A cap on student numbers at Northern Ireland's universities makes it harder to attract investment and impedes business growth, CommonsNIAC MPs warn
In 2019, two-thirds of the 17,000 Northern Irish students who studied in Great Britain did not returnA cap on student numbers at Northern Ireland's universities is acting as an "economic handbrake", MPs have warned.It is set by Stormont's Department for the Economy and depends on available funding.
Earlier this year, then-Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said increasing the number of university places would mean higher tuition fees or taking money from other Stormont departments. The Westminster committee said: "The university cap leads many Northern Ireland students to leave to obtain high-level qualifications, which they then take into employment elsewhere in the UK or overseas.
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