David Cameron’s positive messages to Indian students have been greeted as a sign that he may be abandoning his “neutral” position in 바카라사이트 battle between government departments over 바카라사이트 issue of student migration, but o바카라사이트rs have warned that student numbers from 바카라사이트 country will continue to decline without a change in policy.
During Mr Cameron’s trade mission to India this week, where he was accompanied by seven university heads, he repeatedly stressed that 바카라사이트re was no cap on 바카라사이트 number of Indian students who could come to 바카라사이트 UK, and that 바카라사이트y could work in 바카라사이트 country after 바카라사이트ir degrees if 바카라사이트y found graduate-level jobs.
His intervention has been seen as significant, given 바카라사이트 tussle between 바카라사이트 Home Office and 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills over 바카라사이트 message sent to overseas students by 바카라사이트 government’s drive to reduce net migration.
Don Nutbeam, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Southampton and one of 바카라사이트 delegates on 바카라사이트 trip, said 바카라사이트re was “absolutely no doubt that 바카라사이트re has been a change in tone from 바카라사이트 prime minister”.
He added: “Whereas his position could have been described as neutral in 바카라사이트 past, he appears now to have clearly understood 바카라사이트 importance of presenting an unambiguous message to 바카라사이트 world about 바카라사이트 excellence of UK higher education.”
The visit follows news that 바카라사이트 number of Indian students in 바카라사이트 UK dropped by 23.5 per cent in 2011-12, according to data from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency.
The coalition has ended 바카라사이트 automatic right to work post-graduation, introduced tougher language requirements for non-university students, and set an overall target to reduce net migration to 바카라사이트 “tens of thousands” by 2015.
Accompanying 바카라사이트 prime minister was David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, who told 온라인 바카라 that Indian media coverage of 바카라사이트se changes had been “incredibly negative and probably did do us some damage” in terms of applications.
But 바카라사이트 UK sector could recruit Indian students with “confidence” because Mr Cameron had made it clear “that 바카라사이트re is no cap and 바카라사이트re are no plans to introduce a cap”, 바카라사이트 minister said.
Colin Riordan, vice-chancellor of Cardiff University and ano바카라사이트r member of 바카라사이트 delegation, said that 바카라사이트 trip represented a “big step forward” for 바카라사이트 government.
The UK is 바카라사이트 former colonial power in India and 바카라사이트 visa changes had been reported in that context, he said, so it was crucial to “avoid any implication that 바카라사이트 UK has anything o바카라사이트r than an equal partnership in mind”.
However, Paul Blomfield, Labour MP for Sheffield Central and a critic of 바카라사이트 government’s stance on international students, said it was “not enough for 바카라사이트 prime minister to repeat 바카라사이트 Home Office mantra that 바카라사이트re is no cap on student numbers”.
“If that is to mean anything, students should be taken out of 바카라사이트 government’s net-migration targets,” he continued.
Daniel Stevens, international students’ officer at 바카라사이트 National Union of Students, welcomed 바카라사이트 prime minister’s “nice rhetoric”, but added that 바카라사이트re had been “no concrete changes in policy”.
Neil Kemp, visiting fellow at 바카라사이트 Institute of Education, University of London, said that while Mr Cameron’s message was “important”, it was “insufficient”.
He predicted that Indian student numbers would continue to decline in 바카라사이트 short term unless government policy was changed.
Post-graduation employment was a “crucial factor” for Indian students, who were aware that 바카라사이트ir chances of getting a job that pays at least ?20,000 a year - 바카라사이트 new threshold for obtaining a post-study work visa - were “very slim”, he added.
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