England has said to have exited from Europe twice following a loss to Iceland in the round of 16 of this year's European Championships of football and their seemingly controversial and much talked about referendum to remove themselves from the European union. The latter exit has a greater effect on the country, especially to its education sector.
In spite of this, an English company still believes that the educational sector, especially the higher education, will "prove resilient." The problem though is that a large percentage of young adults pursuing higher education voted for England to stay within the grounds of the European Union. The Empiric Student Property group has released this statement, as they attempt to expand their reach to different schools and universities, according to a report from The Independent.
"EU students represent only six per cent of all full-time students in the UK, due primarily to the historical cap on the number of EU (including UK) students, as well the higher overall cost of studying in the UK (albeit subsidized) compared to continental Europe," says Empiric Student Property. This means that even if a large amount of European students leave because of the Brexit referendum, the educational sector would only take a considerably small hit.
They also believe that due to the fact that the quality of education in England and in the United Kingdom are high, students from European countries would still go through strict Visa requirements and high fees just to get the chance to study there. However, publications such as The Guardian believe that universities in the United Kingdom should increase their standards and become much more competitive than they are now in order to attract students from EU countries.
The Brexit will not go into effect immediately and it may take years to do so. It would be interesting to see what direction the UK, especially England, will take their education sector.
