Category: International students

English universities offer to curb foreign students if they can raise tuition fees

Vice-chancellors to ask ministers to stabilise visa regime and allow them to address the sector’s financial crisis Universities will offer to curb the rise in overseas students in return for greater stability and the...

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Number applying to work or study in UK falls by more than a third

People seeking skilled worker, health and care, or study visas drops to 91,300 in July after curbs introduced by ToriesThe number of overseas workers and students applying to come to the UK has fallen after curbs on visas...

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UK universities valued more than institutions like parliament and BBC, finds survey

King’s College London poll finds people rank universities behind only the NHS, armed forces and royal familyThe British public values the UK’s universities more highly than the legal system or the BBC, according to a...

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UK universities face ‘irreversible decline’, global league table suggests

British institutions face possible closure as 52 out of 90 are given lower positions this year in Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankingsUK universities will have their international reputations dented and face possible closure...

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Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict graduate visas after cabinet opposition

Ministers argued for radical crackdown on visas would be damaging for universities and UK economyPlans for a radical crackdown on graduate visas that allow overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years after graduation...

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Indian students’ union urges UK to retain graduate visas

Chair of union for Indian students and alumni says visa scheme is vital for attracting high-paying international students to UKIndian students and alumni in the UK have urged the British prime minister to retain graduate visas,...

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No evidence foreign students are abusing UK graduate visas, review finds

Migration Advisory Committee says the risks are low, despite Tory claims the route is being exploitedThere is no evidence of widespread abuse of the UK’s graduate visa route, the government’s immigration advisers...

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UK universities report drop in international students amid visa doubts

Creative UK and Universities UK urge government to reject plans to abolish or restrict graduate visa routeUniversities are reporting a steep drop in international students applying to come to the UK, amid warnings that further...

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‘Self-defeating’: senior Tories warn Sunak against clampdown on international students

Party members say visa restrictions will damage economy and lead to the closure of already-struggling universitiesUniversities will be plunged into greater financial distress and Britain’s economic recovery dented should...

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Tory immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns

Exclusive: Chris Skidmore says restrictions on international students risk a funding crisisAnalysis: from boom to bust on international studentsThe Conservative party’s “scorched earth” immigration policies...

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Overseas students ‘undermining’ UK higher education, warns Cleverly

Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permitsUK politics – latest updatesThe home secretary, James Cleverly, has said international students may be...

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English test scandal: reprieve plan was derailed by government reshuffle

Sajid Javid had wanted review process for international students who believed their visas had been wrongly cancelled‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English testsWhat is the Home Office...

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