Aberystwyth University¡¯s Mauritius campus loses ?1 million

Deficit revealed after announcement that institution will close 바카라사이트 overseas outpost 

February 7, 2018
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Aberystwyth University¡¯s Mauritius campus lost more than ?1 million in just two years, according to 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s financial accounts.

The shows that 바카라사이트 branch campus generated ?659,161 in tuition fee income during 2015-16 and 2016-17, but 바카라사이트 university, which holds a 51 per cent share in 바카라사이트 venture, received only ?53,458 of this.

The net deficit for 바카라사이트 two years stood at ?1.02 million.

In December, 바카라사이트 BBC reported that 바카라사이트 university was planning to close its Mauritius campus just two years after it opened and would not enrol any new students from March 2018.

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The campus was built to accommodate 2,000 students, but just 106 enrolled in its second year.

The University of Wolverhampton announced that it would close its Mauritius campus in December 2015, less than four years after it opened. It had just 140 students.

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Middlesex University also has a campus on 바카라사이트 island. More than 1,000 students from 25 countries study at 바카라사이트 new campus, which opened in October 2017, according to 바카라사이트 institution.

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