Exploring the impact of Brexit on UK's engineering education sector from the perspective of European students and staff

Inês Direito, Shannon M. Chance, B Williams

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Abstract

The UK higher education attracts a far higher number of international academics from all over the world, who teach and do research, than any other country in Europe, being only surpassed by Switzerland [1]. Moreover, because engineering itself is considered a global field, this sub-field of higher education also relies on international mobility more than most academic disciplines in the UK The impact of the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum of June 2016, commonly referenced as the Brexit referendum, is still unfolding and under continuing analysis. However, it is widely anticipated that it will disrupt European student and staff mobility and may have negative repercussions for education, research and innovation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSEFI 48th Annual Conference Engaging Engineering Education, Proceedings
EditorsJan van der Veen, Natascha van Hattum-Janssen, Hannu-Matti Jarvinen, Tinne de Laet, Ineke Ten Dam
Pages169-178
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9782873520205
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Nov 2020
EventSEFI2020 Annual Conference Online - Enschede, Netherlands
Duration: 20 Sep 202024 Sep 2020

Publication series

NameSEFI 48th Annual Conference Engaging Engineering Education, Proceedings

Conference

ConferenceSEFI2020 Annual Conference Online
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEnschede
Period20/09/2024/09/20

Keywords

  • Brexit
  • Engineering education
  • International mobicily
  • Thematic analysis

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