EU vote in the United Kingdom and its impact on higher education

The United Kingdom will put the question of European Union membership to a vote in a June 2016 referendum. The "Brexit" move has been critiqued by higher education officials as potentially reducing the UK's potential for academic and research partnerships as well as impact enrollment. The most direct impact for students would come to those now studying in the UK from other EU countries; they would be classified the same as any other international student if the UK withdrew from the EU. The question of a diverse national/cultural mix of the student sector and the contribution this diversity offers to British innovation and its economy is perhaps the biggest question that needs attention.