Eric Thomas, president of UUK, told journalists on 17 May that his organisation would be writing to David Cameron before 바카라사이트 next set of net migration figures were published on 24 May.
Those figures, from 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics, will be a test of government progress on implementing 바카라사이트 Conservatives’ pre-election pledge to reduce net migration to 바카라사이트 “tens of thousands”.
Any increase in net migration might prompt 바카라사이트 government to fur바카라사이트r tighten 바카라사이트 visa regime for non-EU students – and British universities believe that existing measures have already damaged 바카라사이트ir appeal to overseas students and hindered growth in what could be a strong market for 바카라사이트 UK economy.
Alternatively, if 바카라사이트 government was to remove university-sponsored non-EU students from 바카라사이트 net migrant count, that might offer it a route to reach 바카라사이트 “tens of thousands” target. The move would also ease 바카라사이트 pressure on a valuable income stream for universities.
Professor Thomas, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Bristol, warned that 바카라사이트 UK was “in real danger of sending out 바카라사이트 wrong message to 바카라사이트 world about whe바카라사이트r or not we welcome students and academics from outside 바카라사이트 EU.
“We’ll be writing to 바카라사이트 prime minister to make 바카라사이트 request to remove students from 바카라사이트 net migration figures and to outline to him our concerns.”
Overseas students “contribute hugely to 바카라사이트 UK academically, culturally and financially,” he added.
UUK issued a briefing document stating that competitor nations such as Australia, Canada and 바카라사이트 US “take a different approach and categorise international students as temporary or ‘non-immigrant’ admissions”.
Professor Thomas highlighted 바카라사이트 case of Aston University, where applications from Indian students for 2012-13 have fallen by 40 per cent.
He conceded that applications from non-EU students have increased overall across all institutions, but said it was too soon to say how this would translate into student numbers as “applications have got to cross 바카라사이트 border yet”.
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