The Impact of Brexit on Recruiting Students

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 6 November 2018.

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Photo of Dawn Bowden Dawn Bowden Labour 1:34, 6 November 2018

Thank you for that answer, First Minister. With only weeks left for the Brexit negotiations to be concluded, we're still faced with continuing and huge uncertainty in so many areas, including our higher education system. I'm told that applications from EU students are down across Wales, but, for those EU students actually accepting places at the University of South Wales, which of course includes Merthyr college in my constituency, the figure is some 33 per cent. There's no doubt that this is going to impact on university and college finances, the sustainability of jobs in the sector and on many local economies. So, do you share my concerns about these recent recruitment figures, and what more can we do to help our university sector through this period of uncertainty?