The Situation of International Students in the UK Before and After Brexit

Internationalization of higher education, one of the signs of expanding global integration processes, has been the subject of study by the international academic community since the second half of the twentieth century. Higher education systems were considered prestigious when international students had access to education and a well-developed, integrated curriculum that involved international students in the educational process. The UK was no exception: the "New Labor" cabinet, in power from 1997 to 2010, welcomed and encouraged migration flows to British universities. However, in addition to foreign students, Blair (as well as his successor G. Brown) actively attracted migrants of other categories to develop the ideas of "New Labour", emphasizing the promotion of liberal market economy principles, which included free access to the British labor market and public benefits for incoming foreigners from the European Union on an equal basis with citizens of the United Kingdom.