Foreign Students Bring More to Wales Than Simply Money; the Impact of Foreign Students on the Welsh Economy Was This Week Unveiled in a Report Commissioned by Sector Leaders. Here, Professor Noel Lloyd, Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University and Chair of Higher Education Wales, Looks at Why the Nation's Door Is Firmly Open

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Byline: Noel Lloyd

THE internationalisation of higher education brings many benefits to Wales and to the world. As the Western Mail featured yesterday ("Foreign students pumping pounds 237m into Welsh economy, study finds") a report from Oxford Economics shows that nearly a quarter of a billion pounds is contributed to the Welsh economy by international and EU students. This means that more than 9,000 jobs in our communities are sustained by the presence of students from overseas.

This study also demonstrates the wider long-term economic benefits for Wales of international and EU students. Positive experiences of our universities contribute to a higher international …