London Metropolitan University has won back its right to recruit international students, after its Tier 4 sponsor licence was controversially revoked last August. The Home Office said the university would now hold a probationary sponsor licence. The university welcomed the move but said it still planned to take legal action against the government, claiming its reputation has been damaged.
The National Union of Students' (NUS) International division has posted up a video online, detailing the turnaround it helped achieve for international students that were at risk of deportation in the London Met fiasco. NUS International Students Officer, Daniel Stevens, underlines that HTS closures continue to impact those at private colleges.
UK universities expect their revenue from international students to grow by 24.5% in the next three years, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England, however there is a "significant risk" demand could fall due to UK visa policy. In cash terms, the sector is expecting overseas fee income to rise from £2,513 million to £3,459 million by 2014-15.
A £2million hardship will be used to cover relocation costs for London Metropolitan University students displaced by the UK university’s loss of highly trusted sponsor status, it was revealed this week. It follows a high court decision last Friday to allow all non-EU students at the university to remain in the UK...
International students affected by London Metropolitan University's stripping of HTS status will be able to continue their studies from Monday, after a high court ruling last week. The decision comes as London Metropolitan University is granted the right to take legal action against the government via a judicial review for revoking its highly trusted sponsor status last month.
London Metropolitan University has launched legal action against the government after losing its right to recruit non-EU students last week, denying alleged “systemic” failures. According to an immigration law expert, the university could force an injunction preventing revocation of the licence until a full hearing has taken place.
Student visa issuance has fallen by a hefty 21% in the UK, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. In the year to June 2012, 282,833 visas were granted – 75,000 fewer than in the previous 12 months – an indication that government policies to lower the number of overseas students in the UK are gaining traction.
London Metropolitan University has become the UK’s first university to lose its right to recruit non-EU students, the UK Border Agency revealed last night. 2,700 international students, either about to start or in the midst of degree courses, will be given 60 days to find alternative universities.
