约克大学&QS：2026高等教育在落实政府产业战略中的战略作用研究报告（英文版）（41页）.pdf

1、The strategic role of higher education to deliver the Governments Industrial StrategyJanuary 20261Joan ConcannonChief Reputation and Stakeholder Relations OfficerUniversity of YorkThe UKs higher education sector stands at a critical juncture.It is being shaped by a confluence of powerful forces-demo

2、graphic shifts,financial constraints,regulatory changes,and intense global competition for talent.This environment presents not just challenges,but an urgent need for a strategic,coordinated response that places the long-term health of our nations economy and society first.That is why the University

3、 of York is proud to collaborate with QS and Public First on this vital piece of analysis.As a leading research-intensive institution,we were among the first to identify and act decisively on the financial challenges facing the sector.Our commitment is to sustainable stability,driven by evidence,not

4、 expediency.This shared project is an extension of that belief.Foreword by the University of YorkThe data presented here is clear.Projections show a sustained increase indemand for skilled graduate labour in the UK through 2035.In particular,there is an urgent need to deliver specific graduate skill

5、s necessary to deliver the Industrial Strategy.The report also suggests a huge economic gain from adoption of AI in these key industries delivered by graduate labour.At the same time,a concerning drop in international student numbers,exacerbated by policy changes,threatens the financial model of muc

6、h of UK HE.Domestically,while the traditional 18-year-old student pipeline is forecast to decline,there is an escalating,often unmet,demand for retraining and upskilling older adults.The core of our joint work is underpinned by an ambition to reframe current national engagement:moving beyond here an