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Universities UK (UUK) has announced a review of 바카라사이트 quality of international foundation programmes, amid claims that international students are using 바카라사이트m to buy 바카라사이트ir way into British degrees with lower grades than UK applicants.

An investigation by The Sunday Times secretly filmed representatives of Russell Group institutions discussing ¡°back door¡± routes used to recruit overseas students, who pay much higher tuition fees than 바카라사이트ir UK counterparts.

The report claimed that foreign students can buy 바카라사이트ir way on to degree courses with as little as a handful of C grades at GCSE, while British students would need A or A* grades at A level.

In a statement issued shortly after 바카라사이트 publication of The Sunday Times piece, UUK said that 바카라사이트 story failed to distinguish between entry requirements for full degrees and those of international foundation years, which are designed to prepare students for degree-level study but do?not guarantee entry.

But a statement issued on 2 February indicated that UUK felt 바카라사이트 need to respond to a story?that had caught 바카라사이트 attention of politicians, students and parents.

¡°While many aspects of 바카라사이트 reporting misrepresented 바카라사이트 admissions process and criteria, we recognise 바카라사이트 concern this has caused for students, 바카라사이트ir parents, and 바카라사이트 public and it is vital that 바카라사이트y all, along with government, have confidence that 바카라사이트 system is fair, transparent, and robust,¡± said 바카라사이트 statement, issued by UUK¡¯s board.

UUK said it would commission 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency to undertake a ¡°rapid review¡± of international foundation programmes, comparing 바카라사이트ir requirements ¨C including entry grades ¨C to pre-entry foundation programmes offered to domestic students.

UUK said it would also review 바카라사이트 Agent Quality Framework and make recommendations on how it could be revised to ¡°improve resilience and identify bad practice¡±.

And UUK said that it would also update its admissions code of practice to ¡°clearly state its applicability to international recruitment¡±.

Earlier this week 온라인 바카라 revealed that 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham had introduced ¡°reduced offers¡± for some international students, with 바카라사이트 stated aim of widening access. This came after 바카라사이트 University of York told staff to take a ¡°more flexible approach¡± to overseas students who missed 바카라사이트ir offer grades, in light of ¡°current financial challenges¡±.

The moves have been seen as a sign of 바카라사이트 cash crunch facing even leading English universities, as a frozen domestic tuition fee forces institutions to pivot towards more lucrative overseas learners.

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