Showing posts with label international students. Show all posts
Showing posts with label international students. Show all posts

Thursday, 8 May 2014

Thinktank adds to pressure to take students out of net migration figures | News | Times Higher Education

Thinktank adds to pressure to take students out of net migration figures | News | Times Higher Education A pressure group of modernisers within the Conservative Party, of which David Willetts is president, is to launch a campaign to take international students out of the government’s net migration target ahead of the next election 

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Setting up an overseas campus? Why not choose a tropical paradise | News | Times Higher Education

Setting up an overseas campus? Why not choose a tropical paradise | News | Times Higher Education Soon after Aberystwyth University announced it was setting up a campus in Mauritius – the Indian Ocean island known for its pristine beaches and tropical climate – students and staff have been asking whether they can teach or study there when it opens in September this year.

Tuition fee hike blamed as international students at UK universities fall by a quarter - News - Student - The Independent

Tuition fee hike blamed as international students at UK universities fall by a quarter - News - Student - The Independent Figures show a dramatic 25 per cent slump in the number of full-time EU undergraduates, which experts put down to the introduction of the new fees system with charges of up to £9,000 a year. The numbers are down from 23,440 to 17,890

Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese | Education | The Guardian

Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese | Education | The Guardian There are now almost as many Chinese students on full-time postgraduate courses at English universities as there are British students, according to figures published on Wednesday

Monday, 2 December 2013

BBC News - London Met: How many non-EU students had to leave?

BBC News - London Met: How many non-EU students had to leave? Some 153 students lost their leave to study in the UK after a university's licence to sponsor non-EU students was revoked, the BBC has learned - an update on the London Met vs Border Agency issue.

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Immigration crackdown deterring foreign students, says universities chief | Education | The Guardian

Immigration crackdown deterring foreign students, says universities chief | Education | The Guardian
The government's increasingly tough rhetoric around immigration is threatening to deter thousands of the best international students from studying at UK universities and undermine the multibillion-pound market in foreign students, according to the head of the group that represents British universities.

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Times Higher Education - Overseas students happier, but still cold

Times Higher Education - Overseas students happier, but still cold

Noise and lack of bedding are among the problems faced by those from abroad. John Morgan reports
Satisfaction levels among international students at UK universities have risen by 10 percentage points in the past four years, according to research for the government.