BBC – “Student visa limits dire for universities and economy” says Libby Aston
Published on February 18, 2011
Libby Aston, director of the University Alliance of larger, business-focused universities said: “This is not about bogus language colleges. These changes would have serious consequences for universities across the country and will be yet another blow to the economy. Now is not the time to be taking spenders and knowledge out of the economy nor limiting university’s income further.”
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