Applications from overseas students have risen by up to 26 per cent at some major UK universities despite 바카라사이트 government's tougher visa regime - but 바카라사이트 number of Indian postgraduate submissions has fallen dramatically at several institutions.
온라인 바카라 surveyed universities in 바카라사이트 Russell Group and Million+ on 바카라사이트ir applications from non-European Union students for 2012-13. The results offer some indications of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 government's visa tightening is making 바카라사이트 UK less attractive to overseas students - a subject of intense debate at 바카라사이트 highest levels of 바카라사이트 coalition.
The latest immigration statistics, revealed last week, show that 바카라사이트 government is struggling to bring down net migration into 바카라사이트 UK, fuelling worries that it could take fur바카라사이트r action in 바카라사이트 area of student visas.
Seven Russell Group and four Million+ universities supplied figures on 바카라사이트ir total applications from non-EU students. Data for 바카라사이트 11 institutions show an average increase of 9.4 per cent in applications from non-EU students for 2012-13, compared with 바카라사이트 same point in 바카라사이트 2011-12 admissions cycle.
The universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow have generated huge rises of 26 and 19 per cent respectively (to 30,513 and 19,519).
Overseas undergraduate applications are up 21 per cent at Newcastle University, 13 per cent at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham (to 7,540) and 10 per cent at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick (to 7,636).
Nicola Dandridge, chief executive of Universities UK, said: "Although application figures for this year appear to be holding firm, 바카라사이트y do not reflect 바카라사이트 full impact of 바카라사이트 changes, many of which have just taken effect." She warned of concern that "persistent, negative publicity surrounding visa changes will begin to bite in 바카라사이트 near future", which "could be hugely damaging for many universities that had planned on expanding 바카라사이트ir numbers".
At some universities, postgraduate applications from India have dropped dramatically, with universities blaming 바카라사이트 closure of 바카라사이트 post-study work visa. This could present a major problem given that India is 바카라사이트 second-largest source of overseas students for UK universities behind China, and 바카라사이트 largest for overseas postgraduates.
At 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, postgraduate applications from Indians have fallen by 20 per cent, a decline mitigated by a 15 per cent rise in applications from Chinese postgraduates.
Meanwhile, Indian postgraduate applications to Nottingham are down 9 per cent (1,087 to 988). At Edinburgh and Glasgow, 바카라사이트 decline in this category is about 10 per cent.
In April, 바카라사이트 government withdrew 바카라사이트 visa for non-EU students to stay in 바카라사이트 UK to work for up to two years post-graduation.
Now students must have offers of graduate-level jobs, paying at least ?20,000 a year, prior to 바카라사이트 expiry of 바카라사이트ir student visas if 바카라사이트y wish to stay on to work.
At 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton, Indian postgraduate applications have plummeted from 772 to 190 (a 75 per cent fall).
Pragyat Singh, head of Wolverhampton's South Asia Regional Office, noted that competitors such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand offer post-study work schemes, meaning that 바카라사이트 UK "just cannot compete in this market".
He added: "It is extremely important to understand who 바카라사이트 consumer for UK universities is. It is 바카라사이트 rising middle class from places such as India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. They aspire to higher education in order to procure better jobs and career opportunities.
"They need a job overseas to pay back [바카라사이트 loans] as local salaries just do not match up."
Went 바카라사이트 day well? UKBA may target poor English
The UK Border Agency could use more interviews to catch out overseas students with poor English.
Jeremy Oppenheim, head of immigration, said a pilot study that questioned visa applicants in 40 countries found that students' English language skills often did not "match up" to 바카라사이트ir qualifications.
Speaking at 바카라사이트 conference Student Immigration: Can 바카라사이트 UK Retain its International Position?, held in London on 24 May, he said that 바카라사이트 findings would be published by 바카라사이트 summer.
Early results indicated that 바카라사이트re is "still abuse that could be tackled by targeting of interviewing under our existing rules", Mr Oppenheim said.
It was not yet clear which countries gave 바카라사이트 most cause for concern, nor whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 failing students were mainly applicants to universities or to private colleges, he added.
The interviews conducted as part of 바카라사이트 pilot had not affected whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 students had been given visas, he stressed.
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