This article was originally published in the Higher
Education Bulletin March 2018 edition of Shakespeare
Martineau
From Oxford to Hogwarts, the UK is undoubtedly home to some of
the most iconic schools, colleges and universities in the world.
Naturally, it attracts students from across the globe, who make a
bee-line to get admission in UK's top-notch institutes.
However, just like getting across platform 9 ¾ requires
'special' skill, admission to UK institutes is not a small
feat. The brick and mortar model of education is the front and
center of its success. This means that students have to personally
come to UK to study. However, recent events such as
'Brexit', reduction in the number of scholarships and grant
amounts, tightening of visa norms and the like have made UK
education a distant reality for non-UK students. This coupled with
the advent of Ed-tech, (much like a modern day 'Portkey'),
is literally transporting classrooms of non- UK universities
