Fast-track visa is key to attracting researchers

Posted in Research on April 26th, 2013 by steve

“Ireland’s streamlined work visa system is a strong factor in getting top scientists to locate here. Ireland has been operating a fast-track immigration scheme for non-EU researchers since 2007 …” (more)

[Conor O'Carroll, Irish Times, 25 April]

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London Met wins back foreign student licence

Posted in Governance and administration on April 9th, 2013 by steve

“The Home Office has reinstated permission for London Met University to recruit and teach foreign students. The university’s licence to sponsor non-EU students was controversially revoked in August last year, leaving hundreds of students without courses …” (more)

[Hannah Richardson, BBC News, 9 April]

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Labour: End student visa loopholes

Posted in Fees and access on March 7th, 2013 by steve

“Labour will call for an end to student visitor visa loopholes that are allowing tens of thousands of people to enter the country as the party continues to reposition itself on immigration …” (more)

[Independent, 7 March]

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Migration limits continue to hurt UK business schools

Posted in Governance and administration on March 4th, 2013 by steve

“UK business schools have been joined by Members of Parliament in supporting changes to current migration laws that restrict the schools’ ability to compete in the international market for top students …” (more)

[Adam Palin, FT.com, 4 March]

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Foreign students to stay in migration figures

Posted in Governance and administration on February 26th, 2013 by steve

“The government has refused to remove international students from its targets for cutting net migration, despite pressure from MPs and vice-chancellors …” (more)

[Hannah Richardson, BBC News, 26 February]

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Are tougher visa rules putting Indian students off UK?

Posted in Governance and administration on February 16th, 2013 by steve

“The number of Indian students studying in the UK fell for the first time the last year, many say due to changes in visa rules …” (more, video)

[BBC News, 15 February]

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Scots universities criticise UK immigration laws

Posted in Governance and administration on February 12th, 2013 by steve

“University principals have blamed immigration changes and the Westminster government’s ‘hard-line rhetoric’ after the number of foreign students coming to Scotland fell by up to 26% from some countries …” (more)

[Chris Marshall, Scotsman, 12 February]

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David Cameron Urged To Remove International Students From Migration Figures

Posted in Fees and access on January 31st, 2013 by steve

“David Cameron has been urged to put an end to overseas students being included in migration targets in order to reconcile tensions and encourage internationals to study in the UK …” (more)

[Lucy Sherriff, Huffington Post, 31 January]

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Immigration: end this foolish block on overseas students

Posted in Fees and access on December 2nd, 2012 by steve

“Last week, it was announced that the number of immigrants moving to the UK in the year to March fell to the lowest level since 2004, dropping by 30,000 to 536,000. The coalition has committed itself to reducing net migration to the ‘tens of thousands’ by 2015 …” (more)

[Editorial, The Observer, 2 December]

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The Coalition Is Transforming UK Universities Into Border Checkpoints

Posted in Governance and administration on October 22nd, 2012 by steve

“The coalition government, under the auspices of the UK Border Agency (UKBA), is transforming universities from places of discovery and learning into border checkpoints where the constant surveillance and monitoring of students – foreign and domestic alike – is a core part of every university’s mission …” (more)

[Kyle Grayson, Huffington Post, 19 October]

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Irish university graduates unhappy with the year-long J1 visa

Posted in Fees and access on October 21st, 2012 by steve

“Irish students in New York on the year-long J-1 graduate visa available to recent university graduates, or those still completing a course of study, have declared themselves unhappy with the services offered by issuing companies such as USIT and GO4LESS, according to a random survey taken by the Irish Voice last week …” (more)

[Sean Brosnan, IrishCentral, 21 October]

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London Metropolitan University loses half of its international students

Posted in Fees and access on October 18th, 2012 by steve

“Less than half of the international students eligible to stay on at London Metropolitan University have opted to do so, with more than 55% of students finding a place elsewhere or abandoning university study …” (more)

[Rebecca Ratcliffe, Guardian, 18 October]

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No talk of U-turns, please: call for cross-party unity on immigration shift

Posted in Fees and access on October 11th, 2012 by steve

“A Tory MP and a Labour colleague from a parliamentary committee have called for cross-party consensus on withdrawing overseas students from net migration figures so the government can make the policy shift without being accused by the opposition of ‘fiddling the figures’ …” (more)

[John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 11 October]

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Westminster urged to do U-turn on overseas students

Posted in Fees and access on October 8th, 2012 by steve

“Pressure is mounting on the Westminster Government to cave in over an immigration clampdown that threatens to damage UK universities …” (more)

[Andrew Denholm, Herald Scotland, 8 October]

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Student visa row damages image of UK higher education, warns LSE chief

Posted in Fees and access on October 5th, 2012 by steve

“The row over student visas at the London Metropolitan university has done ‘huge damage to the image of British higher education’, according to the new head of the London School of Economics …” (more)

[Jeevan Vasagar, Guardian, 5 October]

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For-profit college evicted from London Met ‘clearing house’

Posted in Fees and access on September 27th, 2012 by steve

“A private for-profit college has been prevented from taking on international students from London Metropolitan University because of concerns over quality …” (more)

[David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 27 September]

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Update on London Metropolitan

Posted in Fees and access, Legal issues on September 24th, 2012 by steve

“I wasn’t in the Royal Courts of Justice on Friday for the preliminary hearing into London Metropolitan’s request for a judicial review into UK Border Agency’s decision to revoke London Met’s licence to act as visa sponsors for non-EU students …” (more)

[Critical Education, 24 September]

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Migration Watch claims are an unjustified attack on overseas students

Posted in Fees and access on September 24th, 2012 by steve

“Claims that UK universities are not attracting ‘the brightest and best’ are misleading, both about the diversity of provision and the motivations of students …” (more)

[James Pitman, Guardian Professional, 24 September]

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Deportation threat lifted at university

Posted in Fees and access, Legal issues on September 22nd, 2012 by steve

“Genuine overseas students at the troubled London Metropolitan University have won a reprieve from the threat of deportation …” (more)

[Richard Garner, Independent, 22 September]

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Reprieve for students as judge says London Met can seek judicial review

Posted in Fees and access, Legal issues on September 21st, 2012 by steve

“A High Court ruling means London Metropolitan University’s overseas students will be allowed to complete their studies, while the university has been granted permission to apply for judicial review against the UK Border Agency’s decision to revoke its visa licence …” (more)

[John Morgan, Times Higher Education, 21 September]

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