Europe’s rising significance in international higher education

A new report from British Council and Studyportals Europe dominating programme supply outside the ‘Big Four’ destinations (The UK, US, Canada and Australia) and highlights differing approaches by country.

• As of June 2024, 43% of the on-campus English-taught programmes outside the Big Four destinations are in Europe.
• 58% of theonline English-taught programmes outside the Big Four are in Europe.

Top five countries in Europe by English-taught programme supply

Piet van Hove, President of the European Association of International Education (EAIE) said:

“In recent years, political trends are severely affecting migration policies as well as putting higher education in a defensive mode. All this adds up to a highly volatile and uncertain landscape for international student mobility. Provision of English-taught programmes is a key indicator of the state of internationalisation, and the EEA is still emerging a strong alternative to the Big Four.”