Launch of the International Higher Education Commission’s final report: Framework for a future UK international higher education strategy: resilience, purpose and precision.

While our universities remain world-renowned hubs of innovation, discovery, and global talent development – behind the scenes, the system is under pressure. 

Institutional leaders are grappling with financial, operational and political challenges, and clarity on the future strategy for international higher education is crucial to ensuring continued confidence in what the UK has to offer the world.

Join key voices shaping the future as the International Higher Education Commission unveils its landmark final report – the result of a rigorous, evidence-based, and collaborative effort since 2023. This is not just another policy document. It's a blueprint for resilience, impact, and precision in the UK’s international higher education strategy – and a call to unite behind bold, actionable solutions.

Don’t miss your chance to be in the room where the future is being made.


This is your invitation to shape what comes next.


Policy leaders. University executives. International education professionals. Employers. Students. Anyone who cares about the UK’s global academic reputation and future prosperity.

Register now — because reacting isn’t enough. It’s time to lead.

Chris Skidmore, Chair, International Higher Education Commission

Shitij Kapur, Vice-Chancellor & President, King's College London

David Pilsbury, Secretary to the Commission and Member, IHEC and Chief Development Officer, Oxford International Education Group

Sanam Arora, chairperson, National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK

Diana Beech, Director of the Finsbury Institute and Professor and Assistant Vice-President of Policy & Government Affairs, City St George's, University of London

Anne-Marie Graham, Chief Executive, UKCISA

Janet Ilieva, Founder and Director, Education Insight

UK higher education at a crossroads: join the defining conversation on its future