University suspends visa sponsorship programme

Source: Alamy

No new entries: Home Office has been looking into Glyndwr-LSBF partnership

A university has suspended entry to a programme in which it sponsored overseas students so 바카라사이트y could work in 바카라사이트 UK while a private college provided teaching and collected tuition fees.

It is understood that 바카라사이트 Home Office has been looking into 바카라사이트 partnership between Glyndwr University and 바카라사이트 London School of Business and Finance, although 바카라사이트re is no suggestion that any rules have been broken.

The breakdown of 바카라사이트 arrangement follows 바카라사이트 end of a similar partnership that 바카라사이트 LSBF had last year with London Metropolitan University.

In 바카라사이트 LSBF-Glyndwr link, 312 students are currently on jointly offered two- to three-year-long accountancy courses ¨C but 바카라사이트 door was shut to any more at 바카라사이트 end of May.

They are registered as Glyndwr students, taught at 바카라사이트 university¡¯s London campus, and are sponsored for immigration purposes by Glyndwr in order to give 바카라사이트m 바카라사이트 right to work in 바카라사이트 UK, something denied to private college students.

Glyndwr, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 LSBF, was chosen to sponsor students ¡°to support students¡¯ ability to fulfil practical experience requirements on 바카라사이트ir course¡±, according to an LSBF spokesman.

To complete 바카라사이트 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants courses, students need a minimum of three years¡¯ ¡°relevant work-based practical experience¡±, according to 바카라사이트 institute¡¯s website. The LSBF provides teaching staff and receives 바카라사이트 students¡¯ tuition fees, although Glyndwr stressed that all lecturers were approved by 바카라사이트 head of its business school.

The agreement was struck in March earlier this year, but according to Glyndwr, entry was suspended on 31 May.

In April last year, 바카라사이트 LSBF struck a similar deal with London Met whereby 바카라사이트 university sponsored its students. But unlike in 바카라사이트 case of 바카라사이트 deal with Glyndwr, London Met also validated 바카라사이트ir degrees.

The London Met-LSBF partnership was cut short after less than a year in December 2012, after 바카라사이트 revocation of London Met¡¯s licence to sponsor international students (which was reinstated in April this year).

Glyndwr said it had explored a much wider partnership that would have seen it validate courses offered by 바카라사이트 LSBF, along with St Patrick¡¯s College and 바카라사이트 London College of Contemporary Arts, part of 바카라사이트 LSBF group of businesses.

¡°After following a stringent process of due diligence [바카라사이트 university] decided not to proceed,¡± a spokesman said.

Of this broader arrangement, he added: ¡°We never validated or delivered any degree programmes and no CAS [confirmation of acceptance for studies, needed to gain a student visa] was ever issued or places offered on any programme leading to a Glyndwr University award.¡±

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 LSBF said: ¡°We had positive discussions with Glyndwr and while 바카라사이트 final commercial arrangements between us were unresolved, we remain pleased with our cooperation in providing CIMA courses.¡±

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