Question reference: S6W-23940
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 15 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on education agents employed by Scottish universities to recruit overseas students; if it collects such information, how many such agents are currently in place, and how much has been spent on recruiting them in the last five years, broken down by university.
Answer
Scottish universities are autonomous bodies and the Scottish Government does not collect data on education agents employed by them to recruit overseas students.