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<p>Overseas students and staff make an important contribution to our universities
and it is testament to our system that so many international students choose to come
and study here.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes international students and we
actively promote study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and to over 100 countries
through the British Council. The government also announced on 21 January that the
Department for Education and the Department for International Trade will produce an
international education strategy in early 2019. The strategy will set out the government’s
ambition for international education, in which international students play a key role.</p><p>
</p><p>Chevening is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s flagship international scholarship
programme offering fully funded post-graduate study to exceptional future leaders
from around the world. This year we have 1790 scholars from across 140 countries,
including 75 from China and 57 from India. There are also various scholarships offered
by a number of UK institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
(CSC) in the UK awards scholarships and fellowships to Commonwealth citizens for postgraduate
study and professional development. In 2018/19, the CSC is supporting some 798 students
to study in the UK, of which 83 are from India.</p>
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