HEPI / Kaplan / London Economics webinar: The economic costs and benefits of international students

Overview

On Thursday, 9 July 2026 between 12pm and 1pm, HEPI is hosting a webinar with Kaplan and London Economics to launch a new report on the economic costs and benefits of international students broken down by parliamentary constituency.

HEPI and Kaplan International Pathways have commissioned London Economics to calculate the economic consequences for the UK economy of hosting so many international students. Unlike other work in this area, the results cover the economic benefits and the public costs, enabling the publication of figures showing both the gross and net benefits of attracting so many learners from other countries. In addition, the new research includes the figures calculated down to the level of parliamentary constituencies.

The 2026 publication will be the fourth iteration of this work, but the new version will be based on the latest data (2024/25) on international students and will also, for the first time, use international students’ actual addresses rather than using proxies for where in the country they live.

Speakers

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  Professor Sir Steve Smith

  UK Government International Education Champion

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  Professor Karen O’Brien

  Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University

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  Linda Cowan

  Managing Director, Kaplan International Pathways

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  Maike Halterbeck

  Partner, London Economics

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  James Cannings

  Principal Consultant, London Economics

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  Rose Stephenson (Chair)

  Director of Policy and Srategy, HEPI

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