Contents
- Attendance
- Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Inquiry
- European Union Reporter
- Scottish National Standardised Assessments
European Union Reporter
Item 2 is an update from our European Union reporter. I invite Jenny Gilruth to present her paper.
My paper shows that the figures from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service—UCAS—reveal a decline in the number of EU27 students applying for university places in Scotland. In 2018, the figure was 42,290 and in 2019 it was 41,350. Page 3, highlights Universities Scotland’s concerns in relation to the proposal on temporary leave to remain. I welcome committee members’ thoughts on the contents of the paper. I will provide a further update after the summer recess.
As members have no questions for Ms Gilruth, I thank her for preparing her paper and giving us that update. I suggest that the committee write to the Home Secretary, highlighting the two concerns that she raised: the drop in applicant numbers and the issue of temporary leave to remain not meeting the requirements for four-year degree courses. Do members agree with that suggested course of action?
Members indicated agreement.
There being no further areas that members have indicated they would like to highlight, I again thank Ms Gilruth. We will look forward to hearing her further update in the autumn.