Vaccine rollout makes UK a more attractive study location The United Kingdom’s successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is making the country more attractive to international students, according to new global research. Nearly one in five (17%) prospective international students interested in studying in the UK think it is the best country in the world in terms of distributing the vaccine to its population. Almost half (47%) of students think the UK is becoming a more attractive destination to international students as a result of its vaccine distribution – which is more complete than in countries that are key competitors for international students, such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany – according to the research from Quacquarelli Symonds, the higher education think-tank and compilers of the QS World University Rankings.