Kaplan reports
The industry in which we operate is an ever-changing landscape. At Kaplan Pathways, we are committed to examining this constant evolution in order to better understand what higher education will look like in the future.
We’re also committed to sharing our findings with other education professionals around the world, including you. We believe that it is important to work together on the big issues facing international education, and to always take a long-term view.
Explore our recent work below, produced in collaboration with leading research organisations.
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- The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy
- Career and employability support for international students at UK universities
- The UK’s tax revenues from international students post-graduation
- The benefits of international students to the UK
- International demand for UK education
- The Economist Intelligence Unit report on international education
- Applicants’ views of international students
HEPI report on international students’ impact on UK economic growth
Published May 2023
Kaplan and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) commissioned London Economics to examine the effect of international students on the UK’s economic growth between 2018 and 2022.
(2.9 MB, PDF)
HEPI report on career and employability support for international students at UK universities
Published October 2021
Kaplan and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) commissioned research on international students’ experiences of careers and employability support in UK universities who stay in the UK to work after graduation.
(804KB, PDF)
HEPI report on the UK’s tax revenues from international students post-graduation
Published March 2019
Kaplan and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) commissioned London Economics to analyse the economic impact of international students who stay in the UK to work after graduation.
(1.6mb, PDF)
HEPI report on the benefits of international students to the UK
Published January 2018
This report, produced collaboratively with the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), is a definitive and comprehensive study on the economic benefits of international students coming to the UK when compared with the associated costs.
(8.4mb, PDF)
HEPI report on international demand for UK education
Published January 2017
Kaplan collaborated with the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and London Economics to analyse what determines overseas demand for UK higher education, and the long-term impact of such effects.
(862kb, PDF)
The Economist Intelligence Unit report on international education
Published September 2016
Kaplan teamed up with The Economist Intelligence Unit to analyse the availability of some form of international experience to students during their studies, and how valuable international education is to employers.
(1.46mb, PDF)
HEPI report on applicants’ views of international students
Published March 2015
Kaplan worked with the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and YouthSight to survey higher education applicants about their views on international students and staff.
(593kb, PDF)
