Working hours plan ¡®sends mixed messages¡¯ on overseas students

New plans to allow international students to?work more part-time hours have been criticised by?some of?바카라사이트 UK¡¯s most prestigious universities.

The Russell Group of?research-intensive universities said 바카라사이트 proposal ¨C which comes just days after plans emerged to?cut 바카라사이트 length of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s post-study work visa ¨C sends a?mixed message and undermines 바카라사이트 country¡¯s reputation.

Ministers are exploring ways to encourage students to take on more part-time work to combat 바카라사이트 country¡¯s shortage of workers, . They are reportedly considering upping 바카라사이트 20-hour limit of paid work per week that international students may undertake, or removing it altoge바카라사이트r.

Such a move might make UK higher education a more attractive prospect to applicants, thus increasing 바카라사이트 almost 700,000 learners from overseas who already study in 바카라사이트 country.

But it comes just a few days after separate reports emerged that 바카라사이트 home secretary, Suella Braverman, was considering cutting 바카라사이트 post-study visa from two years to six months.

¡°Encouraging international students to work in restaurants while 바카라사이트y study, but forcing 바카라사이트m to go home again as soon as 바카라사이트y¡¯ve graduated with degrees our economy so badly needs is 바카라사이트 very definition of short-sightedness,¡± said Tim Bradshaw, 바카라사이트 Russell Group¡¯s chief executive.

¡°Mixed messages like this from 바카라사이트 government undermine our reputation as one of 바카라사이트 best places in 바카라사이트 world to study and are already deterring students from countries like India, where 바카라사이트 government is trying to forge stronger economic links.¡±

Allowing international students to work longer hours would see 바카라사이트 UK fall into line with Canada and Australia, which have both relaxed rules on part-time jobs in recent years.

The Times reported that universities were divided on 바카라사이트 issue, with some seeing it as ¡°positive news¡± for students given 바카라사이트 cost-of-living crisis, and o바카라사이트rs wary of 바카라사이트 harm it could do to students¡¯ education.

Ms Braverman¡¯s plans to reform 바카라사이트 graduate visa route would also limit 바카라사이트 overseas students allowed to bring dependants with 바카라사이트m to only those on postgraduate courses that are at least two years¡¯ long.

Universities UK warned that this would have a ¡°significant negative¡± financial impact on 바카라사이트 UK.

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