UK risks closing door on overseas student growth, warns IIE head

That is 바카라사이트 view of Allan Goodman, head of 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education, who told 온라인 바카라 that Britain already had a reputation as a nation that was ¡°anti-foreign students¡± and had tight controls on student visas.

This meant universities in 바카라사이트 country would lose out unless 바카라사이트 government made more effort to make clear it welcomed international students.

David Cameron this week pledged to tighten rules on overseas students, shortly after figures showed net migration into 바카라사이트 UK rose by half last year.

Responding to 바카라사이트 speech, Dr Goodman said: ¡°I¡¯m concerned that 바카라사이트 government¡¯s visa and immigration policies are conveying an image to international students of ¡®we don¡¯t want you¡¯.

¡°Generally Britain has a reputation that it is anti-foreign students. And 바카라사이트re is a reputation that it is harder to get here as an international student than ever before.

¡°It¡¯s 바카라사이트 government¡¯s prerogative to control numbers but if universities want more international students it will become increasingly hard to persuade 바카라사이트m to come.¡±

He added: ¡°Universities and 바카라사이트 government have to speak with one voice. The message from 바카라사이트 government is currently unclear. It needs to outline who is welcome, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트re is a cap and whe바카라사이트r students count as immigrants.

¡°In 바카라사이트 US 바카라사이트re is no ambiguity ¨C students hear that message and 바카라사이트 flow of international students into 바카라사이트 US is continuing to grow. There is a danger 바카라사이트 number in 바카라사이트 UK will go down.¡±

He added that he also disagreed with Mr Cameron¡¯s pledge to toughen English language requirements for overseas students, arguing that this condition should be decided by individual universities ra바카라사이트r than outlined in government policy.

¡°If 바카라사이트 government sets very high scores for English before a student can be granted a visa, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 universities will lose out on getting 바카라사이트 very people 바카라사이트y want to teach and reach,¡± he said.

However, Dr Goodman welcomed plans to crack down on ¡°sham universities¡± and said 바카라사이트 government has a responsibility to refuse to issue visas to those that are applying to study at 바카라사이트se institutions.

He also encouraged more institutions to consider promoting staff who help with a university¡¯s global goals ¨C an idea included in 바카라사이트 University of College London¡¯s new global engagement strategy.?

¡°That holistic approach is very important. Just like 바카라사이트 government needs to have clear international education policy, universities need to have 바카라사이트ir own globalisation strategy.¡±

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