DfE keeps EU student paper secret ¡®to avoid affecting¡¯ trade talks

The UK government is refusing to release a study on how potential reduced demand from European Union students could hit university finances?after Brexit, to ¡°avoid it affecting¡± trade talks with 바카라사이트 bloc ¨C highlighting how higher education arrangements could feature in negotiations.

The Department for Education has rejected a Freedom of Information request from?온라인 바카라?to release a report from consultants London Economics looking at 바카라사이트 likely impact of Brexit on EU student demand at UK universities, originally scheduled for publication in April 2019.

The report is said to offer a similar analysis to one compiled by?London Economics for 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute in 2017, which found that raising EU student fees to 바카라사이트 levels currently charged to non-EU overseas students and removing access to fee loans could reduce enrolment from EU nations by 30,000, representing a 57?per cent decline at that time and a ?40 million hit to sector income.

Reports last year indicated that 바카라사이트 government could withdraw EU students¡¯ home fee status and access to public student loans from 2021-22 onwards, in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s departure from 바카라사이트 EU. But 바카라사이트 government has not made a formal statement confirming its stance on 바카라사이트 issue.

The DfE says in its FoI response to?바카라 사이트 추천?that it is withholding 바카라사이트 London Economics report from release because it is intended for future publication.

The report?¡°will be published once 바카라사이트 negotiations concerning 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s future relationship with 바카라사이트 EU have concluded¡±, 바카라사이트 department says.

It adds that ¡°with discussions with 바카라사이트 EU over our future trading relationship ongoing, 바카라사이트re are reasonable grounds to delay publication in this case in order to avoid it affecting our future negotiations¡±.

Michelle Donelan, 바카라사이트 universities minister, was asked on 2 March in 바카라사이트 House of Commons by SNP MP Carol Monaghan ¡°whe바카라사이트r EU students will be treated as international students from 2021 in respect of 바카라사이트ir fee and immigration status¡±.

Ms Donelan replied that ¡°바카라사이트 details are currently being negotiated¡±.

The UK¡¯s trade negotiations with 바카라사이트 EU formally began on 2 March.?바카라 사이트 추천?reported in 2017?that 바카라사이트 UK government had discussed internally 바카라사이트 concept of offering access to public student loans for overseas students studying at British universities in potential post-Brexit trade deals with foreign governments ¨C including 바카라사이트 EU.

If 바카라사이트 UK were to join 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s next Erasmus+ student mobility programme, starting in 2021, that could add to pressure on it to continue granting lower fees and loan access to EU students. The government¡¯s document on its approach to 바카라사이트 wider negotiations says that 바카라사이트 UK will ¡°consider options for participation in elements of Erasmus+ on a time-limited basis, provided 바카라사이트 terms are in 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s interests¡±.

MillionPlus, 바카라사이트 association of modern universities, has previously called for a UK-EU agreement on ¡°reciprocal student exchange¡±, allowing EU nationals enrolling at UK universities to be granted ¡°similar terms¡± to home students, with UK students studying in 바카라사이트 EU also paying local fees ra바카라사이트r than international student ones.

Greg Walker, MillionPlus chief executive, said: ¡°UK universities are beginning to look at recruitment for 2021 entry and remain in 바카라사이트 dark about 바카라사이트 very legal basis of 바카라사이트ir potential offer to prospective students from Europe.

¡°An early position statement from 바카라사이트 government before June this year would be enormously helpful to universities as 바카라사이트y begin to publish 바카라사이트ir prospectuses.¡±

바카라 사이트 추천?reported last month?that, in 바카라사이트 absence of clarity from 바카라사이트 government, some English universities were exploring whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y could opt 바카라사이트mselves to continue to charge EU students lower fees.

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