One year on from the United Kingdom's divisive referendum on membership of the European Union, we asked students about what they thought about the situation, as well their hopes and fears for the future. Take a look at the full report: http://bit.ly/2rSDaxe

1. ONE YEAR ON:
WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
What effect has the EU
referendum had on the
UK’s international student
market?

2. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
On the 24th of June 2016,
the results of the United
Kingdom’s referendum on
whether or not the country
should remain a member of
the European Union were
announced.

3. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
The result was a narrow
victory for the ‘leave’
campaign, with 51.89% of
voters calling for an exit
from the EU.

4. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
One year on, the dust
continues to settle, and a
clear plan for the UK’s
relationship with the EU is
still hotly debated.

5. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
The UK has long been a
popular destination for
international students.

6. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
Has the referendum and the
resulting political turmoil
changed this?

7. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
We spoke to students from
across the EU and around
the world to find out what
they thought.

8. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I was hoping to go there to study but
I’ve changed my mind. I don’t see the
point of going to a country that is
sending signals such as these, I won’t be
welcome there.”
Ema, Spain

9. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I would feel weird having a lot of
immigrants come to my country… I feel
like it is a good decision for them.”
Anca, Romania

10. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I don’t feel any less welcome.”
Emeline, Belgium

11. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I don’t feel so welcome like before…
Now it’s like, oh, they want to be
alone, so we’re looking somewhere
else.”
Emma, France

12. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“It’s a pity. It seems like we are going
backwards… It will have big reputational
damage to the UK.”
Eliorna, Italy

13. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I think Brexit is inspiring – the people’s
voice is heard.”
Wei, UK

14. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“We built the EU so people can move
freely without borders and have a sense
of community, now the UK decided to
leave it breaks all these basic principles.”
Sophia, Italy

15. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“What if I want a semester abroad?
Will the UK lose some of their
European partner universities based
on European law? Brexit has a negative
influence on my choice.”
Michael, Germany

16. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“The government needs to setup
legislation saying academics will not be
affected i.e. research and funding…”
Andrea, Italy

17. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I considered London because it’s
English and it’s in Europe and it was
easy as I didn’t need a visa. I was
considering the US for example but you
need a visa and it’s complex –
bureaucracy put me off.”
Zoe, France

18. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“I’d quite like to get into research, so I am
worried about how leaving the EU would
affect British research. I wanted to stay in
Britain to work, so I am worried about
how it would affect research funding.”
Alex, UK

19. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“Norway and the UK have very good
trading agreements, and so it
shouldn’t be that hard. And because
Norway is not even part of the EU –
we have a special agreement, so it
should be fine.”
Christian, Norway

20. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“The financial district in London is still
big. I believe that the competition may
be lowered, because many people might
not be able to work in the UK anymore.”
Courtney, UK

21. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“…On the other side, maybe the
investment banking and trading will
move to Frankfurt and that will offer
new jobs for me. On a micro level it
might be good, but on a macro level it is
definitely bad.”
Jan, Germany

22. ONE YEAR ON: WHAT ARE STUDENTS
SAYING ABOUT BREXIT?
“It will diminish my chances of doing a
PhD in the UK because I simply don’t
know what will happen. Before the UK
was first on my list.”
Andrea, Italy

23. OUT NOW:
IS BREXIT TURNING
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
AWAY FROM THE UK?
What effect has the EU
referendum had on the
UK’s international student
market?

24. OUT NOW:
IS BREXIT TURNING
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
AWAY FROM THE UK?
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