Asked by: Chris Kane (Labour - Stirling and Strathallan)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterpart on supporting the university sector in Scotland to develop international operations.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has had initial engagement with her Scottish counterpart and looks forward to further collaboration with education Ministers from across the UK including at the UK Education Ministers Council next month in Belfast. This government supports the university sector in Scotland and the development of their international operations through the overseas engagements of the UK government’s International Education Champion Professor Sir Steve Smith. Most recently, Professor Sir Steve led a higher education transnational education mission to Brazil with two Scottish universities in attendance, the University of Dundee and the University of Glasgow.
Asked by: Chris Kane (Labour - Stirling and Strathallan)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the university sector in Scotland on promoting Scottish universities internationally.
Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The new government is mission-led and will break down the barriers to opportunity to help make Britain the international home of opportunity. The UK government’s International Education Champion Professor Sir Steve Smith regularly liaises with the university sector, including in Scotland, to promote education export growth for UK universities. Representatives from Scottish universities have also joined several of his trade missions. Most recently, the University of Dundee and the University of Glasgow joined Professor Sir Steve on a higher education transnational education mission to Brazil. Professor Sir Steve’s tenure as the UK government’s International Education Champion has been extended to 1 October 2025 by this government.