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<p>EU students make a powerful contribution to our world-class higher education sector.
The government wants that contribution to continue and we are confident – given the
quality of our higher education sector – that it will. We are similarly committed
to the English language teaching sector and recognise the opportunities and value
this brings to institutions in both the UK and abroad.</p><p>The government is undertaking
a comprehensive and wide-ranging programme of ongoing analysis in support of our EU
exit negotiations and preparations. In addition, the independent Migration Advisory
Committee (MAC) recently published its report on the impact of international students
in the UK, which highlighted the important part that international students play in
the UK education sector, the economy and our society. The MAC report will inform our
decision-making and we will consider their recommendations carefully before setting
out further detail on the UK’s future immigration system; the government plan to publish
a white paper on the future immigration system later this year.</p><p>In the meantime,
to help provide certainty for prospective students and the sector, we have given assurances
on student finance for EU students starting courses in 2019/20 academic year or before.
We have also reached an agreement with the EU guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens
living in the UK and of UK nationals living in the EU. EU citizens living in the UK
by 31 December 2020, along with their family members, will be able to stay with the
same access to work, study, benefits and public services that they enjoy now.</p><p>
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