UK universities damaged by student visa curbs
November 3, 2011 by Webmaster · Leave a Comment
The Universities UK action group has found that government curbs on overseas students has resulted in reduced numbers which has damaged the reputation of UK universities.
Source: Guardian
‘Hostile’ curbs on international students
February 2, 2011 by Webmaster · Leave a Comment
Vice-chancellors have described plans to reduce the number of overseas students in the UK as a ‘hostile’ act against universities.
Source: Guardian
Christian students condemn government’s plan for tuition fees
October 13, 2010 by Webmaster · Leave a Comment
The Student Christian Movement (SCM) have reacted with anger to plans to lift the cap on university tuition fees in England. SCM, which is Britain’s oldest national student organisation, described its opposition to tuition fees as “an issue of justice”.
SCM said a fee increase would deter students from lower-income backgrounds. They also contrasted ministers’ reluctance to fund higher education with government plans to spend billions renewing the Trident nuclear weapons system.
The Movement’s comments follow the Browne Review into higher education funding, which recommended yesterday (12 October), that universities should be able to charge unlimited fees. The Business Secretary Vince Cable said the government accepts the “main thrust” of the proposals.
“Access to higher education should be based on ability, not the ability to pay,” insisted SCM’s National Co-ordinator, Hilary Topp today (13 October).
Rules change for foreign students to be debated
February 26, 2010 by Webmaster · Leave a Comment
Free Movement – The Lib Dems have tabled an objection to the latest Immigration Rules changes, covered earlier here on the blog. Under the ’scrutiny-lite’ negative resolution procedure by which the rules become law there will therefore, unusually, be a debate in Parliament on the new rules. Although on past form probably not until after they have taken effect.
I can only assume that the educational lobby is behind this, rather than any point of principle the Lib Dems have suddenly fixed on. As discussed earlier, universities are being very hard hit on two fronts right now. Central government is slashing direct funding, while UKBA has also slaughtered the cash cow that were foreign students. Part of the cut-backs to the numbers of foreign students is no doubt deliberate, but a lot of it also seems to be through accident and incompetence.
