Guardian – Almost a quarter of postgrad students at English universities are Chinese
Published on April 2, 2014
The Guardian reports that figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England show falling numbers of international students in the UK.
In response Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance said, “this is further evidence that we are losing international students to other nations due to the UK’s restrictive policy on post-study work visas. This is harming our economy as well as our universities.”
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