The UK’s refreshed International Education Strategy (IES) has landed – and it raises as many questions as it answers.

No new international student number targets.Fresh calls to diversify markets. An expanded remit covering pathways, ELT and TNE. Strong signals on outcomes and messaging… but questions remain on how institutions are actually meant to deliver. So what does this really mean for the sector, in practice — and what should leaders be doing now? 

Join The PIE and a panel of sector voices for a timely discussion that cuts through the policy noise. 

Co-hosted by the International Higher Education Commission (IHEC), this session will unpack the UK’s refreshed strategy and what it could mean for institutional priorities and planning in practice. Drawing on deep sector experience, our speakers will tackle the big issues head-on:

• Is this another missed opportunity – or a platform universities can still leverage?
• How should institutions rethink TNE, local market understanding and graduate outcomes?
• And where does the international student levy fit into all this?

This webinar offers a chance to unpack the IES in conversation with experienced voices from across the sector, sharing perspectives to help institutions make sense of the strategy and its implications.

From policy to practice: how to respond to the UK’s International Education Strategy