1、INTERNATIONAL FACTS AND FIGURES 2019 1 WELCOME 2 HIGHLIGHTS 3 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 4 Where do international students study? How many international students choose the UK? Where do international students come from? What do international students study? What is the economic impact of international s
2、tudents in the UK? INTERNATIONAL STAFF 10 Where do international staff come from? Where in the UK are international staff based? What do international academic staff do? OUTWARD MOBILITY 15 How many UK students go abroad? Where do mobile students go? What kind of mobility experience do UK students h
3、ave? How do students benefit from a period abroad? TRANSNATIONAL EDUCATION 20 Overview of UK TNE Where are UK TNE students based? INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH 23 What is the quality and impact of UK research? How does the UK publication rate compare internationally? Which countries are the UKs top collabo
4、rative partners? Which are the top subject areas for international collaboration? Which countries are the UKs top partners under Horizon 2020? What are the sources of UK research funding? REGIONAL PROFILES 31 Africa Asia Australasia Europe Middle East North America South America NOTES ON DATA 46 GLO
5、SSARY 46 REFERENCE LIST 48 CONTENTS 2 WELCOME UK higher education is a global success story. Our universities are world- renowned for their quality, diversity and impact and internationalisation is central to this success. International staff and students make a vital contribution to the UKs academi
6、c community, while global partnerships in research and teaching enhance our influence and impact. International Facts and Figures 2019 presents a snapshot of the international dimensions of UK higher education, including: The number of international students choosing to study in the UK, where they c