and their success (British Council, 2002). International business school in UK offers education of the highest level with a choice of courses depending on the level of students. These courses have always been an important part of our learning process, as exclusive courses to improve English and Business English courses for foreign students and other specialized courses.

Thesis statement

The thesis will be based on attracting international students to the UK Business Schools.

Aims and Objectives

The aim of this paper is to provide an answer as to how:

UK education system can attract Intentional student

How UK business studies can prepare the student well to perform in a more complex form of employment and work

How UK Business schools prepare the student for reducing the gap between the small, medium and large enterprises in terms of attracting employee graduate

Ethical Considerations

In addition to obtaining a signed consent form prior to conducting the interview, the researcher would take steps to make sure that “genuine informed consent” (Binsardi, 1998) has been granted by the interviewee. To accomplish this objective, information regarding the nature of the study would be presented prior to conducting the interview.

Literature Review

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