Rejected petition INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS deserve 1 Year Post-Study Internship stay in UK

Capacity of international students to develop their countries is limited due to lack of internship opportunities. Increasing post-study stay was reduced from 2 years to 4months in 2012, will benefit developing countries as international graduates can return with better experience.

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International students contribute up to £14.2 billion to UK economy in 2015(NUS, 2016).Majority coming from Asia , Africa and Gulf countries(www.hefce.com).

In this challenging global scenario, developing future generations of leaders is crucial.

This can be achieved by allowing international students in UK a stay up to 1 year post-study to seek internship placement and gained practical knowledge. Evidence has shown that on-the-job training provides better learning outcomes (Ellstrom,2014)

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Date submitted 7 February 2017
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