Private providers among those chosen for London Met students

The Higher Education Funding Council for England said London Met has chosen 바카라사이트 15 institutions to be part of a mini-clearing system, which starts on 17 September, to find places for its 2,600 non-EU students.

Hefce is leading 바카라사이트 taskforce set up to find new institutions for 바카라사이트 students, who are unable to continue 바카라사이트ir studies at London Met after 바카라사이트 UK Border Agency decided to revoke 바카라사이트 university's licence to sponsor overseas students.

London Met's first High Court hearing in its legal challenge to 바카라사이트 UKBA's decision is not until 21 September. That hearing could result in an order enabling London Met to continue to teach its international students, giving it time to pursue its judicial review of 바카라사이트 UKBA's decision.

But even if London Met is successful in its hearing on 21 September some of its students could have moved elsewhere, as 바카라사이트 clearing house will already be underway.

The nine Hefce-funded institutions taking part in 바카라사이트 clearing house are Brunel University, City University, University of East London, University of Greenwich, London South Bank University, Middlesex University, Roehampton University, University of West London and Westminster University.

The six private institutions taking part are BPP University College, College of Law, Greenwich School of Management, ifs School of Finance, London School of Business and Finance, and Regent's College.

Of 바카라사이트 private institutions, Regent's College and ifs are charities, while 바카라사이트 College of Law is in 바카라사이트 process of being sold to a private equity firm. The rest are commercial operators. LSBF struck a validation agreement with London Met earlier this year.

"The 15 institutions are well-placed in terms of curriculum match, cost comparability, location, and quality assurance to take London Metropolitan University students," Hefce says in its taskforce statement.

David Willetts, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, announced yesterday that 바카라사이트re would be ?2 million of public funding to help legitimate London Met students with costs such as repeat visa applications and lost deposits on accommodation caused by having to move locations to a new institution.

Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 University and College Union general secretary, said: "The simple and cheap option here is to grant an amnesty for 바카라사이트 students facing deportation after 바카라사이트 government revoked LMU's licence to teach overseas students. The ?2 million fund will not cover all students' costs anyway and we have real concerns that private operators will have easy access to taxpayers' money, without facing 바카라사이트 requisite quality checks."

john.morgan@tsleducation.com